PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Yarygin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilya Yarygin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Avitan
vs
Yarygin

190 cm
19
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Yarygin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarygin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Avitan connects with a leg kick. Yarygin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yarygin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Avitan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarygin 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.
Avitan lunges at Yarygin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yarygin's hand.
Avitan moves away from the strike by Yarygin.
Yarygin with a poor takedown
and Avitan counters with a nice uppercut.
Yarygin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Avitan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yarygin's sensitive parts.
Avitan clobbers Yarygin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've been told by Avitan's head coaches at LOD - Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avitan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yarygin doesn't seem bothered though.
Avitan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Avitan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yarygin if he has to take too many more of those.
Yarygin looks winded!
Avitan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarygin shoots in looking for a takedown but Avitan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yarygin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yossi Avitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Yarygin.
Avitan pounces like a tiger and cracks Yarygin with a vicious hook! Yarygin is down but not out! Avitan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan is the new light heavyweight champion!