PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Filip Yumashev (ranked 1937 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Mer Lo (ranked 138 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yumashev
vs
Lo

175 cm
23
139
9 - 6 - 0

169 cm
25
135
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mer Lo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumashev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lo counters with a left to the body.
Yumashev takes one to the chin there.
Yumashev avoids the body shot from Lo.
Lo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yumashev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yumashev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yumashev ducks under a wild hook from Lo.
Yumashev wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mer Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumashev swings for the body but Lo moves out of range.
Lo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lo checks a leg kick.
Lo lands with a hook. Yumashev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yumashev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lo misses with a jab to the body
and Yumashev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lo connects with a body shot that sends Yumashev's belly button to the back.
Yumashev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lo at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yumashev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Yumashev.
Yumashev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yumashev misses with a straight right.
Yumashev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Lo.
Lo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yumashev. Yumashev obviously looking to wear him down.
Lo misses with a hook
and Yumashev counters with a nice uppercut.
Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Yumashev's shoulder, as Yumashev tries to avoid the shot.
Lo checks a low kick from Yumashev.
Lo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lo lands a jab to the nose.
Yumashev misses with a low kick as Lo jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yumashev. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yumashev throws a sloppy head kick and Lo moves out of range easily.
Lo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yumashev defending well as Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo lands a nice shot to the body.
Lo lands a head shot.
Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Yumashev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Yumashev.
Lo digs a good body shot into Yumashev's ribs.
Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yumashev.
Yumashev throws a low kick, looking for Lo's leg but Lo calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lo misses.
Lo cracks a nice hook into Yumashev's ribs.
Lo scores with a body shot.
Lo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yumashev on the side of the head.
Yumashev moves away from the strike by Lo.
Yumashev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lo.
Lo throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lo.
Yumashev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lo takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Yumashev's shoulder, as Yumashev tries to avoid the shot.
Yumashev avoids the body shot from Lo.
And Yumashev counters with a quick kick to the body but Lo blocks it.
Yumashev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo thuds his right hand into Yumashev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lo takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
Yumashev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yumashev cracks a nice hook into Lo's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yumashev moves away.
Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yumashev.
Yumashev is looking to wear down Lo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lo swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yumashev.
Yumashev slips under a jab.
Lo misses with a looping left.
Yumashev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yumashev.
Lo digs a good hook to Yumashev's body.
Nice jab there from Lo.
Lo swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mer Lo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yumashev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lo.
Lo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yumashev doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Lo. Those never looked like landing.
Yumashev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lo swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Lo.
Lo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yumashev.
Yumashev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yumashev throws out a leg kick but Lo moves out of range and Yumashev only half commits.
Lo scores with a jab to the body.
Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yumashev counters with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Yumashev's shoulder, as Yumashev tries to avoid the shot.
Yumashev feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yumashev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yumashev is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slow jab from Lo misses its intended target.
Lo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yumashev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yumashev blocks a jab.
Yumashev throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lo avoids it.
A shot to the body from Lo misses
and Yumashev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yumashev tries to clinch up.
Lo looks to land a left hand but Yumashev moved out of range nicely.
Yumashev fakes the leg kick and cracks Lo in the body.
Yumashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yumashev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yumashev is just out of range.
Yumashev blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Yumashev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lo cracks Yumashev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Lo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yumashev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yumashev misses the target.
Yumashev connects with a crisp jab.
Lo throws a shot to the body.
Lo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lo lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yumashev momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Yumashev counters with a big right hand! Oh Lo is in trouble here! Yumashev follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Yumashev!