PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swe Dish has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Yakimyuk
vs
Dish

177 cm
23
167 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

175 cm
27
163 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dish tries to bum rush Yakimyuk with a series of wild strikes but Yakimyuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yakimyuk tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Dish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yakimyuk doesn't seem phased though.
Yakimyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dish.
Yakimyuk misses with the combination.
Yakimyuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yakimyuk throws a chopping leg kick but Dish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yakimyuk thumps Dish with a low kick.
Yakimyuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakimyuk checks a leg kick.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Dish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yakimyuk.
Dish lands a body shot.
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!
Dish looks to throw a body kick
and Yakimyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dish misses with a hook
and Yakimyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakimyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dish.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakimyuk misses with the combination.
Dish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yakimyuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Yakimyuk throws a body punch but Dish moves out of range.
Yakimyuk tries to close the distance and clinch but Dish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yakimyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dish. That did some damage!
Dish takes a swing at Yakimyuk's ribcage but misses.
Dish checks a leg kick.
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Yakimyuk moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Yakimyuk catches Dish right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Swe Dish has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakimyuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dish walks into a jab.
Dish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Dish.
Yakimyuk thows a left - swing and a miss!

Yakimyuk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yakimyuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dish trying to stall but Yakimyuk improves his position.
Yakimyuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with the head strike.
Yakimyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dish looking to slow down the pace here.
Yakimyuk is leaning against Dish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk lands a nice uppercut.
Yakimyuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dish.
Dish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yakimyuk misses with the head strike.
Yakimyuk working aggressively here.
Yakimyuk is leaning against Dish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yakimyuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dish wants a takedown.
Dish is trying to pull guard but Yakimyuk has him pressed against the cage.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dish tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yakimyuk smiles and moves away.
Roman Yakimyuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Swe Dish.
Yakimyuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yakimyuk avoids the head kick by Dish.
Yakimyuk lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yakimyuk closes the distance and pushes Dish back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Yakimyuk.
Dish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakimyuk.
Dish wants to stall.
Dish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yakimyuk tries to throw a body punch but Dish avoids it by throwing Yakimyuk back against the cage.
Yakimyuk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yakimyuk lands with a left to the head.
Dish 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 works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yakimyuk digs a right hand into Dish's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dish's gas tank.
Dish looks winded!
Yakimyuk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Yakimyuk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dish has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yakimyuk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yakimyuk lands with a left to the head.
Dish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Yakimyuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Swe Dish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yakimyuk drops Dish with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dish looks back up at him and smiles so Yakimyuk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Dish is rocked!
Yakimyuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dish is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakimyuk finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dish moves out of range as Yakimyuk strikes.
Dish seems to have recovered his senses.
Dish misses with an uppercut. Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Dish swinging wildly here.
Yakimyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Dish's shoulder, as Dish tries to avoid the shot.
Yakimyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dish manages to avoid it.
Dish throws a right and a left that Yakimyuk avoids nicely.
Yakimyuk connects with a body shot.
Yakimyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dish. Yakimyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Yakimyuk.
Dish motions for Yakimyuk to come forward. Dish throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish ducks right into an uppercut from Yakimyuk.
Dish misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk lands a slapping body shot.
Yakimyuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yakimyuk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakimyuk as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakimyuk. Dish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakimyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dish can do to turn this around?
Yakimyuk wants to land a leg kick but Dish is out of range.
Dish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yakimyuk checks it well.
Yakimyuk lands with a right hand.
Yakimyuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dish's head backwards.
Dish throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dish moves out of range of the leg kick from Yakimyuk.
A big left from Dish misses.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dish has time to react.
Yakimyuk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yakimyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yakimyuk dips to his left and cracks Dish with an uppercut!
Yakimyuk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dish throws a push kick but Yakimyuk slaps the foot to one side.
Dish blocks a leg kick.
Yakimyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Dish's shoulder, as Dish tries to avoid the shot.
Swe Dish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yakimyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Dish misses
and Yakimyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Yakimyuk misses the target.
Dish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yakimyuk thuds a left hand into Dish's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Yakimyuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakimyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Dish.
Dish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakimyuk.
Dish misses with a few strikes there.
Yakimyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dish moves away.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dish has time to react.
Yakimyuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dish swings for the body but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Dish throws a series of punches but Yakimyuk avoids them all with ease.
Dish is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dish, right into the meat.
Dish misses with a kick to the body.
Roman Yakimyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakimyuk misses with a double jab.
Yakimyuk jabs Dish right on the nose. Dish blinks but takes it well.
Yakimyuk connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dish! He's out on his feet! Yakimyuk rushes in and drops Dish with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Yakimyuk!
After winning the bout, Roman Yakimyuk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.