PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afrikants Bbris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Yurevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Yurevich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bbris
vs
Yurevich

201 cm
19
254 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

192 cm
20
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afrikants Bbris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Yurevich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bbris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yurevich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yurevich misses the jab.

Yurevich has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bbris.
Bbris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yurevich.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bbris throws an elbow but misses.
Yurevich stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yurevich fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurevich misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yurevich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yurevich leaning against his opponent.
Bbris misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bbris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurevich lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bbris is stalling here.
Yurevich can't find room to land a body shot as Bbris controls the action.
A short right from Bbris.
Bbris is pressed up against the cage. Yurevich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bbris down to the mat. Bbris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yurevich throws a right hand that misses
and Bbris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yurevich throws a sloppy body shot
and Bbris counters with a straight right hand.
Bbris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yurevich throws a leg kick
and Bbris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Bbris - just one landing.
Yurevich scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yurevich - that will leave a mark!
Yurevich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bbris is able to avoid easily.
Bbris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yurevich misses with an uppercut. Bbris saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bbris has Yurevich up against the cage in a clinch.
Bbris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yurevich's elbow.
Bbris wants to break free but Yurevich has control.
Bbris letting Yurevich take a breather here.
Bbris can't break the clinch.
Yurevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yurevich.

Yurevich gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bbris scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Yurevich manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurevich controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Bbris really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Yurevich controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yurevich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bbris manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bbris is trying to get back to his feet.
Bbris trying to remain calm as Yurevich controls from the top position.

Yurevich tries for a kimura but Bbris is defending well.
Bbris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Yurevich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yurevich lands a glancing blow to the side of Bbris's head.
Yurevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bbris moves in looking to clinch but Yurevich pushes him off.
Yurevich misses with a kick to the body.
Bbris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bbris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bbris tries to clinch there but Yurevich circles away.
Yurevich moves to clinch but Bbris breaks away
enabling Bbris to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bbris fails to land with a series of punches.
Yurevich digs a good hook to Bbris's body.
Bbris tries to clinch but Yurevich is having none of it.
Yurevich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Afrikants Bbris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yurevich moves into the clinch.
Bbris is trying to stall.
Bbris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Bbris would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bbris has a couple of punches blocked by Yurevich.
Bbris misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Bbris.
Yurevich can't find room to land a body shot as Bbris controls the action.
Bbris trying to stall but Yurevich improves his position.
Bbris is trying to stall.
Yurevich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bbris backwards.
Yurevich avoids a wild elbow strike from Bbris.
Yurevich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yurevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bbris blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bbris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bbris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yurevichs head.
Yurevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vladislav Yurevich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yurevich tries to throw a body punch but Bbris avoids it by throwing Yurevich back against the cage.
Yurevich lands with a short shot to the head.

Bbris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yurevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Bbris counters with a straight right hand.
Yurevich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bbris counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bbris wants to clinch up but Yurevich keeps it at a distance.
Bbris doesn't manage to clinch there - Yurevich circles away.
Bbris sets himself, and Yurevich steps forward looking for the clinch! Bbris avoids it this time.
Yurevich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bbris doesn't seem bothered though.
Afrikants Bbris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurevich swats away the attempt to clinch by Bbris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yurevich clinches with his opponent.
Bbris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Bbris has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bbris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Vladislav Yurevich has been cut.
Yurevich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bbris up against the cage.
Yurevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bbris throws a punch but it's blocked by Yurevich.

Yurevich has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bbris clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bbris wants to get back to his feet.
Bbris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yurevich on the ground.

Bbris defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bbris is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Yurevich has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bbris.
Bbris trying to get back to his feet but Yurevich is in full control for now.

Yurevich looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bbris taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladislav Yurevich!
Vladislav Yurevich thanked the fans post fight for their support.