PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparky Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Yakimyuk
vs
Anderson

177 cm
39
167 lbs
30 - 24 - 2

173 cm
42
164 lbs
30 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

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 30 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakimyuk. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakimyuk is just out of range.
Anderson looks to throw a body kick

so Yakimyuk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakimyuk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakimyuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anderson pulls Yakimyuk in close to prevent any damage.

Yakimyuk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anderson!

Anderson controls the position.

Anderson decides to stand back up. Anderson steps back and let's Yakimyuk get back to his feet.
Yakimyuk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakimyuk throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Yakimyuk misses with a two punch combination.
Yakimyuk takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Yakimyuk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Yakimyuk is out of range.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson throws a solid leg kick but Yakimyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anderson.
Yakimyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Yakimyuk lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakimyuk misses with a body kick.
Yakimyuk works over Anderson's head and body with a nice combination.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Yakimyuk's leg. Yakimyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yakimyuk misses with the combination.
Yakimyuk digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Yakimyuk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yakimyuk misses with a low kick.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Yakimyuk in the body.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakimyuk throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Yakimyuk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakimyuk misses with a low kick.
Anderson jabs Yakimyuk right on the nose. Yakimyuk blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakimyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakimyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakimyuk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yakimyuk slips under a jab.
Yakimyuk throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakimyuk moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Yakimyuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakimyuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
A leg kick checked by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakimyuk misses with a looping right.

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Yakimyuk in a clinch.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakimyuk misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yakimyuk misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Yakimyuk does no damage.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakimyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Yakimyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson tries to clinch but Yakimyuk is having none of it.

Yakimyuk moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakimyuk fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakimyuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Yakimyuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roman Yakimyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakimyuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakimyuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Yakimyuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yakimyuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakimyuk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
That kick from Anderson tenderised Yakimyuk's leg. Yakimyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yakimyuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Yakimyuk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yakimyuk throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Yakimyuk tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Yakimyuk is rocked!

It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing.
Oh Yakimyuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roman Yakimyuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson drops Yakimyuk with a huge uppercut! Yakimyuk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Anderson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sparky Anderson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sparky Anderson waved his t-shirt featuring Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)'s logo in front of the cameras.