PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes to the cage accompanied by Tagidi Li Masheu. Great has chosen Adiemus as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Avitan
vs
Great

191 cm
22
203 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Great tries to land a body kick
and Avitan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Great tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Great has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avitan finds it's way round the side to connect with Great's head.
Great throws a push kick but Avitan slaps the foot to one side.
Avitan lands with a good body shot.
Great cracks Avitan with a good jab.
Great lands a nice shot to the body.
Avitan moves out of range as Great throws a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Great.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avitan moves forwards but Great connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Great throws a head kick but Avitan moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Avitan.
Great fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Great moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avitan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Great tries to clinch there but Avitan circles away.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Great buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great circles away from the clinch attempt
and Great counters with a head kick.
Great swinging wildly here.
Avitan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Avitan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Alexander Great has been cut.
Great avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Great.
Alexander Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Avitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avitan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avitan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Avitan misses the shot to the body.
Avitan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Great throws the kick towards the body but Avitan avoids it.
Avitan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avitan throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avitan swats away the attempt to clinch by Great.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Avitan slams his shin into Great's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Avitan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Avitan.
Avitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left and a right from Avitan both land. Nice combination.
Avitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Avitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Great moves out of range of the body kick from Avitan.
Great tried to score with a low kick but Avitan checks it.
Great lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avitan scores with a body shot.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avitan throws a looping overhand right but Great ducks down to avoid it.
Great doesn't manage to clinch there - Avitan circles away.
Avitan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Avitan slips a straight right by Great.
Great tries to clinch but Avitan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avitan. Avitan obviously looking to wear him down.
Great goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Avitan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Avitan.
Great uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Avitan has time to react.
Avitan blocks the body kick.
Great checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Avitan moves into the clinch.
Avitan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Avitan trying to stall but Great improves his position.
Avitan leaning against his opponent.
Avitan is looking to control Great's arms but Great gets an underhook and turns him. Now Avitan has his back to the cage.
Avitan throws an elbow but it misses.
Avitan with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Great's efforts to push away.

Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Great looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Avitan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Great.
Great checks the leg kick nicely there.
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!
Avitan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Great scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avitan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
Avitan looks to land a body kick but Great moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Avitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Great manages to avoid it.
Avitan moves out of range of the body kick.
Great pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yossi Avitan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Great's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Great connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Great finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Great is looking to clinch but Avitan is avoiding it.
Great checks a low kick from Avitan.
Avitan throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avitan.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avitan.
Avitan lands a head shot.
Avitan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Avitan scores with a punch to the head.

Great is rocked!
Avitan thuds a left hand into Great's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great throws a low kick, looking for Avitan's leg but Avitan calmly moves out of range.
Great pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Great lands with a nice body kick.
Great throws a left and a right that both miss
and Avitan counters with an inside leg kick.
Great tries to land a body kick
and Avitan counters with a crisp right that sends Great to the canvas! Avitan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan retains his middleweight title!
Yossi Avitan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.