PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yanko Yanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nogueira
vs
Yanin

198 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

184 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauricio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yanko Yanin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Yanin.
Yanin tries to clinch up but Nogueira circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Yanin does no damage.
Yanin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Yanin counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Nogueira!

It looks like Mauricio Nogueira has been cut.
Nogueira is trying to stand back up but Yanin is controlling him
Nogueira tries to roll over but Yanin keeps him under control.
Nogueira is looking to control Yanin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueira avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Yanin keeps him under control.
It looks like Yanin is going to stand back up.
Nogueira is trying to get back to full guard.

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.
It looks like Yanin is going to stand back up.
Nogueira is trying to maintain the position but Yanin is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yanin's waist but Yanin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nogueira off to one side.
Yanin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nogueira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nogueira lands a high kick!

It looks like Yanko Yanin has been cut.
Nogueira wants to clinch

and Yanin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Nogueira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yanin walks away with a smile on his face. Nogueira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nogueira tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yanin counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nogueira wants to clinch but Yanin slips to the side

and Yanin counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanin misses with some punches.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira is working for takedown but Yanin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nogueira changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yanin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yanin misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yanin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Yanin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira misses with a jab to the body
and Yanin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yanin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yanko Yanin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yanin has Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira stalling against the cage.
Yanin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Yanin lands a shoulder strike.
Yanin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Yanin on the inside.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Nogueira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yanin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
Yanin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yanin throws a head punch that misses.

Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Nogueira misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Yanin which made him look bad.
Yanko Yanin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yanin as he avoids it easily.

Yanin instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yanin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yanin prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
Yanin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Yanin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nogueiras head.
Yanin lands an uppercut.
Yanin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yanin scores with a shoulder strike.
Yanin lands an uppercut.
Yanin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yanin pushes Nogueira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yanin lands an uppercut.
Yanin working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yanin.
Yanin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yanin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Yanin.
Yanin misses with a punch on the inside.
Yanin lands with a left to the head.
Yanin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yanin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nogueira fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Yanin on the inside.
Nogueira blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yanin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nogueira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yanin misses with a punch on the inside.

Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yanin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogueira tries to clinch up
and Yanin counters with a left and a right that stings Nogueira.
Yanin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nogueira tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Yanin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yanin.
Yanin misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yanin working aggressively here.
Nogueira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yanin is keeping busy.
Yanin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Yanin.
Nogueira blocks an uppercut.
Nogueira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Yanin fails to land.
Yanin lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yanin lands a right hand.
Yanin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yanin prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nogueira.
Yanin lands with a short shot to the head.
Yanin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yanin fails to land.
Yanin working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Yanin.

Nogueira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nogueira wants to clinch
and Yanin counters with a three punch combo that has Nogueira backing up. Nogueira nods at Yanin to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yanin throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yanin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yanin lands with a right to the head.
Yanin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nogueira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Yanin working aggressively here.
Yanin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Yanin prevents Nogueira from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanin misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira blocks an uppercut.
Yanin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Yanin lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Nogueira is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yanko Yanin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Yanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
No joy there for Yanin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yanin tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
Nogueira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yanin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mauricio Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yanin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yanin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mauricio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yanin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Yanin counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nogueira is working for takedown but Yanin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yanin pushes Nogueira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Yanin.
Yanin throws a punch but it's blocked by Nogueira.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
A head punch on the inside from Yanin fails to land.
Yanin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yanin scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Nogueira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yanin.
Yanin scores with a shoulder strike.
Yanin misses with a punch on the inside.
Yanin swings wildly with an uppercut but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nogueira lands a knee to the head.
Nogueira trying to stall but Yanin improves his position.
Nogueira is looking to break free of the clinch but Yanin has double underhooks.
Yanin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
Yanin working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nogueira blocking some punches.
Yanin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yanin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nogueira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira wants to clinch

and Yanin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yanin lands with a short shot to the head.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.

Nogueira breaks the clinch.
Yanin swinging wilding here.
Nogueira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yanin counters with a one-two to the body.

Mauricio Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
Yanin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yanin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yanin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mauricio Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yanin avoids the body shot from Nogueira.
A punch combination from Yanin misses.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Yanin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Yanin clinches.
Yanin misses with a punch on the inside.
Nogueira connects with a knee to the head.
Yanin scores with a shot to the side of Nogueira's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yanin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nogueira wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nogueira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nogueira misses with a combination

and Yanin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yanin.

Nogueira manages to break the clinch.

Yanin moves into the clinch.
Yanin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yanin keeps control of Nogueira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yanin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nogueira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nogueira jumps guard but Yanin stands there with Nogueira around his waist. Nogueira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yanin misses with some punches.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Nogueira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Yanin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Nogueira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Yanko Yanin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yanin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nogueira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yanko Yanin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yanin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanko Yanin!