PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yury Vesnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan has chosen Bitch as his entrance music. Yury Vesnev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vesnev
vs
Paduwan

170 cm
24
159 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
151 lbs
15 - 5 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Brute
Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yury Vesnev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vesnev cracks Paduwan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vesnev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paduwan manages to avoid it.
Vesnev lands a jab.
Paduwan throws a looping overhand right but Vesnev ducks down to avoid it.
Paduwan takes a swing at Vesnev's ribcage but misses.

Vesnev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vesnev prevents Paduwan from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paduwan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paduwan moves into full guard.
Vesnev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paduwan 's guard.
Vesnev wants to pass to mount but Paduwan is defending the position.
Vesnev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan wants to control but Vesnev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vesnev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vesnev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paduwan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Vesnev.

Paduwan looking for submissions off his back.

Vesnev seems to be working for a kimura but Paduwan defends the submission attempt.
Vesnev trying to mount his opponent but Paduwan defends it.
Vesnev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev prevents Paduwan from standing back up.
Vesnev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Paduwan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paduwan is refusing to be controlled, as Vesnev sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesnev is pressing down on Paduwan 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paduwan is holding on for now.

Vesnev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vesnev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vesnev is looking for a kimura here.
Vesnev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paduwan defending well though.
Paduwan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paduwan .

Paduwan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vesnev trying to control the position from guard on top but Paduwan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vesnev won't allow Paduwan to sweep him here.
Vesnev with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan trying to keep a closed guard but Vesnev is proving a slippery customer.
Paduwan is looking to stand up but Vesnev isn't so interested in that idea.
Vesnev wants to control from the top but Paduwan keeps moving.
Vesnev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paduwan lands with a kick to the temple. Vesnev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vesnev misses with a low kick as Paduwan jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesnev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paduwan wants to clinch.
Vesnev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yury Vesnev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Paduwan throws a shot from downtown. Vesnev moves away and avoids it.
Paduwan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darth Paduwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paduwan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vesnev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Paduwan .
Paduwan slaps away a takedown attempt from Vesnev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vesnev thows a body shot but no joy.
Paduwan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vesnev.
Paduwan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vesnev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Paduwan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vesnev has Paduwan pressed against the cage, preventing Paduwan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paduwan .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesnev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paduwan misses with some punches.
Paduwan working aggressively here.
Paduwan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vesnev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paduwan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paduwan can't find room to land a body shot as Vesnev controls the action.
Paduwan lands an elbow that stopped Vesnev in his tracks for a moment.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it misses.
Vesnev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paduwan walks away with a smile on his face. Vesnev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vesnev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paduwan . Paduwan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vesnev just misses with a punch to the body.
Paduwan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paduwan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paduwan is looking to slow Vesnev down with leg kicks.
Vesnev keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesnev blocks a head kick by Paduwan .
Vesnev misses with the combination.
Paduwan moves out of range as Vesnev throws a body kick.
Paduwan takes a swing at Vesnev's ribcage but misses.
Vesnev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paduwan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yury Vesnev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paduwan throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Vesnev misses.
Paduwan tries to clinch but Vesnev is having none of it.
Vesnev cracks Paduwan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paduwan punishes Vesnev's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vesnev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vesnev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Paduwan !
Paduwan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vesnev landing strikes from the mount.
Paduwan tries to hold on but Vesnev pushes him away.
Vesnev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vesnev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paduwan tries to hold on but Vesnev pushes him away.
Vesnev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paduwan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vesnev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paduwan ?
Vesnev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paduwan looks a forlorn figure.
Paduwan is in a horrible position here. Vesnev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Paduwan is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesnev working Paduwan over with strikes here.
Paduwan is still in real trouble! Can Vesnev finish him?
Vesnev looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Paduwan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yury Vesnev!
Yury Vesnev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.