PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gasan Yakolev (ranked 6029 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Romans (ranked 7492 p4p, 589 weight class). Kid Romans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yakolev
vs
Romans

183 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gasan Yakolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kid Romans!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romans throws a shot to the body.

Romans clinches up with Yakolev and pushes him back against the cage.
Romans prevents a body shot from Yakolev.
Romans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yakolev avoids a wild elbow strike from Romans.
Romans lands a nice elbow.
Romans throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romans.
Romans trying to land knees to the body.
Yakolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Romans wants to get back to striking at distance but Yakolev won't allow it.
Yakolev lands a hook that snaps the head of Romans backwards.
Yakolev lands with a left to the head.
Romans pushes off an throws an elbow but Yakolev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yakolev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yakolev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yakolev avoids a wild elbow strike from Romans.
Yakolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romans misses with an elbow over the top.

Yakolev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romans tries to clinch but Yakolev is having none of it.
Romans tries to clinch there but Yakolev circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romans tries to clinch but Yakolev is having none of it.
Romans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romans wants to clinch.
Romans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romans scores with a push kick.

Romans clinches.
Yakolev blocks the elbow strike.
Yakolev dodges an elbow strike from Romans.
Romans lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Yakolev.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romans.
Yakolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Romans uses good head movement to avoid it.

Yakolev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romans is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Yakolev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakolev misses with a straight right.
As Yakolev backs off Romans throws a huge counter combo but Yakolev manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romans closes the distance and clinches.
Romans lands an elbow inside.
Yakolev avoids a wild elbow strike from Romans.
Romans misses with an elbow strike.
Romans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yakolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Romans breaks from the clinch.
Romans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romans moves in looking to clinch but Yakolev pushes him off.
Yakolev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romans can pounce on him.
Romans is looking to clinch but Yakolev is avoiding it.
Romans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romans lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yakolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romans throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yakolev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Yakolev misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakolev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid Romans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romans wants to clinch.
Yakolev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romans.
Yakolev throws out a loose jab but Romans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Yakolev. Those never looked like landing.
Romans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakolev throws a hook to the side of Romans's head but Romans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakolev looks to land a left hand but Romans moved out of range nicely.
Romans doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakolev circles away.
Romans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yakolev misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romans misses with a two punch combination.

Romans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yakolev, pushing him back against the cage.
Romans landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yakolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Romans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakolev swats away the attempt to clinch by Romans.
Yakolev throws a shot from downtown. Romans moves away and avoids it.
Romans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakolev throws a big shot that misses.
Romans takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakolev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romans misses with a kick to the body.
Yakolev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romans looks to land a body kick but Yakolev moved away.

Romans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yakolev misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Romans dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yakolev throws a lazy right hand but Romans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romans looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yakolev throws a series of punches but Romans moves out of range.
Romans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakolev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Romans.
Nice defenses there by Romans.
Yakolev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakolev misses the target.
Romans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakolev.

Romans moves into range and clinches up with Yakolev.
Yakolev avoids the elbow strike from Romans, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakolev pushes Romans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakolev working aggressively here.
Yakolev throws a head punch that misses.

Yakolev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romans tries to clinch up.
Yakolev fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Yakolev.
Yakolev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romans doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakolev circles away.
Yakolev throws the left hand but Romans avoids the punch easily.
Yakolev misses with an uppercut
and Romans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romans tries a head kick but it misses.

Romans has Yakolev up against the cage in a clinch.
Yakolev is trying to break free.
Yakolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakolev misses with some punches.
Yakolev has a couple of punches blocked by Romans.
Yakolev has a couple of punches blocked by Romans.
Yakolev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romans has Yakolev pressed against the cage, preventing Yakolev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Yakolev fails to land.
Yakolev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yakolev blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakolev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakolev.
Yakolev misses with some punches.
Yakolev misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakolev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romans.
Romans pushes off an throws an elbow but Yakolev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romans scores with a shoulder strike.
Romans throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakolev.
Yakolev avoids the elbow strike from Romans, against the cage.
Yakolev working aggressively here.
Yakolev avoids the elbow strike from Romans, against the cage.
Yakolev avoids a wild elbow strike from Romans.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakolev.
Yakolev lands with a short shot to the head.
Yakolev working hard to break the clinch.
Romans throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yakolev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Yakolev.
Yakolev blocks an elbow strike from Romans.
Yakolev tries to circle away but Romans has him pinned against the cage.
Yakolev scores with a shot to the side of Romans's head.
Yakolev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romans backwards.
Yakolev blocks an elbow strike.
Yakolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romans's elbow.
Romans lands a damaging elbow.
Yakolev misses with the head strike.
Romans missing with knees to the body.
Romans trying to land knees to the body.
Romans throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yakolev has a couple of punches blocked by Romans.
Yakolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Romans.
Yakolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romans pushes off an throws an elbow but Yakolev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romans prevents a body shot from Yakolev.
Yakolev misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev misses with a hook from the clinch.

Romans manages to break the clinch.

Romans darts in and clinches Yakolev up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakolev is trying to force a seperation but Romans has the dominant position.
Romans lands an elbow inside that Yakolev shrugs off.
Romans throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yakolev misses with the head strike.

Romans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romans pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yakolev back to the cage. Romans follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Romans staying out of range there.
Romans is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big right from Yakolev misses.
Romans tries to clinch but Yakolev is having none of it.
Yakolev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yakolev looks to land a left hand but Romans moved out of range nicely.
Yakolev swats away the attempt to clinch by Romans.
Yakolev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romans scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Yakolev.
Romans is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gasan Yakolev dominated that second round.
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!

Yakolev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Romans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yakolev throws a lazy right hand but Romans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yakolev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yakolev throws the left hand but Romans avoids the punch easily.
Romans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakolev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Romans slips under a jab from Yakolev.
Romans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Romans rushes Yakolev and presses him up against the cage.
Romans has a couple of punches blocked by Yakolev.

Romans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Yakolev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick from Romans.
Romans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakolev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakolev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romans was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakolev.
Yakolev throws a hook but Romans blocks it.
Romans lands a high kick!
Romans misses with the combination.
Romans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romans ducks under a wild hook from Yakolev.
Yakolev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romans.
Romans moves away from the strike by Yakolev.
Yakolev swats away the attempt to clinch by Romans.
It looked like Yakolev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romans is looking to clinch but Yakolev is avoiding it.
Yakolev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romans throws a nice looking combination but Yakolev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romans tries to clinch but Yakolev moves out of range.
Yakolev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakolev.
Yakolev throws a shot from downtown. Romans moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romans takes the fight into the clinch.
Romans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romans with a knee to the head.
Romans is trying to break the clinch but Yakolev has him pressed against the cage.
Yakolev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakolev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romans.
Yakolev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yakolev fails to land.
Yakolev working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakolev.
Romans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yakolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakolev avoids it.
Kid Romans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Romans breaks the clinch.
Romans scores with a one two! Yakolev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yakolev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yakolev misses with a looping left.
Romans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakolev.
Romans throws a right and a left that Yakolev avoids nicely.

Romans clinches up with Yakolev and pushes him back against the cage.
Romans misses with an elbow strike.
Yakolev misses with some punches.
Romans landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakolev.
Romans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakolev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romans.
A right hand to the body from Yakolev.
Romans lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakolev.
Yakolev pushes Romans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romans blocks a body shot from Yakolev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Yakolev.
Romans is trying to break the clinch but Yakolev is controlling him.
Romans takes a shot to the head.
Yakolev misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yakolev.
Yakolev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romans takes a shot to the head.
Romans prevents Yakolev from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yakolev.
Yakolev is trying to force a seperation but Romans has the dominant position.
Romans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yakolev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yakolev lands a shoulder strike.
Yakolev has a couple of punches blocked by Romans.
Romans misses with an elbow strike.
Yakolev misses with a short punch on the inside.

Romans breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gasan Yakolev.
I think Yakolev 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gasan Yakolev!