PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brookins has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yurinov
vs
Brookins

173 cm
20
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
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Hopkins Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Yurinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brookins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yurinov sprawls well. Yurinov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brookins gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yurinov. That's going to slow Brookins down.
Brookins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yurinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Brookins is just out of range.
Yurinov jabs at Brookins's body.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurinov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brookins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brookins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brookins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yurinov swivels and escapes.
Yurinov looks to land a left hand but Brookins moved out of range nicely.
Yurinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yurinov misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Yurinov.
Nice sprawl there from Yurinov as Brookins shoots in.
Boris Yurinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Brookins.
Yurinov works the jab nicely.
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!
Yurinov with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurinov. Brookins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brookins misses with a hook. Yurinov ducked under it nicely.
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Yurinov misses with a low kick as Brookins jumps back.
Yurinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brookins moves out of range of the body kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yurinov throws a shot to the body.
Brookins throws a nice looking combination but Yurinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yurinov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brookins if he has to take too many more of those.
Brookins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yurinov staying out of range there.
Yurinov is looking to land body kicks.
Yurinov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yurinov slips a jab and a cross from Brookins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.
Yurinov tests Brookins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yurinov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brookins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yurinov as he avoids it easily.
Yurinov scores with a head kick. Brookins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yurinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brookins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yurinov misses with a head kick.
Yurinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brookins's sensitive parts.
Yurinov throws the kick towards the body but Brookins avoids it.
Brookins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yurinov keeps Brookins at a distance using the push kick.
Yurinov looks to land a left hand but Brookins moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Brookins misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brookins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yurinov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brookins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brookins wants to get back to his feet.
Yurinov content to control rather than advance.

Yurinov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yurinov.
Yurinov misses with a wild body shot.
Yurinov thuds a left hand into Brookins's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brookins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurinov throws a sloppy head kick and Brookins moves out of range easily.
Yurinov is looking to wear down Brookins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov lands a head kick. Brookins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yurinov misses with a looping left.
Brookins closes the distance and clinches up with Yurinov, looking for a takedown. Brookins pushes Yurinov against the cage but Yurinov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yurinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yurinov thuds his shin into the meat of Brookins's side.
Brookins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurinov.
Good leg kick by Yurinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yurinov throws a head kick that misses.
Yurinov misses with a wild body shot.
Brookins looks to throw the jab but Yurinov is out of range.

Brookins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good work by Brookins as he checks the leg kick.
Boris Yurinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Yurinov moves away from the strike by Brookins.
Brookins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brookins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands with a kick to the temple. Brookins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yurinov.
Brookins throws a series of punches but Yurinov moves out of range.
Brookins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Brookins blocks the leg kick.
Yurinov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brookins. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Yurinov.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brookins. That did some damage!
Yurinov moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov slips under a jab from Brookins.
A shot to the body from Yurinov misses
and Brookins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yurinov misses the shot to the body.
Yurinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brookins.
Yurinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brookins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brookins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.
Yurinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yurinov throws a wild body kick that Brookins sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yurinov.
Brookins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yurinov.
Brookins looks to land a right hand but Yurinov moved out of range.
Brookins tries to move into range but Yurinov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yurinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brookins on the side of the head.
Yurinov slips a straight right by Brookins.
Brookins throws the left hand but Yurinov avoids the punch easily.
Brookins avoids the head kick by Yurinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yurinov.
Brookins shoots for a double leg takedown but Yurinov sprawls well. He's pushed Brookins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yurinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Yurinov thuds a left hand into Brookins's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brookins shoots for a takedown but Yurinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yurinov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brookins moves out of range as Yurinov throws a body kick.
Yurinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brookins.
Yurinov misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov slips a jab from Brookins.
Yurinov slips under a jab.
Yurinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brookins's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Yurinov misses.
Yurinov is looking to slow Brookins down with leg kicks.
Yurinov throws a big shot that misses.
Brookins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boris Yurinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Brookins.
Brookins avoids a kick to the body.
Yurinov is looking to slow Brookins down with leg kicks.
Brookins takes one on the button.
Brookins takes a swing at Yurinov's ribcage but misses.
Brookins avoids the head kick by Yurinov.
Brookins looks to throw the jab but Yurinov is out of range.
Brookins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurinov throws a hook to the side of Brookins's head but Brookins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brookins throws a lazy right hand but Yurinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins throws a hook but Yurinov avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Yurinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Brookins misses with an uppercut. Yurinov saw that one coming.
Brookins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yurinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Yurinov takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookins throws out a loose jab but Yurinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brookins's head backwards.
Yurinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brookins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yurinov. Yurinov obviously looking to wear him down.
Yurinov scores with a shot to the body.
Yurinov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brookins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Yurinov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yurinov scores with a leg kick.
Brookins scores with the left hand. Yurinov knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Brookins misses.
Yurinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brookins takes one to the side of the head.
Yurinov misses with an uppercut.
Yurinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Brookins moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brookins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yurinov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yurinov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brookins misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Yurinov misses.
Yurinov thuds a left hand into Brookins's body.
Brookins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yurinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brookins.
Brookins misses with an uppercut. Yurinov saw that one coming.

Brookins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brookins passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brookins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yurinov wants to hold on but Brookins pushes him away.
Brookins with good strikes from the mount here!
Yurinov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brookins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yurinov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brookins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brookins's back!
Yurinov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yurinov looking to hold on to the position here but Brookins rolls and ends up regaining guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov passes Brookins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brookins tries to get to full guard but Yurinov has control of the leg.
Yurinov trying to mount his opponent but Brookins defends it.
Brookins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Yurinov is thwarting Brookins's attempts to control the position.
Brookins tries to get to full guard but Yurinov has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Yurinov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brookins moves out of range as Yurinov throws a body kick.
Yurinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yurinov lands a leg kick that knocks Brookins off balance momentarily.
Yurinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brookins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brookins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brookins throws a hook but Yurinov avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yurinov.
Brookins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.
Yurinov with a jab.
Brookins avoids the body shot from Yurinov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yurinov.
Yurinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Yurinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yurinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brookins manages to avoid it.
Brookins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yurinov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yurinov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brookins will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brookins avoids the body shot from Yurinov.
Jonathan Brookins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yurinov throws a body kick that misses.
Brookins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurinov. Brookins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brookins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brookins slips a straight right by Yurinov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yurinov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yurinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yurinov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Yurinov!
Boris Yurinov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their support in the buildup to the fight.