PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Red Eagle (ranked 2938 p4p, 1544 weight class) and Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 139 p4p, 62 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Red Eagle
vs
Yarmalenko

188 cm
43
269
34 - 19 - 0

197 cm
25
258
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads

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 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Red Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarmalenko circles away from the clinch attempt.

Red Eagle gets tackled into the cage by Yarmalenko. Yarmalenko maintains the clinch.
Red Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red Eagle digs a right hand into Yarmalenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yarmalenko's gas tank.
Red Eagle misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red Eagle.

Yarmalenko breaks the clinch.
Red Eagle tries to clinch up but Yarmalenko circles away and keeps his distance.

Yarmalenko forces Red Eagle back against the cage and clinches.
Red Eagle presses Yarmalenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Red Eagle lands with a short shot to the head.
Red Eagle lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Andriy Yarmalenko has been cut.
Red Eagle gets through Yarmalenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Red Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Red Eagle moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Red Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Red Eagle rushes Yarmalenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Red Eagle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Red Eagle.
Yarmalenko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Red Eagle digs a right hand into Yarmalenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yarmalenko's gas tank.

Yarmalenko breaks the clinch.
Yarmalenko shoots in but Red Eagle avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Red Eagle rushes Yarmalenko and presses him up against the cage.
Red Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yarmalenko is looking for a takedown.
Chief Red Eagle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andriy Yarmalenko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Red Eagle.

That has opened up Andriy Yarmalenko's cut even more.
Red Eagle pushes off an throws an elbow but Yarmalenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Red Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Andriy Yarmalenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Red Eagle breaks the clinch.

Yarmalenko gets tackled into the cage by Red Eagle. Red Eagle maintains the clinch.
Red Eagle has a couple of punches blocked by Yarmalenko.

Red Eagle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Red Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Red Eagle throws a punch but it's blocked by Yarmalenko.

Yarmalenko manages to break the clinch.

Yarmalenko moves into the clinch successfully.

Yarmalenko manages to break the clinch.
Red Eagle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yarmalenko tries for a takedown but Red Eagle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Red Eagle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yarmalenko throws a head punch that misses.
Red Eagle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Red Eagle misses with the head strike.
Red Eagle tries a body shot but Yarmalenko blocks it.
Yarmalenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red Eagle's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Eagle is pressed up against the cage. Yarmalenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Red Eagle down to the mat. Red Eagle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yarmalenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yarmalenko counters with a thumping low kick.

Red Eagle has Yarmalenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Red Eagle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yarmalenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red Eagle backwards.
Red Eagle wants to break the clinch but can't.

Red Eagle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red Eagle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yarmalenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yarmalenko is looking for the big counter here.
Red Eagle wants to clinch up but Yarmalenko keeps it at a distance.
Yarmalenko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Red Eagle tries to clinch but Yarmalenko moves out of range.
Yarmalenko unleashes a big counter combination but Red Eagle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Red Eagle tries to clinch
and Yarmalenko counters with a three punch combo that has Red Eagle backing up. Red Eagle nods at Yarmalenko to acknowledge the strikes.
A good leg kick by Yarmalenko.

Red Eagle clinches up with Yarmalenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Yarmalenko blocks a body shot from Red Eagle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Eagle has had enough of the clinch but Yarmalenko keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red Eagle.
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!
Red Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Red Eagle pushes Yarmalenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andriy Yarmalenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Red Eagle!
Chief Red Eagle opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.