PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Yermolai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yermolai comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead: UNDEAD . Serlal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mortal Kombat . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yermolai
vs
Serlal

195 cm
28
269 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

205 cm
27
265 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Yermolai !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbermat Serlal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serlal looks to throw the jab but Yermolai is out of range.
Yermolai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serlal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yermolai manages to avoid it.
Serlal throws a good cross that connects.
Yermolai throws a sloppy head kick and Serlal moves out of range easily.
Yermolai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Serlal's head backwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Serlal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serlal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yermolai .
Serlal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yermolai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yermolai loads up on a big right hand but Serlal slips the punch.
No joy there for Yermolai , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yermolai just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Serlal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yermolai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yermolai misses with a wild combination.
Yermolai shoots in for a double leg but Serlal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yermolai lands a jab to the head.
Serlal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serlal throws a big shot that misses.
Serlal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yermolai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Serlal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yermolai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yermolai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serlal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Serlal wants to stand and escape but Yermolai is having none of it.
Yermolai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai won't allow Serlal to get back to his feet.
Yermolai trying to control the position from guard on top but Serlal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yermolai passes Serlal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yermolai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yermolai stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yermolai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Serlal pushes Yermolai off looking to stand but Yermolai dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serlal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yermolai .
Serlal is trying to stand.
Yermolai is taking a breather. Serlal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yermolai 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aleksandr Yermolai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Serlal misses with a few strikes there.
Yermolai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Serlal counters with a left to the body.
Yermolai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serlal.
Serlal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermolai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Serlal checks it well.
Yermolai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yermolai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serlal.
Serlal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yermolai swings for the body but Serlal moves out of range.
Aleksandr Yermolai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yermolai throws out a loose jab but Serlal uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai misses with the combination.
Serlal catches Yermolai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yermolai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Serlal scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Aleksandr Yermolai has been cut.
Yermolai is looking to wear down Serlal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yermolai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serlal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serlal works Yermolai 's body with a nice hook.
Serlal takes one to the side of the head.
Serlal lands a really nice looking cross but Yermolai seems unphased.
Serlal lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serlal clobbers Yermolai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zbermat Serlal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yermolai throws a right and a left that Serlal avoids nicely.
Yermolai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yermolai .
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!
Yermolai swings widly with a right hand
and Serlal counters with a nice uppercut.
Serlal checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Yermolai misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbermat Serlal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Yermolai 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Serlal lands a lovely overhand right.
Serlal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Serlal misses the target.
Yermolai throws a head kick but Serlal moves out of range.
A big right from Yermolai misses.
Yermolai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serlal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermolai throws a head kick but Serlal moves out of range.
Yermolai throws a jab when Serlal was well out of range.
Serlal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yermolai finds it's way round the side to connect with Serlal's head.
Serlal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yermolai looks to score with a jab to the body but Serlal is just out of range.
Yermolai throws a looping overhand right but Serlal ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serlal avoids the body shot from Yermolai .
A looping hook to the body misses from Yermolai . Serlal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Serlal misses with an uppercut.
Yermolai misses with a wild combination.
Yermolai misses with an uppercut
letting Serlal counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serlal digs a good hook to Yermolai 's body.
Aleksandr Yermolai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai throws a right and a left that Serlal avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yermolai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Serlal lands with an overhand left.
Serlal looks to land a right hand but Yermolai moved out of range.
Yermolai misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Yermolai does it's job there.
Yermolai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Serlal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yermolai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Serlal backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Zbermat Serlal just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Yermolai 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yermolai has a takedown stuffed.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Serlal enables Yermolai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Serlal manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yermolai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yermolai trying to move into half guard but instead Serlal has managed to sweep!
Serlal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yermolai 's guard.
Yermolai is pulling down on Serlal's head to control his posture.
Yermolai has a closed guard, preventing Serlal from standing up.
Yermolai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serlal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yermolai walks into a stiff left hand from Serlal.
Yermolai is looking to score with low kicks.
Yermolai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Serlal circles away.
Serlal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serlal misses the shot to the body.
Yermolai 's corner calls for a 1-2. Yermolai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Yermolai scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yermolai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Serlal bucks up and throws Yermolai to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Yermolai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Serlal.
Serlal slips a jab and a cross from Yermolai .
Serlal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yermolai swings widly with a right hand
and Serlal counters with a straight right hand.
Yermolai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Serlal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Yermolai . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serlal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serlal punishes Yermolai 's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Serlal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Serlal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbermat Serlal dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Yermolai 's cut.
That's time! Yermolai 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Yermolai throws a chopping leg kick but Serlal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Serlal throws a series of punches but Yermolai moves out of range.
Yermolai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yermolai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Serlal counters with a nice uppercut.
Serlal scores with a hook to the body. Yermolai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yermolai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serlal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermolai throws an off balance right hand
and Yermolai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yermolai scores with the left hand. Serlal knows he should have avoided that one.
Yermolai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serlal.
Serlal thows a body shot but no joy.
Serlal looks to throw the jab but Yermolai is out of range.
Yermolai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serlal takes a swing at Yermolai 's ribcage but misses.

Serlal tries to sprawl but Yermolai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Serlal is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Serlal is refusing to be controlled, as Yermolai sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yermolai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksandr Yermolai just wasn't active enough.
Serlal misses with an uppercut. Yermolai saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Yermolai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Serlal leaves Yermolai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Serlal misses with a hook.
Aleksandr Yermolai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai throws a body punch but Serlal moves out of range.
Serlal digs a good hook to Yermolai 's body.
Serlal lands with an uppercut that bounces Yermolai off the cage and back into range.
Yermolai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yermolai loads up on a big right hand but Serlal slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zbermat Serlal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Serlal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zbermat Serlal!
Zbermat Serlal is the new heavyweight champion!
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