PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarvar Yuldashev (ranked 2738 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Lopez (ranked 2950 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lopez's choice of entrance music: Pump it up. Javier Lopez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yuldashev
vs
Lopez

185 cm
25
254 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sarvar Yuldashev !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuldashev throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Yuldashev throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Yuldashev throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Yuldashev .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuldashev . Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuldashev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Yuldashev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLopez.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Yuldashev scores with a nice right hand.
Yuldashev blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Yuldashev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Yuldashev .
Yuldashev moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Yuldashev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuldashev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yuldashev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuldashev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Yuldashev moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuldashev blocks it with crossed arms.
Yuldashev can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yuldashev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez looking to throw knees to the head but Yuldashev is blocking nicely.
Yuldashev looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Yuldashev .
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yuldashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuldashev blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yuldashev lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Yuldashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuldashev struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Yuldashev stalls.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A body shot lands from Yuldashev .
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuldashev .
Yuldashev misses with a punch to the body.
Yuldashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez looking to throw knees to the head but Yuldashev is blocking nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yuldashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Yuldashev .
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez looks winded!
Yuldashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuldashev stalling in the clinch but Lopez improves position.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yuldashev is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuldashev lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yuldashev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yuldashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuldashev struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Yuldashev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lopez up against the cage.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Yuldashev .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarvar Yuldashev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yuldashev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
Yuldashev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yuldashev misses with a body shot.
Lopez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez slips a jab from Yuldashev .
Lopez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuldashev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Yuldashev . That snapped Lopez's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Yuldashev .
The crowd cheers as Yuldashev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Yuldashev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Yuldashev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yuldashev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sarvar Yuldashev is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Yuldashev there.
Nice shot lands for Yuldashev .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez slips under a jab from Yuldashev .
Yuldashev misses with a hook.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yuldashev .
Lopez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez slips a straight right by Yuldashev .
Lopez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yuldashev takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Yuldashev works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Yuldashev saw that one coming.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez moves out of range as Yuldashev strikes.
Yuldashev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuldashev . Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Yuldashev misses the target.
Yuldashev tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Yuldashev blocks the body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yuldashev misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuldashev misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarvar Yuldashev dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Yuldashev lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuldashev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Yuldashev - just one landing.
Yuldashev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuldashev punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Sarvar Yuldashev has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yuldashev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.

Yuldashev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yuldashev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yuldashev lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Yuldashev as the two fighters clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yuldashev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
Yuldashev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yuldashev misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Yuldashev - that landed with a thud.
Yuldashev misses with a body punch.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Yuldashev avoids the damage to the body.
Yuldashev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Yuldashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuldashev misses with a body punch.
Yuldashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuldashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuldashev struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Yuldashev .
Yuldashev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Yuldashev .
Yuldashev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yuldashev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yuldashev struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Yuldashev tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yuldashev .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yuldashev .
Yuldashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuldashev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yuldashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Yuldashev misses with a punch to the body.
Yuldashev has Lopez pressed against the cage.
Yuldashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuldashev digs a right hand into Lopez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez's gas tank.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuldashev blocks it with crossed arms.
Sarvar Yuldashev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yuldashev tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Yuldashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuldashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuldashev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuldashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuldashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yuldashev tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Yuldashev back against the cage.
Yuldashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Yuldashev misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Yuldashev .
Lopez prevents a body shot from Yuldashev .
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yuldashev blocks it with crossed arms.
Yuldashev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yuldashev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yuldashev misses with a body punch.
Yuldashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Yuldashev tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yuldashev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuldashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Javier Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarvar Yuldashev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yuldashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sarvar Yuldashev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yuldashev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarvar Yuldashev !