PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aymeric Souchon (ranked 4639 p4p, 4765 weight class) and Fernando Yonic (ranked 96 p4p, 99 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.

Souchon
vs
Yonic

188 cm
18
240
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aymeric Souchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Yonic!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic throws a lazy head kick
letting Souchon counter with a right hand.
Yonic lands a nice hook to Souchon's body. Souchon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Souchon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souchon was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernando Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Yonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Souchon walks into a jab.
Jab by Yonic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a front kick that sends Souchon stumbling back into the cage.
Yonic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Souchon in his tracks.
Souchon avoids the head kick by Yonic.
Yonic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic lands with a nice body kick.
Souchon looks to land a right hand but Yonic moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick there by Yonic.
Yonic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yonic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yonic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Souchon works Yonic's body with a nice hook.
Yonic lands with a good body shot.
Yonic thuds his shin into the meat of Souchon's side.
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yonic tries to land a leg kick but Souchon saw it coming and moves away.
Souchon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fernando Yonic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yonic connects with a high kick.
Souchon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A lazy body kick from Yonic
and Souchon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Fernando Yonic has been cut.
Yonic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Souchon as he connects with a hook.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souchon.
Souchon throwing a counter right hand but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Souchon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yonic throws an overhand right that lands on Souchon's shoulder, as Souchon tries to avoid the shot.
Yonic throws a head kick but Souchon moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souchon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Yonic kicks Souchon off and gets back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Souchon blocks the low kick.
Souchon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.
Yonic lands a high kick!
Yonic throws a sloppy body shot
and Souchon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic cracks a nice hook into Souchon's ribs.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Souchon is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a leg kick but Souchon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Yonic.
Yonic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Souchon misses.
Yonic misses with a straight left.
Souchon feinted with a counter takedown.
Yonic throws a body punch but Souchon moves out of range.
Yonic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yonic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yonic throws a sloppy body shot
and Souchon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yonic lands a nice shot to the body.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souchon moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Yonic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Yonic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yonic connects with a body shot.
Souchon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yonics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Souchon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yonic scores with a decent looking hook.
Yonic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yonic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Yonic.

Souchon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Souchon trying to control from half guard but Yonic is working away.
Yonic is trying to stand back up but Souchon is controlling him
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yonic has one foot on Souchon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Yonic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Souchon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souchon scores with a body shot.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses.
Souchon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Souchon is just out of range.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Souchon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
It looked like Souchon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yonic.

Souchon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yonic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Yonic uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yonic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souchon.
A shot to the liver by Yonic. Beautiful body shot.
Souchon lands an overhand right.
Souchon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Souchon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yonic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yonic there as he acknowledges the shot.

Souchon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Yonic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Yonic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yonic throws a head kick that misses
and Souchon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yonic lands with a kick to the temple. Souchon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yonic throws a shot from downtown. Souchon moves away and avoids it.
Yonic with a hook.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Souchon moved out of range.
Yonic throws a lazy head kick
and Souchon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fernando Yonic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yonic is breathing heavily.
Souchon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souchon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yonic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Souchon.

Souchon moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Yonic goes down! Can Souchon finish him!?

Yonic is rocked!
Souchon is stalling in the full guard.
Yonic is still in real trouble! Can Souchon finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aymeric Souchon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fernando Yonic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yonic misses the jab.
Yonic seems to have recovered his senses.
Souchon scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Souchon misses its intended target.
A head kick by Yonic misses
and Souchon counters with a straight right hand.
Yonic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Souchon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souchon connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souchon cracks Yonic with an uppercut from hell and Yonic crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Souchon's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Yonic is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Souchon tries to free his leg and advance position but Yonic is retaining full guard.
Yonic is still in real trouble! Can Souchon finish him?
Yonic controls Souchon momentarily but Souchon frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souchon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yonic is keeping the position for now.
Yonic seems to have recovered his senses.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Souchon from controlling successfully.
Yonic is trying to keep Souchon in close.
Souchon wants to control from the top but Yonic keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souchon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Souchon scores with a jab. Yonic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Souchon just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yonic works the jab nicely.
Yonic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Souchon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Souchon with a nice cross.
Souchon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Souchon connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Souchon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Souchon uses his free foot to push down on Yonic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yonic.
Souchon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Souchon seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Yonic is holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Souchon tries to control but Yonic wriggling away.
Yonic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Souchon wants to take Yonic's back but he can't do it this time.

Souchon goes for an armbar but Yonic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yonic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aymeric Souchon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Souchon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aymeric Souchon!