PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levan Kvirkvelia (ranked 1823 p4p, 223 weight class) and Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 2981 p4p, 319 weight class). Yoki Mayoniko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kvirkvelia
vs
Mayoniko

173 cm
27
175 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

185 cm
29
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Levan Kvirkvelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvirkvelia avoids a kick to the body.
Kvirkvelia is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Kvirkvelia.
Mayoniko tries to clinch but Kvirkvelia moves out of range.
Kvirkvelia cracks a nice hook into Mayoniko's ribs.
Mayoniko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mayoniko looks to land a combination but Kvirkvelia avoids it well.
Kvirkvelia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yoki Mayoniko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Kvirkvelia.
Mayoniko scoring well with a low kick there.

Kvirkvelia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mayoniko to the mat! Mayoniko manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayoniko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kvirkvelia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kvirkvelia stopping the sweep attempt from Mayoniko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kvirkvelia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayoniko is keeping the position for now.
Kvirkvelia throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvirkvelia controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kvirkvelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayoniko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mayoniko.

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.

Kvirkvelia rushes Mayoniko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kvirkvelia misses with a body punch.
Kvirkvelia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayoniko throws a head punch that misses.
Mayoniko prevents a body shot from Kvirkvelia.
Mayoniko slowing the pace effectively.
Kvirkvelia lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mayoniko fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayoniko.
Kvirkvelia wants a takedown.
Mayoniko swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvirkvelia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayoniko.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kvirkvelia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kvirkvelia tries to throw a body punch but Mayoniko avoids it by throwing Kvirkvelia back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia taking a breather.
Mayoniko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kvirkvelia has Mayoniko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayoniko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Levan Kvirkvelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kvirkvelia looking to slow down the pace here.
Kvirkvelia lands a left hand.
Kvirkvelia wants a takedown.
Mayoniko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kvirkvelia up against the cage.
Mayoniko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayoniko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kvirkvelia backwards.
Kvirkvelia throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayoniko.
Kvirkvelia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kvirkvelia throws a head punch that misses.
Kvirkvelia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayoniko's elbow.
Kvirkvelia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kvirkvelia throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kvirkvelia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kvirkvelia throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayoniko.
Kvirkvelia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayoniko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kvirkvelia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mayoniko digs a right hand underneath Kvirkvelia's ribcage. Kvirkvelia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kvirkvelia is working for takedown but Mayoniko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayoniko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayoniko throws a head punch that misses.
Kvirkvelia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kvirkvelia working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayoniko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayoniko pushes Kvirkvelia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayoniko lands a shoulder strike.
Kvirkvelia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayoniko lands a nice uppercut.
Kvirkvelia can't find room to land a body shot as Mayoniko controls the action.
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 Levan Kvirkvelia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kvirkvelia rushes Mayoniko and presses him up against the cage.
Mayoniko prevents a body shot from Kvirkvelia.
Mayoniko trying to control the position but instead, Kvirkvelia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayoniko into the cage.
Kvirkvelia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayoniko backwards.
Mayoniko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kvirkvelia goes for a takedown attempt but Mayoniko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mayoniko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kvirkvelia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Mayoniko does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayoniko throws a low kick, looking for Kvirkvelia's leg but Kvirkvelia calmly moves out of range.
Mayoniko misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mayoniko lands a jab to the head.
Kvirkvelia looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko feints and then cracks Kvirkvelia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kvirkvelia down.
Mayoniko slips a straight right by Kvirkvelia.
Yoki Mayoniko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kvirkvelia blocks a head kick by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayoniko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayoniko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayoniko. Kvirkvelia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayoniko cracks Kvirkvelia with an open hand slap.
Kvirkvelia takes a swing at Mayoniko's ribcage but misses.
Kvirkvelia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayoniko.
Kvirkvelia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayoniko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kvirkvelia scrambles back to his feet.
Yoki Mayoniko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayoniko takes a swing at Kvirkvelia's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko throws a hook but Kvirkvelia avoids it easily.
Kvirkvelia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayoniko manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kvirkvelia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvirkvelia connects with a leg kick. Mayoniko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kvirkvelia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayoniko's waist but Mayoniko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kvirkvelia off to one side.
And Mayoniko responds with a good body kick, but Kvirkvelia manages to step out the way in time.
Mayoniko tries to clinch but Kvirkvelia is having none of it.
Mayoniko tries to work over Kvirkvelia's front leg with a kick but Kvirkvelia checks it.
Mayoniko throws a shot from downtown. Kvirkvelia moves away and avoids it.
Mayoniko misses with a kick to the body.
Kvirkvelia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko throws a hook to the side of Kvirkvelia's head but Kvirkvelia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayoniko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayoniko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mayoniko walks into a straight right hand from Kvirkvelia.
Mayoniko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Kvirkvelia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mayoniko's guard.
Mayoniko trying to keep a closed guard but Kvirkvelia is proving a slippery customer.
Mayoniko being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvirkvelia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kvirkvelia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Mayoniko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvirkvelia defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kvirkvelia is fighting to break Mayoniko's control of his arms but Mayoniko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvirkvelia wants to control from the top but Mayoniko keeps moving.
Mayoniko keeping full guard, as Kvirkvelia tries to pass.
Kvirkvelia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yoki Mayoniko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kvirkvelia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kvirkvelia just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayoniko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kvirkvelia.
Mayoniko scores with a nice head shot.
Mayoniko lands with a nice body punch.
Kvirkvelia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mayoniko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayoniko sizes up Kvirkvelia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kvirkvelia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kvirkvelia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mayoniko.
Mayoniko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kvirkvelia wants to clinch but Mayoniko slips to the side
and Mayoniko counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayoniko punishes Kvirkvelia's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kvirkvelia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayoniko as he avoids it easily.
Kvirkvelia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayoniko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayoniko throws out a loose jab but Kvirkvelia uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayoniko. Kvirkvelia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kvirkvelia feinted with a counter takedown.
Mayoniko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kvirkvelia's calf.

Kvirkvelia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mayoniko to the ground. Kvirkvelia is now in Mayoniko's guard.

Mayoniko has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kvirkvelia should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mayoniko has tightened it up now! Kvirkvelia should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yoki Mayoniko!
During a confident post fight interview, Yoki Mayoniko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.