PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Duk Koo (ranked 4151 p4p, 392 weight class) and Bogdan Yanovich (ranked 4808 p4p, 426 weight class). Kim Duk Koo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Duk Koo
vs
Yanovich

179 cm
19
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Aspire Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Duk Koo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bogdan Yanovich!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanovich cracks Duk Koo with a good jab.
We've been informed that Yanovich 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.
Duk Koo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Duk Koo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Duk Koo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yanovich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yanovich throws an elbow that misses. Duk Koo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yanovich's guard. Nice move by Duk Koo!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich pulls Duk Koo in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yanovich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yanovich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Yanovich has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duk Koo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich looks to land a left hand but Duk Koo moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Duk Koo.
Yanovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yanovich darts in looking for a takedown but Duk Koo gets double underhooks and turns Yanovich into the cage.
Duk Koo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Yanovich drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yanovich in side control, throwing shots but Duk Koo defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yanovich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yanovich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yanovich throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Duk Koo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yanovich in side control, throwing shots but Duk Koo defends.
Duk Koo is trying to escape the position but Yanovich is controlling the position.
Yanovich lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duk Koo down.
Yanovich is trying to ground and pound but Duk Koo uses the momentary lack of control by Yanovich to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanovich is nestled in close to Duk Koo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kim Duk Koo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duk Koo connects with a body shot.

Yanovich rushes Duk Koo and presses him up against the cage.
Yanovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Duk Koo prevents it.
Duk Koo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yanovich.
Yanovich wants a takedown but no success here.
Yanovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yanovich misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Duk Koo is defending well.
Kim Duk Koo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Yanovich.
Duk Koo stalling in the clinch.
Yanovich blocking some punches.
Yanovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yanovich wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duk Koo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Duk Koo looking to slow down the pace here.
Yanovich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Duk Koo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duk Koo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yanovich looking for a takedown.
Yanovich is working for takedown but Duk Koo is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Duk Koo fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yanovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duk Koo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yanovich backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duk Koo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yanovich.
Yanovich goes for a takedown attempt but Duk Koo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kim Duk Koo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yanovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duk Koo.
Yanovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duk Koo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Yanovich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yanovich lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanovich throws a strike but Duk Koo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Yanovich is pulling down on Duk Koo's head. It's preventing any offense from Duk Koo, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duk Koo trying to control but Yanovich is working from the bottom.
Yanovich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yanovich can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yanovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Yanovich. No joy for Duk Koo on that attempt.
Yanovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Yanovich clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Duk Koo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duk Koo!
Duk Koo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Yanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duk Koo misses with an uppercut. Yanovich saw that one coming.

Yanovich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duk Koo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yanovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duk Koo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yanovich controls the pace.
Yanovich trying to control but Duk Koo is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanovich wants to pass the guard but Duk Koo is keeping the position.
Yanovich chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanovich working some strikes from top position.
Yanovich is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yanovich throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Duk Koo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yanovich is just out of range.
Yanovich wants to counter with a clinch but Duk Koo pushes him away.
Yanovich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duk Koo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duk Koo thuds his right hand into Yanovich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Yanovich clinches up against the cage.
Yanovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yanovich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duk Koo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duk Koo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yanovich missing with knees to the body.
Yanovich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Duk Koo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yanovich has Duk Koo pushed against the cage.
Yanovich is looking to take this one to the mat.

Duk Koo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yanovich is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Duk Koo to the mat. Duk Koo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Duk Koo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanovich throws a big elbow that misses.
Yanovich works over Duk Koo with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yanovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yanovich landing with the ground and pound.
Yanovich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kim Duk Koo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yanovich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yanovich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yanovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Duk Koo is retaining full guard.
Duk Koo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yanovich scoring with some ground and pound.

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.
Yanovich is working Duk Koo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duk Koo has momentary wrist control but Yanovich slips an elbow through the middle.
Yanovich throws a strike but Duk Koo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Yanovich pulls Duk Koo in to control the position.
Duk Koo trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bogdan Yanovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanovich is pulling down on Duk Koo's head. It's preventing any offense from Duk Koo, at least for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Yanovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duk Koo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Yanovich!