PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobra Jay (ranked 1292 p4p, 1407 weight class) and Akubundu Yobachukwu (ranked 145 p4p, 156 weight class). Yobachukwu has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kobra Jay has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kobra Jay seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jay
vs
Yobachukwu

186 cm
22
269
5 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
255
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobra Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akubundu Yobachukwu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Yobachukwu looks to land a left hand but Jay moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Jay misses.
Yobachukwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Jay's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jay lands with a right hand.
Jay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yobachukwu.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Jay ducks under a wild hook from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Jay takes a swing at Yobachukwu's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Yobachukwu finds it's way through Jay's defenses.
Jay misses with an uppercut. Yobachukwu saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yobachukwu! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay works the jab nicely.

It looks like Akubundu Yobachukwu has been cut.
Jay looks to score with a jab to the body but Yobachukwu is just out of range.
Yobachukwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yobachukwu throws a counter combo.
Jay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobra Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yobachukwu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yobachukwu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Jay is looking to wear down Yobachukwu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jay throws a lazy uppercut
and Yobachukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay sizes up Yobachukwu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yobachukwu tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Yobachukwu.
Jay throws a hook to the side of Yobachukwu's head but Yobachukwu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yobachukwu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yobachukwu's head.
Jay misses with a hook
and Yobachukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jay throws a right hand that misses
and Yobachukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yobachukwu misses with a right hand
and Jay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yobachukwu thinking.
The fighters circling - Jay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jay misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a hook. Yobachukwu ducked under it nicely.
Yobachukwu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yobachukwu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.
Jay misses with the combination.
Jay slips under a jab from Yobachukwu.
Jay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu unleashes a big counter combination but Jay bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jay misses with a straight left.
Jab by Yobachukwu.
Jay moves out of range as Yobachukwu throws a body kick.
Jay blocks a jab.
Jay throws a lazy uppercut
and Yobachukwu counters with a left and a right that stings Jay.
A cross from Jay lands.
Jay misses with a lunging right hand
and Yobachukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jay misses with a body shot.
Yobachukwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a hook
and Yobachukwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yobachukwu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jay had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jay looks to land a right hand but Yobachukwu moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yobachukwu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Jay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jay throws a lazy right hand but Yobachukwu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jay's head backwards.
Yobachukwu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yobachukwu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yobachukwu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu scores with a punch to the head.
Yobachukwu works Jay's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yobachukwu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yobachukwu missing with a left hand there. Jay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yobachukwu takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay avoids a kick to the body.
Jay misses the body punch
and Yobachukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay misses with a right hand
and Yobachukwu counters with a straight right hand.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Yobachukwu tries a head kick but it misses.
Yobachukwu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay lands with a hook. Yobachukwu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yobachukwu lands a jab to the nose.
Yobachukwu connects with a right hand. Jay shakes it off.
Yobachukwu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jay throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yobachukwu avoids the body shot from Jay.
Jay misses with a hook.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Yobachukwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akubundu Yobachukwu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akubundu Yobachukwu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jay scores with the left hand. Yobachukwu knows he should have avoided that one.
Yobachukwu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Yobachukwu misses.
Yobachukwu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Yobachukwu.

It looks like Kobra Jay has been cut.
Yobachukwu moves away from the strike by Jay.
Yobachukwu slips a jab from Jay.
Yobachukwu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yobachukwu.
Jay looks to land a right hand but Yobachukwu moved out of range.
Jay misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Yobachukwu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yobachukwu misses with a straight left.
Jay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jay checks a leg kick.
Yobachukwu sizes up Jay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akubundu Yobachukwu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yobachukwu. That one must have hurt.
Jay misses the body punch
and Yobachukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yobachukwu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jay doesn't seem bothered though.
Jay throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Yobachukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
Yobachukwu scores with a jab to the head.
Jay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu looks to land a right hand but Jay moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jay. Yobachukwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yobachukwu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jay misses the jab.
Yobachukwu scores with a nice strike.
Jay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jay throws a looping overhand right but Yobachukwu ducks down to avoid it.
Yobachukwu misses the jab.
Jay ducks under a wild hook from Yobachukwu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yobachukwu throws a jab when Jay was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yobachukwu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yobachukwu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yobachukwu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
Jay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jay slips under a jab.
Jay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yobachukwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yobachukwu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yobachukwu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
Jay misses with an uppercut. Yobachukwu saw that one coming.
Jay throws a combination that misses
and Yobachukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yobachukwu throws a jab but it's blocked by Jay.
Jay moves out of range as Yobachukwu strikes.
Jay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay scores with a nice head shot.
Yobachukwu throws a looping overhand right but Jay ducks down to avoid it.
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay misses the shot to the body.
Yobachukwu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jay has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good standup being displayed there by Jay as he connects with a hook.
Jay throws an off balance right hand
and Yobachukwu counters with a one-two to the body.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook
and Jay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yobachukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay staying out of range there.
Jay throws a looping overhand right but Yobachukwu ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yobachukwu! But no joy.
A jab from Yobachukwu misses.
Jay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yobachukwu! But no joy.
Jay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yobachukwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Jay misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yobachukwu.
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yobachukwu.
A jab from Jay misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yobachukwu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yobachukwu slips a jab from Jay.
Jay misses with a hook to the body
and Yobachukwu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yobachukwu walks into a jab.
Jay misses with a body punch
and Yobachukwu counters with a stiff right hand.
Jay throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yobachukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
Yobachukwu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yobachukwu cracks Jay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yobachukwu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jay lands a nice shot that snaps Yobachukwu's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yobachukwu cracks Jay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yobachukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akubundu Yobachukwu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jay throws a right hand that misses
and Yobachukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jay misses with a right hand
and Yobachukwu counters with a good, hard body kick but Jay shrugs it off.
Yobachukwu misses with a body shot.
Yobachukwu tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jay throws a poor cross that misses
and Yobachukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Yobachukwu misses the target.
Jay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yobachukwu on the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yobachukwu throws a shot from downtown. Jay moves away and avoids it.
Yobachukwu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yobachukwu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jay checks it well.
Jay misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay punishes Yobachukwu's body with a nice straight punch.
Jay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jay throws a lazy right hand but Yobachukwu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yobachukwu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Yobachukwu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yobachukwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jay moves away.
Jay throws a body punch but Yobachukwu moves out of range.
Jay throws a poor cross that misses
and Yobachukwu counters with a straight right hand.
Jay slips under a jab from Yobachukwu.
Jay slips a straight right by Yobachukwu.
Jay swings widly with a right hand
letting Yobachukwu counter with a right hand.
Yobachukwu throws a low kick but Jay avoids it.
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yobachukwu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yobachukwu misses with a combination
and Jay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yobachukwu, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay misses with a right hand
and Jay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yobachukwu misses with a body shot.
Yobachukwu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yobachukwu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jay in his tracks.
Yobachukwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Yobachukwu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jay with a body shot.
Yobachukwu misses with a double jab.
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.
Yobachukwu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jay.
Jay lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yobachukwu misses with a hook
enabling Jay to counter with a crisp jab.
Jay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jay lands a really nice looking cross but Yobachukwu seems unphased.
Jay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jay misses with a double jab
and Yobachukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Yobachukwu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Yobachukwu.
Jay moves out of range as Yobachukwu strikes.
Jay digs a good hook to Yobachukwu's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay throws a hook but Yobachukwu blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yobachukwu throws an off balance right hand
and Jay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yobachukwu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yobachukwu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jay throws an off balance right hand
letting Yobachukwu counter with a right hand.
Yobachukwu misses the jab.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Yobachukwu moved out of range nicely.
Yobachukwu loads up on a big right hand but Jay slips the punch.
Yobachukwu misses with an uppercut.
Yobachukwu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yobachukwu flicks out a counter leg kick but Jay steps away.
Jay misses the jab.
Yobachukwu throws a hook but Jay blocks it.
Jay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akubundu Yobachukwu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yobachukwu swings widly with a right hand
and Jay counters with a nice uppercut.
Kobra Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay jabs at Yobachukwu's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akubundu Yobachukwu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yobachukwu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akubundu Yobachukwu!