PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 909 p4p, 743 weight class) and Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 121 p4p, 104 weight class). Fleximario comes to the cage accompanied by Funkmeister. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Fleximario
vs
Yarmalenko

195 cm
21
265
6 - 3 - 0

197 cm
21
258
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarmalenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fleximario manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yarmalenko throws a head kick but Fleximario moves out of range.
Fleximario connects with a leg kick.
Fleximario throws out a leg kick but Yarmalenko moves out of range and Fleximario only half commits.

Yarmalenko has Fleximario up against the cage in a clinch.
Yarmalenko leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Fleximario fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fleximario creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yarmalenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarmalenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yarmalenko misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarmalenko misses with a body punch.
Yarmalenko misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleximario.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yarmalenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Yarmalenko.
Fleximario scores with a shot to the side of Yarmalenko's head.

It looks like Andriy Yarmalenko has been cut.
Fleximario cracks Yarmalenko with a nice body shot.
Yarmalenko looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleximario prevents a body shot from Yarmalenko.
Fleximario scores with a nice hook to the head.

Fleximario manages to break the clinch.
Fleximario feints and then cracks Yarmalenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yarmalenko down.
Fleximario scores with the left hand. Yarmalenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Fleximario scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fleximario.
Fleximario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yarmalenko misses with a wild body shot.
Yarmalenko thows a leg kick but Fleximario checks it
and Fleximario counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yarmalenko's knee momentarily.
Yarmalenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fleximario checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Yarmalenko does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleximario connects with a body shot that sends Yarmalenko's belly button to the back.
Yarmalenko moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fleximario moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fleximario just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarmalenko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fleximario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarmalenko.
Fleximario lands a slapping body shot.
Fleximario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarmalenko.
Fleximario connects with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Andriy Yarmalenko's cut even more.
Fleximario throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yarmalenko misses with a looping left.
Yarmalenko misses with a kick to the body
and Fleximario counters with a big right hand! Oh Yarmalenko is in trouble here! Fleximario follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hawk Fleximario!
After winning the bout, Hawk Fleximario thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.