PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaurod Atidibil (ranked 1376 p4p, 187 weight class) and Willy Do (ranked 2574 p4p, 306 weight class). Yaurod Atidibil had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Atidibil
vs
Do

188 cm
26
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaurod Atidibil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Do!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Do tries to keep at a distance but Atidibil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Atidibil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Do.
Do lands a body punch.
Atidibil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atidibil is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Do - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Atidibil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
A short left from Atidibil.
Atidibil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Atidibil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do misses with a punch to the body.
Do lands a right hand.
Do is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atidibil is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
Do fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atidibil.
Do has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Atidibil seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Do can turn it around.
Do throws a head punch that misses.
Atidibil working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Atidibil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atidibil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Do trying to stall but Atidibil improves his position.
Atidibil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Atidibil.
Atidibil misses with some punches.
Atidibil blocks an elbow strike.
Atidibil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atidibil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Do.
A short right from Atidibil.
A shot in the inside from Atidibil.
Atidibil has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
Atidibil digs a right hand underneath Do's ribcage. Do let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Do lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Atidibil.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atidibil misses with a punch on the inside.
Atidibil lands a shot to the body.
Atidibil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atidibil throws a head punch that misses.
Atidibil tries a body shot but Do blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do trying to stall but Atidibil improves his position.
Atidibil throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Do.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Atidibil blocks a body shot from Do.
Atidibil throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Do.
Atidibil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atidibil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atidibil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atidibil.
Atidibil blocks an uppercut.
Do has a couple of punches blocked by Atidibil.
A hook to the body from Atidibil.
Atidibil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil lands a nice uppercut.
Atidibil misses with the head strike.
Do's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atidibil avoids it.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
Do prevents a body shot from Atidibil.
Atidibil has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
Atidibil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Atidibil as Do tries to tie him up.
Atidibil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atidibil avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Do scores with a shoulder strike.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atidibil.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Atidibil avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Atidibil struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Atidibil pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do misses with the head strike.
Do lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atidibil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atidibil tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Do lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atidibil backwards.
Do utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Do gets through Atidibil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Do blocks a body shot from Atidibil.
Do lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atidibil backwards.
Do avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atidibil's brow.
Atidibil avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atidibil can't find room to land a body shot as Do controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Do lands an elbow inside that Atidibil shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Willy Do will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

It looks like Yaurod Atidibil has been cut.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Do scores with a shot to the side of Atidibil's head.
Atidibil blocks a body shot from Do.
Atidibil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atidibil digs a right hand underneath Do's ribcage. Do let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Willy Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Do lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atidibil or not.
Atidibil scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Atidibil on the inside.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atidibil misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Do.
Do scores with a shot to the side of Atidibil's head.
Do has a couple of punches blocked by Atidibil.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atidibil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atidibil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atidibil lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with some punches.
Atidibil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do lands an elbow inside that Atidibil shrugs off.
Do blocking some punches.
Atidibil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Do lands with a right to the head.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do prevents a body shot from Atidibil.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Atidibil tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Atidibil.
Do leaning his opponent against the cage.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do working aggressively here.
Atidibil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atidibil is leaning against Do and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atidibil working aggressively here.
Atidibil tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Atidibil on the inside.
Do tries to stall but Atidibil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atidibil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Atidibil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaurod Atidibil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atidibil gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Do.
Atidibil lands with a right to the head.
Atidibil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atidibil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
A body shot lands from Atidibil.
Atidibil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil misses with a punch on the inside.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a right hand.
Atidibil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Atidibil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Do is breathing heavily.
Atidibil cracks Do with a nice body shot.
Atidibil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atidibil lands a left hand.
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Do avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Atidibil can't find room to land a body shot as Do controls the action.
Do cracks Atidibil with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Do scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atidibil.
Atidibil can't find room to land a body shot as Do controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atidibil throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atidibil misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Atidibil.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Atidibil.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Atidibil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Atidibil.
Do fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do misses with a body punch.
Atidibil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Do's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atidibil lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Atidibil on the inside.
Atidibil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos head.
Atidibil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Do takes a shot to the head.
Do working aggressively here.
Atidibil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atidibil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos head.
Atidibil is leaning against Do and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Do prevents a body shot from Atidibil.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Atidibil.
Atidibil works on Do's body with a couple of short punches.
Do misses with some punches.
Atidibil lands a left hand.
Do takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaurod Atidibil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yaurod Atidibil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Do tries to keep at a distance but Atidibil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Atidibil.
Atidibil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos head.
Atidibil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
Atidibil is working Do over against the cage.
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Do avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Atidibil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do trying to control the position but instead, Atidibil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Do into the cage.
Do fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atidibil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Atidibil struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atidibil throws a punch but it's blocked by Do.
Atidibil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Atidibil blocks an uppercut.
Atidibil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.

Do is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do prevents a body shot from Atidibil.
Do is still on wobbly legs! Can Atidibil finish him?
Atidibil misses with some punches.
Atidibil lands a hook that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atidibil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atidibil blocks the elbow strike.
Atidibil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atidibil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atidibil.
Atidibil lands with a left to the head.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Atidibil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Atidibil - that landed with a thud.
Atidibil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Atidibil is leaning against Do and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Do blocks a body shot from Atidibil.
A short right from Atidibil on the inside.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atidibil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atidibil presses Do against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atidibil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos head.
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!
A short left from Atidibil.
Atidibil tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atidibil lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Do to his knees! Atidibil keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaurod Atidibil!