PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is keep running up that hill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yawoka
vs
Schwarzeneg

180 cm
33
187 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

175 cm
33
175 lbs
20 - 30 - 2

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg circles away from the clinch attempt

and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yawoka's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet but Schwarzeneg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yawoka controlling Schwarzeneg's posture.
Schwarzeneg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yawoka is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.
Schwarzeneg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yawoka keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Yawoka wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwarzeneg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yawoka wants to get back to his feet but Schwarzeneg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yawoka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schwarzeneg's guard.
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schwarzeneg is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yawoka is controlling him.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yawoka wants to pass the guard but Schwarzeneg is keeping the position.
Yawoka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yawoka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yawoka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schwarzeneg swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzeneg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Schwarzeneg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yawoka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yawoka trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Schwarzeneg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Schwarzeneg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position.
Schwarzeneg is looking to sweep but instead, Yawoka has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka trying to advance position but Schwarzeneg counters by regaining guard.
Yawoka is standing up over Schwarzeneg. Schwarzeneg looks to escape but Yawoka dives into side control.
Yawoka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Yawoka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schwarzeneg prevents Yawoka from improving position.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Schwarzeneg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yawoka scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg is not content to let Yawoka control the position.
Schwarzeneg can't do much from the bottom here.

Schwarzeneg tries to escape back to his feet but Yawoka has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Schwarzeneg's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Schwarzeneg is tapping! Yawoka saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Berik Yawoka!
Berik Yawoka retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Berik Yawoka took to the microphone: 'I take you down I tap you out I help you up and send you home '.