PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 1466 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 200 p4p, 219 weight class). Vendarra is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Of Wolf And Man. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yaj
vs
Vendarra

188 cm
34
195
22 - 16 - 0

198 cm
37
189
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Knock Out Clothing

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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws a body punch but Vendarra moves out of range.
Vendarra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yaj. Yaj obviously looking to wear him down.
Vendarra misses with a left hand
and Yaj counters with an inside leg kick.
Yaj scoring well with a low kick there.
Vendarra slips under a jab from Yaj.
Yaj lands a head kick!
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vendarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vendarra throws a counter combo.
Yaj fakes the leg kick and cracks Vendarra in the body.
Yaj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vendarra to score with a decent uppercut.
Vendarra misses the jab.
Vendarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Vendarra is looking to score with low kicks.
Yaj thows a leg kick but Vendarra checks it
and Vendarra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Yaj has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yaj throws the left hand but Vendarra avoids the punch easily.
Vendarra was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice leg kick from Yaj, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vendarra moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Vendarra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj lands a really nice looking cross but Vendarra seems unphased.
Yaj lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj connects with a jab.

Vendarra is rocked!
Vendarra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vendarra is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vendarra counters with a stiff right hand.
Vendarra seems to have recovered his senses.
Vendarra jabs Yaj right on the nose. Yaj blinks but takes it well.
Vendarra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vendarra moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Vendarra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yaj stuns Vendarra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj throws a head kick but Vendarra moves out of range.
Yaj backing away here, and Vendarra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yaj checks a low kick from Vendarra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra moves out of range as Yaj throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Vendarra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vendarra misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Yaj lands the left hand.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vendarra throws out the jab.
Yaj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Vendarra lands.
Vendarra checks a leg kick.
Yaj fakes the leg kick and cracks Vendarra in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Vendarra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pat Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Vendarra moves out of range easily.
Vendarra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vendarra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vendarra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yaj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vendarra drops his hands momentarily and Yaj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vendarra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
Yaj closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Vendarra misses the target.
Yaj thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Yaj dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Vendarra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Yaj sends Vendarra crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Yaj is motioning to the referee to let Vendarra up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yaj throws a head kick that misses
letting Vendarra counter with a right hand.

Vendarra cracks Yaj with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yaj looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vendarra finish him?

Yaj is rocked!
Vendarra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Yaj connects with an inside leg kick.
Vendarra is looking to slow Yaj down with leg kicks.
Vendarra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vendarra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vendarra might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yaj has got the better of the exchanges.
Yaj slips under a jab from Vendarra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a low kick, looking for Vendarra's leg but Vendarra calmly moves out of range.
Vendarra counters with a body kick.
Yaj tries to land a front kick but Vendarra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yaj backing away here, and Vendarra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Yaj 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yaj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vendarra appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vendarra can do to turn this around?
Vendarra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yaj throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vendarra counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Vendarra finds it's target.
Oh Yaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Vendarra lands a big uppercut and Yaj crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yaj looks OK. Vendarra waves Yaj back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Yaj attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yaj seems to have got his legs back now.
Vendarra throws a series of punches but Yaj avoids them all with ease.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Yaj backs off Vendarra throws a huge counter combo but Yaj manages to avoid it all.
Yaj throws a head kick but Vendarra moves out of range.
Vendarra throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Vendarra misses with a body shot.
Yaj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yaj throws a leg kick
and Vendarra counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vendarra misses with an uppercut
and Yaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Vendarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yaj throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vendarra throws a right hand that Yaj ducks under and follows up with a left that Yaj also avoids with ease.
Yaj throws a push kick but Vendarra slaps the foot to one side.
Yaj moves out of range as Vendarra strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yaj lands a head kick. Vendarra smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vendarra punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj slips a straight right by Vendarra.
Vendarra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Vendarra is just out of range.
Vendarra lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj slips under a jab from Vendarra.
Vendarra misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Vendarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vendarra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
A low kick lands for Yaj.
Yaj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vendarra is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vendarra checks a leg kick.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yaj lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vendarra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vendarra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut there from Yaj.
Yaj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Vendarra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vendarra digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Vendarra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vendarra blocks a head kick by Yaj.
A little jabbing left from Vendarra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pat Yaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vendarra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vendarra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Vendarra.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
Vendarra just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yaj defending well as Vendarra loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj moves away from the strike by Vendarra.
A big right from Vendarra misses.
Yaj thinks about countering with a head kick.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Vendarra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a body kick that stops Vendarra in his tracks momentarily.
Yaj lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vendarra takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Vendarra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vendarra. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra blocks a head kick by Yaj.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj misses with a hook. Vendarra ducked under it nicely.
Yaj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yaj has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yaj throws a solid leg kick but Vendarra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yaj.
Yaj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Yaj slams his shin into Vendarra's torso.
Vendarra misses with a low kick.
Yaj takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scoring well with a low kick there.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Yaj throws a poor cross that misses
and Vendarra counters with a low kick, right behind Yaj 's knee.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
Vendarra throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Vendarra moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Yaj looks to throw a body kick
and Vendarra counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vendarra is able to avoid easily.
Yaj scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yaj 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Yaj!
An out of breath Pat Yaj thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.