PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeni Raduchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raduchenko
vs
Uzi

178 cm
28
187 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
28
194 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeni Raduchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Uzi instigates a clinch.
Raduchenko looking to stall.
Raduchenko is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Uzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Uzi pulls guard successfully.
Uzi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raduchenko trying to control but Uzi is working from the bottom.
Uzi keeping full guard, as Raduchenko tries to pass.
Raduchenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Uzi has wrist control.
Uzi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raduchenko wants to control from the top but Uzi keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi is adopting a defensive guard.

Yevgeni Raduchenko has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Raduchenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raduchenko throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uzi circles away.
Raduchenko throws a head kick but Uzi moves out of range.

Uzi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Uzi showed some decent athleticism there.
Uzi works his way into side control.
Raduchenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raduchenko is not content to let Uzi control the position.
Raduchenko manages to get back to half guard.
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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raduchenko is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko trying to control here.
Raduchenko is refusing to be controlled, as Uzi sits in half guard.
Raduchenko wants to sweep but Uzi has passed to side control!
Raduchenko tries to buck Uzi off but Uzi is having none of it.
Uzi happy to just control the position for now.
Raduchenko sneaks back into half guard.
Raduchenko is trying to control but can't.
Uzi throwing shots but Raduchenko is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi wants to pass to mount but Raduchenko is defending the position.
Raduchenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raduchenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Raduchenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Raduchenko punching from mount but Uzi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzi tries to hold on but Raduchenko pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yevgeni Raduchenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Uzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raduchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Uzi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raduchenko's guard.
Raduchenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Raduchenko, not yet.
Uzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raduchenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raduchenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raduchenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Raduchenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raduchenko raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raduchenko avoids the attempt from Uzi to control.
Raduchenko with a couple of short strikes.
Uzi is trying desperately to improve position.

Raduchenko has control of Uzi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Uzi regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko lands a heavy elbow.
Uzi wants to control but Raduchenko is having none of it.
Raduchenko trying to control but Uzi is having none of it.
Uzi wants to hold on but Raduchenko pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raduchenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raduchenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Uzi's face.
Uzi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uzi is squirming around, avoiding Raduchenko's attempts to control the action.
Raduchenko with a couple of short strikes.
Uzi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Raduchenko has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Uzi doesn't defend quickly enough and Raduchenko has managed to lock this one up! Can Uzi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Raduchenko on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yevgeni Raduchenko!
After winning the bout, Yevgeni Raduchenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.