PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Fett has chosen Jango Fett Unleashed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jango Fett enters the cage!

Yakovchenko
vs
Fett

177 cm
24
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
159 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Perkele!

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett checks a leg kick.
Fett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yakovchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovchenko. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Fett lands a jab to Yakovchenko's midsection.
Yakovchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Yakovchenko is predictable there
and Fett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakovchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett misses with a hook.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakovchenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Yakovchenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Yakovchenko slips the punch.
Fett lands a head shot.
Fett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fett misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko throws a solid leg kick but Fett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yakovchenko.
Fett lands a body shot.
Fett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fett connects with a body shot that sends Yakovchenko's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko scores with a three punch combo!
Fett thuds a left hand into Yakovchenko's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett connects with a solid leg kick.
Fett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yakovchenko.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Fett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yakovchenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Fett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fett ducks right into an uppercut from Yakovchenko.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakovchenko.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fett cracks Yakovchenko with a good jab.
Yakovchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakovchenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch but Fett moves out of range.

Fett scores with a takedown into Yakovchenko's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yakovchenko holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Yakovchenko looking for a guillotine here but Fett defends easily.
Fett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fett throws a big right hand that misses.
Yakovchenko keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Yakovchenko wants to sweep but no luck.

Yakovchenko is looking for a triangle but Fett pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett manages to get to full guard.
Yakovchenko is in close to Fett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fett looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yakovchenko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jango Fett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fett throws out a powerful jab.
Yakovchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fett moves out of range of the leg kick from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Yakovchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fett misses with a body punch
and Yakovchenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Fett shoots in looking for a takedown but Yakovchenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fett slips under a jab.
Fett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Fett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakovchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakovchenko, right into the meat.
Yakovchenko thumps Fett with a low kick.
Fett takes a swing at Yakovchenko's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Yakovchenko clinches up with Fett and pushes him back against the cage.
Fett working aggressively here.
Fett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yakovchenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Yakovchenko has managed to clinch.
Yakovchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakovchenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yakovchenko lands a left hand.
Fett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fett is trying to stall.
Fett swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fett pulls guard successfully.
Yakovchenko with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakovchenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fett keeping moving, preventing Yakovchenko from controlling successfully.
Yakovchenko stopping the sweep attempt from Fett.
Fett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yakovchenko.
Fett keeping moving, preventing Yakovchenko from controlling successfully.
Fett is trying to control the position but Yakovchenko postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko won't allow Fett to sweep him here.
Fett keeping moving, preventing Yakovchenko from controlling successfully.
Yakovchenko throwing strikes but missing.
Fett seems keen to control Yakovchenko's posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yakovchenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fett.
Fett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yakovchenko connects with a leg kick. Fett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Fett misses.
Yakovchenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a nice looking 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!
Nice defenses there by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yakovchenko throws a head kick that misses
and Fett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yakovchenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fett slips a jab from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko with a hook.
That kick from Yakovchenko tenderised Fett's leg. Fett is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Yakovchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Yakovchenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut.
Fett misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Yakovchenko dominated that second 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.

Fett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yakovchenko on the side of the head.
Igor Yakovchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yakovchenko. That's going to slow Fett down.
Fett dips to his left and cracks Yakovchenko with an uppercut!
Fett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fett throws a right hand that misses
and Yakovchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yakovchenko misses with a body kick.
Yakovchenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Yakovchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yakovchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Yakovchenko dips to his left and cracks Fett with an uppercut!
Yakovchenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakovchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Yakovchenko.
Fett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yakovchenko is fending him off so far but Fett persists. Nope, Yakovchenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Fett missing with a left hand there. Yakovchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Yakovchenko closes the distance and pushes Fett back into the cage.
Yakovchenko digs a right hand into Fett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fett's gas tank.
Fett wants to take the fight to the mat but Yakovchenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fett blocks an uppercut.
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Yakovchenko misses with a punch to the body.
Fett blocking some punches.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakovchenko is working Fett over against the cage.
Yakovchenko misses with some punches.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakovchenko lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakovchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Yakovchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fett throws a head punch that misses.
Yakovchenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fett.
Yakovchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fett takes a shot to the head.
Fett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakovchenko blocks an uppercut.
Yakovchenko tries a body shot but Fett blocks it.
Yakovchenko tries to throw a body punch but Fett avoids it by throwing Yakovchenko back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Yakovchenko gets through Fett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fett tries to throw a body punch but Yakovchenko avoids it by throwing Fett back against the cage.
Yakovchenko is looking to control Fett's arms but Fett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yakovchenko has his back to the cage.
Fett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko working aggressively here.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakovchenko.
Fett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakovchenko's elbow.
Fett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakovchenko.
Fett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Fett controls his hands.
Fett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakovchenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakovchenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Fett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fett swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakovchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fett blocks an uppercut.
Fett lands a shoulder strike.
Yakovchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yakovchenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Igor Yakovchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jango Fett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fett.
Yakovchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yakovchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fett.
Fett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Yakovchenko clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A bone on bone clash there as Fett blocks the leg kick.
Fett throws an overhand right that lands on Yakovchenko's shoulder, as Yakovchenko tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fett manages to avoid it.
Fett throws a leg kick
and Yakovchenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yakovchenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yakovchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Yakovchenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yakovchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick which misses Fett's front leg but catches the back leg as Fett tries to avoid it.
Fett misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Fett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yakovchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fett is able to avoid easily.
Yakovchenko throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
Yakovchenko throws a chopping leg kick but Fett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Yakovchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett throws a looping overhand right but Yakovchenko ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko blocks a jab.
Fett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko slips under a jab from Fett.
Fett scores with a nice head shot.
Fett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakovchenko manages to avoid it.

Yakovchenko moves into the clinch.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett has a couple of punches blocked by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yakovchenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Yakovchenko fails to pull guard.
Fett blocks a body shot from Yakovchenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fett blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yakovchenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fett.
Fett wants to take the fight to the mat but Yakovchenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fett working aggressively here.
Igor Yakovchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakovchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fett backwards.
Fett tries a body shot but Yakovchenko blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yakovchenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yakovchenko tries to pull guard but Fett holds him up against the cage and eventually Yakovchenko drops back down to his feet.
Fett tries a body shot but Yakovchenko blocks it.
Fett misses with the head strike.
Yakovchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakovchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yakovchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Fett controls his hands.
Fett misses with the head strike.
Fett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yakovchenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Igor Yakovchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jango Fett.
Yakovchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yakovchenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Yakovchenko fails to land.
Fett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yakovchenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yakovchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakovchenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fett misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Fett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
Yakovchenko keeps control of Fett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Fett.
Yakovchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett misses with some punches.
Yakovchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fett struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakovchenko controls his hands.
Fett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yakovchenko backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Yakovchenko had his way with Jango Fett in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fett tries to clinch up but Yakovchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakovchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakovchenko connects with a single shot there.
Yakovchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Fett lunges at Yakovchenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yakovchenko's hand.
Fett tried to score with a low kick but Yakovchenko checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakovchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Fett moves out of range easily.
Fett lands a jab to the nose.
Yakovchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakovchenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yakovchenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yakovchenko misses with a leg kick
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Yakovchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fett.
Fett just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick
and Fett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Fett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fett connects with a nice short shot to Yakovchenko's temple.
Fett prevents Yakovchenko from improving his position.
Fett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yakovchenko is trying to control but can't.
Fett stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yakovchenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jango Fett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakovchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yakovchenko is trying to keep Fett in close.
Yakovchenko keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
Yakovchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yakovchenko controls Fett momentarily but Fett frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yakovchenko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fett won't allow Yakovchenko to sweep him here.

Yakovchenko looking for a guillotine here but Fett defends easily.
Fett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fett postures up in Yakovchenko's guard and throws a big left but Yakovchenko blocks it.

Yakovchenko has his foot on Fett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fett works his way back into a safe position though.

Yakovchenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yakovchenko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fett uses it to pass to side control.
Yakovchenko gets back to half guard.
Fett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jango Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakovchenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakovchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Igor Yakovchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jango Fett.
I think Yakovchenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Yakovchenko!
Igor Yakovchenko retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Igor Yakovchenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.