PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danya Yakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eat me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Yakovlev
vs
me

177 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
139 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danya Yakovlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eat me!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
me ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovlev moves away.
me closes the distance and clinches up with Yakovlev, looking for a takedown. me pushes Yakovlev against the cage but Yakovlev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
me closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yakovlev circles away.
me ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakovlev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from me.
Danya Yakovlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eat me.
me tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yakovlev swivels and escapes.
me will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
me misses with a series of wild punches.
Yakovlev stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
me catches Yakovlev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
me dives in and grabs Yakovlev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yakovlev pushes down on me's head and hops out.
Yakovlev stuffs the takedown.
me looks gassed!
Yakovlev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovlev scores with a jab to the body.
Yakovlev throws the left hand but me avoids the punch easily.
me attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
me shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yakovlev defends it nicely.
Danya Yakovlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakovlev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like eat me has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Yakovlev.
Yakovlev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yakovlev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
me misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Yakovlev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakovlev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
me looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yakovlev is fending him off so far but me persists. Nope, Yakovlev circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Yakovlev misses.
Yakovlev lands a head shot.
Yakovlev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
me looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yakovlev is fending him off so far but me persists. Nope, Yakovlev circles away and we're back to standing.
Yakovlev connects with a nice looking jab.
eat me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by me.
Yakovlev swinging wildly here.

Yakovlev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows me to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yakovlev wants to stand up but me is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
me trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakovlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yakovlev pushes me off and scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. Yakovlev catches me right on the button with a cross.
me shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yakovlev but Yakovlev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yakovlev connects with a looping right hand.
me fails with the takedown.
Yakovlev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev throws an overhand right that lands on me's shoulder, as me tries to avoid the shot.
me throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakovlev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
me shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yakovlev sprawls well. Yakovlev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. me gets slowly back to his feet.
me avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakovlev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yakovlev moves out of range as me strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
me shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yakovlev pinned against the cage. Yakovlev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yakovlev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and me counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yakovlev's guard now.

Yakovlev pushes me off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danya Yakovlev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on eat me's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

me fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yakovlev stuffs the takedown attempt from me. me gets slowly back to his feet.
me misses with a hook. Yakovlev ducked under it nicely.
me loads up on a big right hand but Yakovlev slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from me.
Danya Yakovlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eat me.
Yakovlev thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
me throws a head kick that misses.
Yakovlev cracks me with a good jab.
Yakovlev misses with a few strikes there.
me looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
me is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yakovlev.
me closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yakovlev circles away.
me drops his hands momentarily and Yakovlev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yakovlev misses with a double jab.
Yakovlev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yakovlev cracks me with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
me misses with a jab to the body
and Yakovlev counters with a three punch combo that has me backing up. me nods at Yakovlev to acknowledge the strikes.
Danya Yakovlev is winning the standup battle so far.
me waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakovlev.
me takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
me misses with a takedown attempt
letting Yakovlev counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but me circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Yakovlev does no damage.
me is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
me misses with a takedown
and Yakovlev counters with a one-two to the body.
Yakovlev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent me stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yakovlev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
me with a poor takedown
and Yakovlev counters with a three punch combo that has me backing up. me nods at Yakovlev to acknowledge the strikes.

That has opened up eat me's cut even more.
Yakovlev misses with a double jab.
me throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yakovlev counters with a left to the body.
me throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yakovlev's waist but Yakovlev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing me off to one side.
me gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
me doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yakovlev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
me looks to land a combination. Yakovlev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yakovlev misses with the combination.
Yakovlev lands a glancing blow to the side of me's head.
Yakovlev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from me.
me doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Yakovlev to counter with a crisp jab.
me takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
me with a poor takedown
enabling Yakovlev to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yakovlev, as that shot connected.
me has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Yakovlev misses.
me misses with a leg kick
and Yakovlev counters with a nice uppercut.
me misses with a double jab
and Yakovlev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
me misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakovlev.
No luck with that takedown attempt from me.
Yakovlev falls off balance throwing a combination

so me counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yakovlev wants to stand up but me is controlling him.

me stands up and waves to Yakovlev to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danya Yakovlev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on eat me's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

me looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovlev is just out of range.
me keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev misses with the combination.
Yakovlev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

me bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

me has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Yakovlev is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. me yanks on the arm and Yakovlev is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by me.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). eat me!