PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tyson Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tyson Marquez
vs
Yakimyuk

182 cm
21
159 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Tyson Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Oooh a lovely combination from Yakimyuk sends Marquez down but not out. Yakimyuk dives into side control looking to finish.

Marquez is rocked!

It looks like Juan Tyson Marquez has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yakimyuk trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
Oh Marquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yakimyuk takes a little break here. Marquez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yakimyuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marquez keeps working.
Marquez seems to have got his legs back now.
Yakimyuk moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Marquez struggling a bit here.
Yakimyuk wants to stand but Marquez is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roman Yakimyuk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body punch from Yakimyuk.

Yakimyuk closes the distance and pushes Marquez back into the cage.
Marquez prevents Yakimyuk from breaking the clinch.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marquez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Marquez.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Marquez.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakimyuk avoids it.
Yakimyuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yakimyuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marquez landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakimyuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marquez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yakimyuk's face.

It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakimyuk is defending well for now.
Yakimyuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yakimyuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Marquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakimyuk jabs at Marquez's body.
Nice shot lands for Yakimyuk.

Yakimyuk drops Marquez with a big left hand and mounts him. Marquez is in big trouble!
Yakimyuk controlling his opponent.
Yakimyuk trying to control but Marquez is having none of it.

Yakimyuk get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yakimyuk waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Marquez. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Marquez to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Yakimyuk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marquez's guard.
Yakimyuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez is trying to keep Yakimyuk in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez wants to sweep here but Yakimyuk controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Yakimyuk from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roman Yakimyuk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yakimyuk lands a body shot.
Marquez swinging wildly here.
Yakimyuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marquez.

Yakimyuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Marquez has double underhooks.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakimyuk avoids the damage to the body.
Yakimyuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yakimyuk tries to circle away but Marquez has him pinned against the cage.
Yakimyuk tries to break free but Marquez pushes him back against the cage.
Yakimyuk managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Yakimyuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Marquez has double underhooks.
Marquez misses with a knee strike.
Yakimyuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marquez has him pressed against the cage.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakimyuk has had enough of the clinch but Marquez keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marquez tries a body shot but Yakimyuk blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yakimyuk throws a left that rocks Marquez and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Yakimyuk dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Marquez regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez is not content to let Yakimyuk control the position.
Yakimyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marquez is trying to get back to half guard.

Yakimyuk decides to stand back up.
Yakimyuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roman Yakimyuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Marquez misses.

Marquez moves into the clinch.

Marquez manages to break the clinch.
Marquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquez throws a series of punches but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakimyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marquez finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Yakimyuk's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Marquez falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Yakimyuk!
Roman Yakimyuk took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.