PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Yamokivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Kailea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yamokivic
vs
Kailea

178 cm
32
170 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

173 cm
32
168 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Yamokivic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Kailea!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kailea moves out of range as Yamokivic strikes.
Yamokivic catches Kailea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamokivic defending well as Kailea loads up on a big left hand.
Yamokivic cracks Kailea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Rocco Kailea has been cut.
Yamokivic misses with a hook.
Yamokivic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kailea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamokivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kailea bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamokivic's head.
Decent striking displayed by Yamokivic there.
Yamokivic closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Kailea is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kailea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamokivic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamokivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kailea manages to avoid it.
Kailea checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick from Yamokivic lands but Kailea takes it in his stride.
Kailea is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamokivic finish him?
Kailea misses with a body shot.
Kailea seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Yamokivic misses
letting Kailea counter with a right hand.
Yamokivic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic scores with a body shot.
Yamokivic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses.
Kailea has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yamokivic connects with a body shot that sends Kailea's belly button to the back.
Yamokivic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kailea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamokivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamokivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kailea is just out of range.
Yamokivic moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamokivic throws a head kick but Kailea moves out of range.
Yamokivic scores with a three punch combo!
Kailea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamokivic misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kailea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kailea feints a jab promting Yamokivic to slip. Kailea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yamokivic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kailea throws a jab when Yamokivic was well out of range.
Yamokivic keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamokivic misses with a wild body shot.
Yamokivic looks to land a right hand but Kailea moved out of range.
Yamokivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kailea blocks a head kick by Yamokivic.
Kailea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamokivic misses with a straight right.
Yamokivic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kailea was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kailea.
The fighters circling - Yamokivic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamokivic walks into a left hand.
Kailea's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamokivic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kailea scrambles back to his feet.
Ronan Yamokivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic takes one on the button.
Yamokivic moves away from the strike by Kailea.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamokivic lands a leg kick that knocks Kailea off balance momentarily.
Yamokivic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yamokivic looks to throw the jab but Kailea is out of range.
Kailea connects with a crisp jab.
Yamokivic looks to throw the jab but Kailea is out of range.
Kailea lands with an overhand left.
Kailea thows a body shot but no joy.
Kailea misses with the combination.
Yamokivic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamokivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kailea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamokivic.
Kailea lands with a nice combination. Yamokivic backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kailea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic lands a nice shot that snaps Kailea's head back.
Yamokivic avoids the head kick by Kailea.
Kailea takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamokivic scores with a nice strike.
Yamokivic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamokivic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamokivic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kailea.
Kailea takes one to the chin there.
Yamokivic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kailea throws a body kick that misses.

Kailea gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamokivic is looking to control Kailea's arms but Kailea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamokivic has his back to the cage.
Yamokivic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Yamokivic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yamokivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamokivic throws a jab when Kailea was well out of range.
Kailea throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamokivic.
Kailea scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamokivic doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamokivic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kailea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kailea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamokivic manages to avoid it.
Yamokivic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kailea lands a jab.
Yamokivic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamokivic is looking to slow Kailea down with leg kicks.
Yamokivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kailea throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kailea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamokivic in his tracks.
Yamokivic misses with a hook. Kailea ducked under it nicely.
Kailea avoids the head kick by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kailea.
Yamokivic lands a head kick!
Yamokivic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kailea is out of range and Yamokivic settles back down.
Kailea feints a jab promting Yamokivic to slip. Kailea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yamokivic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kailea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamokivic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kailea.
Kailea moves out of range as Yamokivic strikes.
Kailea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamokivic was well out of range. Poor timing from Kailea.
Kailea throws a head kick that misses.
Kailea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamokivic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kailea is just out of range.
Kailea ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kailea moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamokivic throws a nice looking combination but Kailea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kailea misses with a few strikes there.
Kailea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamokivic throws a series of punches but Kailea avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Kailea as he checks the leg kick.
Kailea throws out a loose jab but Yamokivic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kailea keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kailea throws a shot to the body.
Kailea looks to land a right hand but Yamokivic moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kailea's sensitive parts.
Kailea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamokivic throws a right hand that misses
and Kailea counters with a straight right hand.
Yamokivic throws a head kick that misses.
Kailea blocks a jab.
Yamokivic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kailea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamokivic slips under a jab from Kailea.
Kailea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic misses with a wild body shot.
Yamokivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Kailea moves away from the strike by Yamokivic.
Yamokivic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kailea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kailea ducks under a wild hook from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamokivic throws a hook but Kailea blocks it.
Yamokivic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kailea.
Kailea connects with an inside leg kick.
Kailea misses the shot to the body.
Yamokivic lands a nice hook to Kailea's body. Kailea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kailea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kailea there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kailea throws a lazy right hand but Yamokivic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kailea swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kailea thumps Yamokivic with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kailea on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamokivic loads up on a big right hand but Kailea slips the punch.
Yamokivic misses the body punch
and Kailea counters with a right hand to the body.
Kailea displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ronan Yamokivic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Kailea's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamokivic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kailea.
Yamokivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamokivic throws a chopping leg kick but Kailea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kailea throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yamokivic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamokivic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kailea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamokivic scores with a one two! Kailea had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kailea misses with a straight right.
Kailea avoids the body shot from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kailea.
Yamokivic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kailea misses with a straight left.
Yamokivic throws an overhand right that lands on Kailea's shoulder, as Kailea tries to avoid the shot.
Yamokivic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kailea connects with a looping right hand.
Kailea moves out of range of the body kick from Yamokivic.
Ronan Yamokivic is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamokivic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokivic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamokivic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kailea.
Kailea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamokivic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kailea.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamokivic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kailea.
Yamokivic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kailea finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamokivic's head.
Kailea avoids the body shot from Yamokivic.
Kailea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic connects with a looping right hand.
Kailea throws a looping overhand right but Yamokivic ducks down to avoid it.
Yamokivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kailea.
Kailea scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic looks for the body kick but Kailea saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Kailea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kailea.
Kailea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamokivic.
Yamokivic tries to score with a low kick but Kailea moves his leg out of the way.
Kailea throws a series of punches but Yamokivic moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamokivic throws a head kick that misses.
Kailea jabs at Yamokivic's body.
Kailea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamokivic moves away.
Yamokivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Yamokivic misses.
Yamokivic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kailea moves away.
Yamokivic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Yamokivic misses.
Kailea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kailea tried to score with a low kick but Yamokivic checks it.
Yamokivic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kailea.
Kailea with a hook.
Yamokivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamokivic throws a sloppy body shot
and Kailea counters with a good low kick that Yamokivic was not able to check.
Kailea takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kailea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamokivic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamokivic defending well as Kailea loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Kailea blocks the leg kick.
Yamokivic scores with a jab to the head.
Yamokivic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ronan Yamokivic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamokivic throws a leg kick
and Kailea counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yamokivic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamokivic misses with a low kick.
Kailea keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kailea throws a big shot that misses.
Yamokivic throws a body punch but Kailea moves out of range.
Kailea misses with a wild combination.
Kailea swings for the body but Yamokivic moves out of range.
Yamokivic misses with an uppercut.
Kailea scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Kailea.
Kailea drops his hands momentarily and Yamokivic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kailea misses with a low kick.
Rocco Kailea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamokivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kailea manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Kailea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamokivic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Yamokivic!
Ronan Yamokivic thanked the fans post fight for their support.