PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muay Thai fight music. Roman Yakimyuk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Suchart Chaowanungkarn's chin.

Yakimyuk
vs
Chaowanungkarn

177 cm
33
167 lbs
23 - 17 - 2

165 cm
37
152 lbs
36 - 29 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Spartan Nutrition

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 23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yakimyuk scores with a hook.
Yakimyuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yakimyuk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chaowanungkarn's head.
Chaowanungkarn connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Yakimyuk as he checks the leg kick.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the body kick from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yakimyuk throws a wild body kick that Chaowanungkarn sees coming a mile off.
Chaowanungkarn tries to counter with a clinch but Yakimyuk shakes him off and moves away.

Yakimyuk shoots in and bounces Chaowanungkarn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakimyuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Yakimyuk wants to control from the top but Chaowanungkarn keeps moving.
Yakimyuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chaowanungkarn holds on and takes a little breather.
Chaowanungkarn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaowanungkarn, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control the position here.
Yakimyuk wants to pass the guard but Chaowanungkarn is keeping the position.
Yakimyuk throwing strikes from guard but Chaowanungkarn blocks nicely.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yakimyuk lunges at Chaowanungkarn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chaowanungkarn's hand.
Chaowanungkarn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Yakimyuk. Beautiful body shot.
Yakimyuk ducks under a wild hook from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaowanungkarn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakimyuk tests Chaowanungkarn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn throws the kick towards the body but Yakimyuk avoids it.
It looked like Yakimyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yakimyuk is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That kick from Chaowanungkarn tenderised Yakimyuk's leg. Yakimyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaowanungkarn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakimyuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chaowanungkarn looks to throw the jab but Yakimyuk is out of range.
Yakimyuk attempts a counter takedown but Chaowanungkarn avoids it well and moves away.
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaowanungkarn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chaowanungkarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chaowanungkarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakimyuk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yakimyuk misses the shot to the body.
Yakimyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaowanungkarn moves away.
Chaowanungkarn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yakimyuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn throws a leg kick but Yakimyuk sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn looks for the body kick but Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Chaowanungkarn throws a head kick that misses.
Chaowanungkarn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy body kick from Chaowanungkarn

and Yakimyuk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chaowanungkarn!
Chaowanungkarn is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakimyuk lands some shots froms side control.
Chaowanungkarn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yakimyuk trying to control the position but Chaowanungkarn is working away.
Chaowanungkarn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Yakimyuk.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yakimyuk trying to control the position but Chaowanungkarn is working away.
Yakimyuk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yakimyuk misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Chaowanungkarn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yakimyuk throws an elbow but Chaowanungkarn slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Chaowanungkarn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yakimyuk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chaowanungkarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakimyuk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chaowanungkarn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yakimyuk checks it well.
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 Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
That's time! Yakimyuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chaowanungkarn throws a sloppy body shot
and Yakimyuk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yakimyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaowanungkarn moves away.
Yakimyuk is looking to slow Chaowanungkarn down with leg kicks.
Chaowanungkarn needs to keep his hands up - Yakimyuk had a free shot at his head there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakimyuk, right into the meat.
Yakimyuk lands a glancing blow to the side of Chaowanungkarn's head.
Yakimyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yakimyuk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaowanungkarn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chaowanungkarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakimyuk moves away.
Yakimyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yakimyuk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch but Yakimyuk moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn throws a chopping leg kick but Yakimyuk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Yakimyuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chaowanungkarn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn throws a leg kick that misses.
Chaowanungkarn throws a big shot that misses.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a kick to the body.
Yakimyuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chaowanungkarn looks to land a body kick but Yakimyuk moved away.
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick that misses.
Chaowanungkarn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaowanungkarn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakimyuk thuds a left hand into Chaowanungkarn's body.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a low kick.
Chaowanungkarn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yakimyuk blocks a head kick by Chaowanungkarn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk moves away from the strike by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn just misses with a punch to the body.
Chaowanungkarn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yakimyuk throws a right and a left that Chaowanungkarn avoids nicely.
Chaowanungkarn looks to land a body kick but Yakimyuk moved away.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to chop away at Yakimyuk's legs.
Yakimyuk feinted with a counter takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Yakimyuk blocks the leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaowanungkarn misses with a kick to the body
and Yakimyuk counters with a left and a right that stings Chaowanungkarn.
Yakimyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chaowanungkarn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yakimyuk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yakimyuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chaowanungkarn digs a good body shot into Yakimyuk's ribs.
Yakimyuk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chaowanungkarn throws the kick towards the body but Yakimyuk avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yakimyuk keeps Chaowanungkarn at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn defending well as Yakimyuk loads up on a big left hand.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab. Chaowanungkarn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Chaowanungkarn is rocked!
Yakimyuk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chaowanungkarn's head.
Chaowanungkarn is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakimyuk finish him?
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chaowanungkarn throws a push kick but Yakimyuk slaps the foot to one side.
Chaowanungkarn seems to have recovered his senses.
Yakimyuk throws a shot from downtown. Chaowanungkarn moves away and avoids it.
Yakimyuk moves out of range as Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick.
Yakimyuk connects with a body shot that sends Chaowanungkarn's belly button to the back.
Chaowanungkarn avoids the body shot from Yakimyuk.
Good shot there by Yakimyuk.
Chaowanungkarn throws a lazy head kick
and Yakimyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Chaowanungkarn throws a sloppy head kick and Yakimyuk moves out of range easily.
Roman Yakimyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakimyuk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakimyuk throws a push kick but Chaowanungkarn slaps the foot to one side.
Yakimyuk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chaowanungkarn takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaowanungkarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yakimyuk takes a step back to recover.
Yakimyuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chaowanungkarn.
Yakimyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaowanungkarn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yakimyuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakimyuk pushes Chaowanungkarn away with a front kick.
Chaowanungkarn scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakimyuk avoids the body shot from Chaowanungkarn.
Yakimyuk cracks Chaowanungkarn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yakimyuk feints and then cracks Chaowanungkarn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chaowanungkarn down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakimyuk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chaowanungkarn connects with a solid leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn looks for the body kick but Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Chaowanungkarn throws a front kick that sends Yakimyuk stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Yakimyuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chaowanungkarn darts in and clinches Yakimyuk up against the cage.

Yakimyuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaowanungkarn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chaowanungkarn slips under a jab from Yakimyuk.
A low kick from Chaowanungkarn misses

and Yakimyuk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chaowanungkarn won't be happy with that.
Yakimyuk cracks Chaowanungkarn with a big right hand but Chaowanungkarn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to regain half guard here but Yakimyuk keeps moving and retains side control.
Yakimyuk wants to control but Chaowanungkarn is keeping him busy.
Yakimyuk looks up at the clock and then as Chaowanungkarn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yakimyuk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaowanungkarn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yakimyuk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yakimyuk is chipping away with strikes.
Yakimyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaowanungkarn can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Chaowanungkarn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Roman Yakimyuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Yakimyuk's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chaowanungkarn can't do much from the bottom here.
Yakimyuk trying to control the position but Chaowanungkarn is working away.
Yakimyuk working the ground and pound.
Chaowanungkarn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yakimyuk wants to control but Chaowanungkarn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chaowanungkarn works his way into full mount!
Yakimyuk regains half guard.
Chaowanungkarn not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chaowanungkarn thows a leg kick but Yakimyuk checks it

and Yakimyuk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk landing some decent shots from guard.
Yakimyuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chaowanungkarn wants to sweep here but Yakimyuk controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn is pulling down on Yakimyuk's head to control his posture.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yakimyuk is now in half guard.
Yakimyuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chaowanungkarn keeps working.
Chaowanungkarn controlling the position well.
Yakimyuk throwing shots but Chaowanungkarn is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yakimyuk ducks under a wild hook from Chaowanungkarn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chaowanungkarn thuds a left hand into Yakimyuk's body.
Yakimyuk connects with a leg kick. Chaowanungkarn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chaowanungkarn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yakimyuk lands a nice shot that snaps Chaowanungkarn's head back.
Chaowanungkarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakimyuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chaowanungkarn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yakimyuk rather than just go for the knockout.
Chaowanungkarn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chaowanungkarn moves in looking to clinch but Yakimyuk pushes him off.
Yakimyuk scores with the left hand. Chaowanungkarn knows he should have avoided that one.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the body kick from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn darts in trying to clinch
and Chaowanungkarn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaowanungkarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaowanungkarn lands a nice looking body kick.

Yakimyuk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yakimyuk lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Yakimyuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yakimyuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Yakimyuk!
A relieved looking Roman Yakimyuk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.