PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DEN BURLAKA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yvon Yeva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

BURLAKA
vs
Yeva

187 cm
19
223 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DEN BURLAKA!
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, Yvon Yeva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeva throws a sloppy head kick and BURLAKA moves out of range easily.

Yeva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with BURLAKA, pushing him back against the cage.
Yeva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
BURLAKA is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yeva tries to break the clinch but BURLAKA is controlling the position.
Yeva is trying to push BURLAKA away but BURLAKA has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yeva tries to break the clinch but BURLAKA is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Yeva - that landed with a thud.
BURLAKA prevents Yeva from breaking the clinch.
Yeva is stalling here.
BURLAKA has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yeva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yeva has BURLAKA pressed against the cage.
Yeva is trying to break the clinch but BURLAKA is controlling him.
BURLAKA letting Yeva take a breather here.
Yeva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Yeva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeva tries to clinch up.
BURLAKA blocks a head kick by Yeva.
Yeva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by BURLAKA.
BURLAKA swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeva.
Yeva tries to close the distance and clinch but BURLAKA swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yeva tries to clinch up but BURLAKA circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeva tries to clinch up.
BURLAKA avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BURLAKA swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeva.
Yvon Yeva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yeva has closed the distance and engaged BURLAKA in a clinch.
Yeva scores with an uppercut up the middle.

BURLAKA manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

BURLAKA is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Yeva rolls with it to try and escape but BURLAKA cranks on the arm and Yeva is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DEN BURLAKA!