PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazimir Yakov (ranked 23325 p4p, 4591 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 671 p4p, 523 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Yakov
vs
Small

189 cm
24
190
9 - 3 - 0

183 cm
36
200
26 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Threads of HARDCORE

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazimir Yakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small lands a jab.
Yakov connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yakov.
Yakov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakov.

Small lands a left and a right that send Yakov crashing to the mat, dazed. Small thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Yakov is rocked!

It looks like Kazimir Yakov has been cut.
Kazimir Yakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small moves away from the strike by Yakov.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakov.
Small appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Small connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yakov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Small misses.
A nice leg kick from Small, right into the meat of the thigh.

Small instigates a clinch.
Yakov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Small misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Yakov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small takes a shot to the head.

Yakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Small takes a swing at Yakov's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakov takes one on the button.
Small walks into a left hand.
Small tries to land a leg kick but Yakov saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yakov. That's going to slow Small down.
Small wants to clinch up but Yakov keeps it at a distance.
Yakov defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps Yakov's head back.
Small throws a leg kick
and Yakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Small swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yakov misses with a body kick.
Yakov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Small can pounce on him.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Small cracks Yakov with an open hand slap.
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!
Small blocks a low kick nicely.
Small lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Small attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yakov swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Yakov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakov throws a push kick but Small slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yakov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Small misses with a series of wild punches.
Yakov misses with a body kick.
Small takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Small with the inside leg kick.
Small throws out a loose jab but Yakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Small stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakov.
Yakov scores with a nice right hand.
Yakov thows a body kick. Small tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Small gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yakov scores with a shot to the body.
Yakov feints and then cracks Small's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Small down.
Yakov jabs at Small's body.
Small looks winded!
Yakov chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Yakov.
Yakov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small misses with an uppercut
and Yakov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Yakov drops Small with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Small looks back up at him and smiles so Yakov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yakov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Small takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakov. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small throws a hook but Yakov blocks it.

Yakov lands a big uppercut and Small crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Small looks OK. Yakov waves Small back to his feet!

Small is rocked!
Small blocks a leg kick.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakov finish him?
Good leg kick by Yakov.
Small seems to have recovered his senses.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
And Yakov counters with a quick kick to the body but Small blocks it.
Small's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Small clinches.
Yakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Small backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakov lands a nice uppercut.
You can see that Small has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Stalling in the clinch from Yakov.
Yakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Yakov controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee calls for Yakov to work.
Yakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Yakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Small connects with an inside leg kick.
Yakov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch combination from Yakov misses.
Yakov thows a leg kick but Small checks it
and Small counters with a straight right hand.
Yakov throws a leg kick but Small sees it coming and moves out of range.
Small buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazimir Yakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazimir Yakov's cut.
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.

Small walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Small takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yakov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazimir Yakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakov ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Small scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakov moves forwards but Small connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Yakov throws a leg kick but Small sees it coming and moves out of range.
Small throws out a counter right but Yakov avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Yakov's head coaches at McGrady FT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Small throws a looping overhand right but Yakov ducks down to avoid it.
Small on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Yakov cracks Small with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Small looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yakov finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small tries a low kick but Yakov avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Small crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yakov - the referee stops the clock and Small gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yakov. Small manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Small.
Yakov throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Small closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yakov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Small blocks a body shot from Yakov.
Yakov has had enough of the clinch but Small keeps him there for the moment.
Yakov misses with a body punch.
Yakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small presses Yakov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yakov can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Yakov is trying to break free.
Small blocking some punches.
Yakov is working Small over against the cage.
Small lands with a short shot to the head.
Yakov pushes Small back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakov blocking some punches.

Yakov manages to break the clinch.
Small wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small moves in looking to clinch but Yakov pushes him off.
Small takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yakov connects with a leg kick.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Yakov takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakov throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.

Small takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Yakov stalling in the clinch but Small improves position.
Yakov misses with the head strike.
Yakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakov is trying to break free.
Yakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakov misses with a punch to the body.
Yakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Yakov.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakov wants to break free but Small has control.
Yakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Yakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small wants to land a leg kick but Yakov is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakov.
Yakov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Small crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yakov - the referee stops the clock and Small gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yakov. Small manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Small tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Small backs away, Yakov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Small doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakov circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yakov tries a head kick but it misses.
Yakov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Small takes a step back to recover.
Yakov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakov misses with a body shot.
Yakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Small tenderised Yakov's leg. Yakov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Small has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yakov.
Small is breathing heavily.
Yakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small throws a jab when Yakov was well out of range.
Yakov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yakov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Small cracks Yakov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yakov is looking to slow Small down with leg kicks.
Yakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Small misses.
Small keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yakov throws a sloppy head kick and Small moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazimir Yakov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazimir Yakov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yakov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakov. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yakov.
Small takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yakov. That's going to slow Small down.
Small thuds his right hand into Yakov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Yakov does no damage.
Small lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yakov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Small on the side of the head.
Nice shot by Small.
Yakov connects with a body shot that sends Small's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakov.
Yakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Yakov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yakov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Small's head.
Yakov scores with a sloppy right hand. Small should have avoided that one.
Yakov throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yakov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Small stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
and Yakov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Small! He's just covering up as Yakov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazimir Yakov!