PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Vatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vatin
vs
Yamazaki

187 cm
24
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Bushido Clothing

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Vatin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kazuo Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamazaki throws a body punch but Vatin moves out of range.
Yamazaki moves in looking to clinch but Vatin pushes him off.
Vatin leaves Yamazaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vatin throws a good cross that connects.
Yamazaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vatin sprawls well. Vatin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yamazaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Vatin misses with a hook. Yamazaki ducked under it nicely.
Vatin with a hook.
Yamazaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Vatin sprawls well. He's pushed Yamazaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexandr Vatin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuo Yamazaki.
Yamazaki blocks the body kick.
Vatin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yamazaki tries to land a body kick
and Vatin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamazaki fails with the takedown
and Vatin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Vatin.
Vatin lands the left hand.
Yamazaki shoots and misses
and Vatin counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamazaki needs to keep his hands up - Vatin had a free shot at his head there.
Yamazaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yamazaki closes the distance but Vatin moves to the side
and Vatin counters with a two punch combo.
Yamazaki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vatin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazuo Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Vatin finds it's target.
Yamazaki darts in trying to clinch
and Vatin counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatin cracks Yamazaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vatin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamazaki tries for a takedown but Vatin circles away easily
and Yamazaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vatin misses with a series of wild punches.
Vatin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Yamazaki misses.
Yamazaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vatin counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamazaki wants to clinch
and Vatin counters with a series of strikes. Yamazaki will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Vatin.
Donk. Vatin catches Yamazaki right on the button with a cross.
Yamazaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vatin counters with a three punch combo that has Yamazaki backing up. Yamazaki nods at Vatin to acknowledge the strikes.
Vatin misses with a few strikes there.
Vatin throws a hook to the side of Yamazaki's head but Yamazaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vatin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamazaki clinches but Vatin breaks the clinch
enabling Vatin to counter with a crisp jab.
Vatin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamazaki looks to clinch
and Vatin counters with a series of strikes. Yamazaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vatin scores with a one two! Yamazaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vatin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but Vatin moves away
and Vatin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamazaki thinking.
Vatin throws a nice looking combination but Yamazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Yamazaki misses
and Vatin counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Vatin.
Yamazaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vatin counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Yamazaki misses its intended target.
Yamazaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vatin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Vatin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yamazaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vatin counters with a three punch combo that has Yamazaki backing up. Yamazaki nods at Vatin to acknowledge the strikes.
Vatin misses with the combination.
Yamazaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vatin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vatin connects with a jab.
Yamazaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vatin counters with a low kick, right behind Yamazaki 's knee.
Alexandr Vatin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuo Yamazaki.
Vatin throws a combination. Yamazaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamazaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamazaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vatin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vatin throws and low kick but Yamazaki moves out of range easily.
Yamazaki wants to clinch
and Vatin counters with a straight right hand.
Yamazaki tries for a takedown but Vatin circles away easily
and Vatin counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamazaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vatin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamazaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Vatin to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamazaki is breathing heavily.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexandr Vatin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vatin throws a solid leg kick but Yamazaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vatin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vatin counters with a head kick.
Yamazaki shoots and misses
and Vatin counters with a nice body shot.
Yamazaki slips a jab and a cross from Vatin.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses.
Yamazaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vatin counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Vatin both land. Nice combination.
Yamazaki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vatin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yamazaki.
Yamazaki misses with a takedown
enabling Vatin to counter with a crisp jab.
Vatin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki misses with a hook to the body
and Vatin counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vatin, as that shot connected.
Yamazaki tries to clinch
enabling Vatin to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexandr Vatin is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses
and Vatin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vatin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vatin counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Vatin misses.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up
and Vatin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamazaki thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatin cracks Yamazaki with an open hand slap.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yamazaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vatin has got the better of the exchanges.
Yamazaki wants to clinch
and Yamazaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatin is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Vatin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vatin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamazaki can do to turn this around?
Jab from Vatin.
Yamazaki shoots and misses
and Vatin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamazaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yamazaki tries to clinch
and Vatin counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Vatin misses.
Vatin cracks Yamazaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vatin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Vatin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vatin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vatin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamazaki has his takedown stuffed
and Vatin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamazaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamazaki closes the distance but Vatin moves to the side
and Vatin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamazaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vatin counters with a left and a right that stings Yamazaki.
No joy there for Vatin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamazaki misses with a takedown
and Vatin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alexandr Vatin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuo Yamazaki.
Yamazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vatin counters with a two punch combo.
Vatin scores with a push kick.
Yamazaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Vatin counter with a right hand.
Yamazaki closes the distance but Vatin moves to the side
and Vatin counters with a two punch combo.
Vatin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vatin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamazaki closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Vatin counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki looks to throw a body kick
and Vatin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamazaki misses with a takedown
and Vatin counters with a low kick, right behind Yamazaki 's knee.
Yamazaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vatin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamazaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamazaki clinches but Vatin breaks the clinch
and Vatin counters with a right hand to the body.
Yamazaki darts in trying to clinch
and Vatin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamazaki misses with a kick to the body
and Vatin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vatin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamazaki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vatin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamazaki shoots and misses
and Vatin counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamazaki wants to clinch
and Vatin counters with a one-two to the body.
Yamazaki looks to clinch
and Vatin counters with an outside leg kick.
Vatin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Vatin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alexandr Vatin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vatin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Vatin.
Vatin lands a body shot.
Vatin lands a jab.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up
and Vatin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yamazaki misses with a takedown
and Vatin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazuo Yamazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandr Vatin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamazaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Vatin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vatin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Vatin!