PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Yakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor comes to the ring accompanied by Lie, Cheat & Steal". Joao Victor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Victor
vs
Yakin

225 cm
21
279 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

On Tap (160Q)

Zenith Nutrition (160q)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Yakin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor thows a body kick. Yakin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yakin throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Yakin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victor takes a swing at Yakin's ribcage but misses.
Victor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Victor connects with a leg kick. Yakin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Victor connects with a solid leg kick.
Victor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yakin throws a sloppy head kick and Victor moves out of range easily.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a left to the body.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakin misses the shot to the body.
Victor moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
Victor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victor connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yakin throws a poor cross that misses
and Victor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yakin really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakin throws a body kick that misses.
Victor tries to work over Yakin's front leg with a kick but Yakin checks it.
We've been informed that Yakin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yakin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Victor is looking to slow Yakin down with leg kicks.
Victor blocks a jab.
Yakin cracks Victor with an open hand slap.
Victor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Victor slips under a jab.
Yakin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yakin moves out of range of the leg kick from Victor.
Yakin misses with an uppercut.
Victor connects with a looping right hand.
Victor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Victor - that will leave a mark!
Yakin looks to land a left hand but Victor moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Victor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakin connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakin moves out of range of the leg kick from Victor.
Yakin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakin throws a hook to the side of Victor's head but Victor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakin misses with a left hand
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor misses with a leg kick.
Victor thows a body kick. Yakin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Victor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yakin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victor.
Victor motions for Yakin to come forward. Victor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yakin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victor was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakin.
Victor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Victor throws a leg kick that misses.
Victor lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
A lazy body kick from Yakin
and Victor counters with a good low kick that Yakin was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victor. That's going to slow Yakin down.
Yakin 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.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Yakin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
Yakin throws an off balance right hand
and Victor counters with a left to the body.
Yakin throws a big shot that misses.
Victor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakin.
Victor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yakin throws out a counter right but Victor avoids it with no problem.
Yakin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Yakin.
Yakin throws out a loose jab but Victor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Yakin misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yakin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakin throws a leg kick but Victor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yakin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Victor throws a front kick that sends Yakin stumbling back into the ropes.
Yakin walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Victor.
Yakin throws a head kick that misses
and Victor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakin's knee momentarily.
Victor lands a front kick.
Yakin jabs Victor right on the nose. Victor blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor connects with an inside leg kick.
Victor throws a solid leg kick but Yakin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Victor.
Yakin checks the leg kick.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Victor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Victor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Victor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yakin can do to turn this around?
Victor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Victor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Victor.
Joao Victor is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Yakin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yakin throws a hook to the side of Victor's head but Victor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Victor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victor.
Victor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yakin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Victor.
Victor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Victor tenderised Yakin's leg. Yakin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
A punch combination from Victor misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victor moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yakin misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Victor.
Victor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a solid body kick.
Victor moves out of range as Yakin strikes.
It looked like Victor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yakin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yakin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Victor can pounce on him.
Victor throws a leg kick
enabling Yakin to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yakin throws a jab when Victor was well out of range.
Victor connects with a leg kick. Yakin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakin. Victor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yakin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Victor staying out of range there.
Yakin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Victor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Victor!
Yakin throws a body punch but Victor moves out of range.
Victor is looking to counter punch.
Victor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yakin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Victor scrambles back to his feet.
Yakin misses with a left hand
and Victor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yakin is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Victor.
It looks like Victor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Yakin throws a jab but it's blocked by Victor.
Victor tried to counter with a leg kick but Yakin avoided it.
Yakin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victor.
Victor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yakin momentarily.
Victor throws a leg kick which misses Yakin's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakin tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Victor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice cross by Victor.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Victor slips under a jab from Yakin.
Victor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakin.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
Yakin misses with a right hand
and Victor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakin loads up on a big right hand but Victor slips the punch.
Victor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yakin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakin checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Victor. That snapped Yakin's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victor. That's going to slow Yakin down.
Yakin lands a head shot.
Yakin misses with a left hand
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Yakin misses with a hook. Victor ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Victor, right into the meat.
Victor lands a leg kick that knocks Yakin off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakin.
Victor throws a leg kick which misses Yakin's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakin tries to avoid it.
Yakin throws a hook but Victor avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Victor.
Victor misses with a low kick.
Victor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Victor thumps Yakin with a low kick.
Victor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Victor defending well as Yakin loads up on a big left hand.
Victor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yakin's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yakin is out of range and Victor settles back down.
Yakin throws an off balance right hand
and Victor counters with a good low kick that Yakin was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Victor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Victor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Victor.
Victor misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Victor.
The fighters circling - Yakin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yakin thows a leg kick but Victor checks it
and Victor counters with an inside leg kick.
Yakin misses with a body shot.
Yakin misses with an uppercut
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yakin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Victor has got the better of the exchanges.
Victor lands a head kick!
Yakin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakin's knee momentarily.
Victor throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victor.
Yakin misses with a hook
and Victor counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Victor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Victor counters with a good low kick that Yakin was not able to check.
Yakin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Victor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Victor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakin misses the target.
Victor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakin's sensitive parts.
Victor scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victor. That's going to slow Yakin down.
Victor scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakin throws a right hand that misses
and Victor counters with a low kick, right behind Yakin 's knee.
Victor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakin checks a leg kick.
Victor cracks Yakin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Victor pushes Yakin away with a front kick.
Yakin throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakin throws a lazy uppercut
and Victor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yakin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Victor scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victor scores with a push kick.
Yakin wants to land a leg kick but Victor is out of range.
Yakin throws a hook but Victor blocks it.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Joao Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yakin throws a hook but Victor blocks it.
Victor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Victor lands with a slapping head kick.
Victor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Victor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yakin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakin swings widly with a right hand
and Victor counters with an outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victor. Yakin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Victor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victor counters with a thumping low kick.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Yakin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Victor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Victor, right into the meat.
Yakin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Victor scores with a head kick.
Victor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yakin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yang Yakin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakin throws an overhand right that lands on Victor's shoulder, as Victor tries to avoid the shot.
Victor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakin's sensitive parts.
Yakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victor. Victor obviously looking to wear him down.
Yakin misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Victor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yakin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Victor counters with a head kick. That will keep Yakin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Victor connects with a solid leg kick.
Victor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yakin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Victor counters with a nice leg kick.
Yakin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Victor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yakin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Victor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor scores with a spinning back kick!
Victor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Victor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Victor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Victor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Joao Victor!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joao Victor!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Joao Victor!

Joao Victor wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Joao Victor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.