PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Yviekin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down's entrance music is Mosh N' Roll - Bury Your Dead. A fine choice. Take Down has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Down
vs
Yviekin

195 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Take Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borys Yviekin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yviekin tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Down tries to bum rush Yviekin with a series of wild strikes but Yviekin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Down closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Down lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yviekin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Down wants to stand and escape but instead Yviekin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Yviekin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Down looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Down looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Down!
Sloppy strikes there by Down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yviekin defending against the ground and pound.
Yviekin dodges the ground and pound from Down.
Yviekin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Down misses with the ground and pound.
Yviekin wants to get back to his feet but Down is dominant here and he's now got Yviekin's back!
Yviekin is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Down 's hooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Down cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Down breaks from Yviekin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Down is landing with some decent strikes but Yviekin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yviekin is squirming around, avoiding Down's attempts to control the action.
Down landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Borys Yviekin has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yviekin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yviekin is in a horrible position here. Down smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That has opened up Borys Yviekin's cut even more.
Down landing shots from mount.

The cut above Borys Yviekin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Down putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Borys Yviekin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Borys Yviekin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Take Down!
Take Down spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.