PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khayyat Mhuyasan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Yardstick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mhuyasan
vs
Yardstick

184 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khayyat Mhuyasan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lance Yardstick!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yardstick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Yardstick has managed to clinch.
Yardstick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yardstick crunches a lovely knee into Mhuyasan's ribcage.
Mhuyasan letting Yardstick take a breather here.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mhuyasan avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
Yardstick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yardstick lands a nice knee to the body.
Yardstick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mhuyasan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mhuyasan is breathing heavily.
Yardstick misses with a knee to the head.
Yardstick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yardstick lands a nice elbow.
Yardstick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mhuyasan blocks it with crossed arms.

Yardstick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yardstick moves into range and clinches up with Mhuyasan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yardstick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yardstick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mhuyasan is working for takedown but Yardstick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mhuyasan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mhuyasan being controlled against the cage.
Yardstick trying to land knees to the body.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but Mhuyasan blocks with his arms.
Mhuyasan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yardstick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mhuyasan blocks it with crossed arms.
Yardstick scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Yardstick.
Mhuyasan avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
Yardstick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mhuyasan blocks it with crossed arms.
Yardstick stops a takedown attempt from Mhuyasan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khayyat Mhuyasan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yardstick breaks from the clinch.
Yardstick doesn't manage to clinch there - Mhuyasan circles away.
Mhuyasan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yardstick avoids it really well and circles away.

Mhuyasan tries to keep at a distance but Yardstick has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mhuyasan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mhuyasan blocks the elbow strike.

Yardstick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yardstick closes the distance and clinches.
Mhuyasan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yardstick prevents it.
Yardstick looking to throw knees to the head but Mhuyasan is blocking nicely.
Yardstick stalling in the clinch.
Yardstick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mhuyasan.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but Mhuyasan blocks with his arms.
Mhuyasan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mhuyasan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yardstick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mhuyasan avoids it.
Yardstick taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardstick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mhuyasan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but Mhuyasan blocks with his arms.

Mhuyasan pulls guard effortlessly.

Mhuyasan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yardstick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yardstick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mhuyasan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yardstick tries to stand but Mhuyasan is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Yardstick wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mhuyasan's closed guard. He's half up but Mhuyasan has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mhuyasan pivots and extends the arm, Yardstick falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mhuyasan! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khayyat Mhuyasan!