PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Yonic (ranked 5176 p4p, 460 weight class) and Vadim Blood (ranked 4776 p4p, 443 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yonic
vs
Blood

172 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vadim Blood!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blood is defended easily by Yonic.
Blood fails with the takedown.
Yonic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blood should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Yonic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blood quickly recovers to half guard.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic is nestled in close to Blood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yonic working Blood over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Yonic there.

Blood is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yonic is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Blood is hurt! He's hurt bad - Yonic fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Blood from any more punishment! Congratulations to Yonic! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!