PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Stevens (ranked 1391 p4p, 1062 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 164 p4p, 133 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!

Stevens
vs
Yaga

182 cm
21
195
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
202
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yaga has Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Yaga stalling in the clinch.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Yaga won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yaga scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Yaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Yaga has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.

Stevens breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yaga has Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Yaga is controlling him.
Yaga working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
Yaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stevens seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yaga can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.

Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yaga scores with a jab. Stevens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.

Yaga closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Yaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaga stalling.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaga misses with the head strike.
Yaga lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Yaga can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yaga just leaning against Stevens, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Yaga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Stevens breaks the clinch.
Yaga blocks a jab.
Stevens lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yaga backs up against the cage.
Stevens scores with a hook.
Yaga slips a jab from Stevens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yaga gets a clinch.
Come on Yaga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yaga has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
Yaga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Yaga throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yaga fails to land.
Yaga is struggling to control the position.
Yaga working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
Stevens being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to break free but Yaga pushes him back against the cage.
Yaga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yaga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga working aggressively here.
A short left from Yaga.

Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baba Yaga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Yaga ducks down to avoid it.
Stevens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stevens throws a leg kick but Yaga checks it.
Stevens missing with a left hand there. Yaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stevens lands a two punch combo.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yaga thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it

and Stevens counters with a crisp one two that drops Yaga! Stevens thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yaga to his feet! Yaga is in big trouble!

Yaga is rocked!
Yaga works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Yaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevens finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens walks into a jab.

Stevens is rocked!
Yaga fakes the body blow, causing Stevens to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Stevens goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baba Yaga!
A relieved looking Baba Yaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.