PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonatan Augustus (ranked 2516 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 348 p4p, 254 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Augustus
vs
Vovchanchyn

185 cm
20
185
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
177
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

BANZAI NUTRITION
Sakura Style

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonatan Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Augustus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
Augustus misses with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus throws a push kick but Vovchanchyn slaps the foot to one side.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Vovchanchyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Augustus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Augustus swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Augustus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.
Augustus throws the kick towards the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Vovchanchyn tries to move into range but Augustus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vovchanchyn throws out the jab.
Augustus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a jab when Vovchanchyn was well out of range.
Nice cross by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Vovchanchyn finds it's way through Augustus's defenses.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vovchanchyn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Augustus throws out a leg kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and Augustus only half commits.
Augustus throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a looping overhand right but Augustus ducks down to avoid it.
Augustus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vovchanchyn circles away quickly and effectively.

Vovchanchyn pushes Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.
Vovchanchyn prevents a body shot from Augustus.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
A short right from Vovchanchyn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Augustus lands a body shot.
Vovchanchyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vovchanchyn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus is stalling here.
Vovchanchyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Augustus tries to stall but Vovchanchyn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vovchanchyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Vovchanchyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustus.
Vovchanchyn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Augustus up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augustus lands with a short shot to the head.
Augustus lands a nice shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Augustus.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Augustus as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augustus.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Augustus up against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Vovchanchyn to work.
Augustus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
A short uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Augustus misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Igor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
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.

Vovchanchyn scores with a hook.
Augustus slips under a jab.
Vovchanchyn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Augustus on the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Vovchanchyn forces Augustus back against the cage and clinches.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovchanchyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.

Augustus is rocked!
Augustus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Augustus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Augustus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vovchanchyn is keeping busy.
Augustus seems to have got his legs back now.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Augustus lands with a left to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vovchanchyn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus is looking to control Vovchanchyn's arms but Vovchanchyn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Augustus has his back to the cage.
Vovchanchyn presses Augustus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Augustus fails to land.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Augustus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vovchanchyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Augustus is trying to stall.
A short right from Augustus on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries a body shot but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Augustus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Augustus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Augustus throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn has Augustus pressed against the cage, preventing Augustus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vovchanchyn lands a left hand.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Augustus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands with a light punch inside.
Vovchanchyn pushes Augustus against the cage. Vovchanchyn is working some dirty boxing. Vovchanchyn pushes off with a quick right hook! Augustus goes down! Augustus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vovchanchyn moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Vovchanchyn!