PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Yoghurtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Suren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yoghurtov
vs
Suren

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Liberty Fight Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Yoghurtov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abraham Suren!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoghurtov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yoghurtov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoghurtov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Suren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoghurtov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoghurtov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suren wants to pass the guard but Yoghurtov is keeping the position.
Suren is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suren throwing strikes from guard but Yoghurtov blocks nicely.
Suren lands a couple of digs.
Yoghurtov is looking to stand up but Suren isn't so interested in that idea.
Suren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suren scoring with some ground and pound.
Suren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Suren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoghurtov is keeping the position for now.
Suren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yoghurtov controls Suren momentarily but Suren frees himself.
Suren throwing strikes from guard but Yoghurtov blocks nicely.
Suren trying to control but Yoghurtov is working from the bottom.
Suren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yoghurtov keeping full guard, as Suren tries to pass.
Suren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoghurtov looking to control.
Suren is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoghurtov has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suren scores with a push kick.
Yoghurtov fails with the takedown

and Suren counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Yoghurtov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoghurtov is breathing heavily.
Suren landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Suren working the ground and pound from side control.
Suren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suren is putting a hurting on Yoghurtov here, landing some big shots from side control.

Suren decides to stand back up. Suren steps back and let's Yoghurtov get back to his feet.
Suren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoghurtov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Suren misses with a takedown attempt

and Yoghurtov counters with a single leg into guard. Suren didn't expect that.
Yoghurtov trying to control but Suren is working from the bottom.
Suren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoghurtov is one step ahead there.
Yoghurtov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suren swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suren tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Suren kicks Yoghurtov off and gets to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Suren.
Suren trying to control the position but Yoghurtov is working away.
Suren working the body and head with strikes.

Yoghurtov is rocked!

It looks like Andrei Yoghurtov has been cut.
Suren looks up at the clock and then as Yoghurtov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Suren smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Yoghurtov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoghurtov struggling a bit here.
Yoghurtov regains half guard.
Yoghurtov wants to control but Suren is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yoghurtov seems to have got his legs back now.
Suren is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoghurtov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Suren decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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!
Suren looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yoghurtov is looking to get to half guard.
Yoghurtov tries to hold on but Suren pushes him away.
Yoghurtov regains half guard.
Suren winds up and cracks Yoghurtov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yoghurtov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yoghurtov has hold of Suren's hands but Suren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoghurtov tries to kick Suren off but Suren keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoghurtov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suren is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Suren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Yoghurtov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yoghurtov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Suren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suren trying to move into half guard but instead Yoghurtov has managed to sweep!
Yoghurtov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yoghurtov distracts Suren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suren thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Yoghurtov tries to free his leg and advance position but Suren is retaining full guard.
Suren will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Yoghurtov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yoghurtov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suren is keeping the position for now.
Suren looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yoghurtov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Suren is breathing heavily.
Yoghurtov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Suren is pressing down on Yoghurtov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoghurtov passes Suren's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yoghurtov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suren keeps working.
Yoghurtov working Suren over with strikes.
Suren has hold of Yoghurtov's hands but Yoghurtov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suren wants to improve his position but Yoghurtov is controlling well.
Suren manages to get to full guard.
Yoghurtov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yoghurtov is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoghurtov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yoghurtov trying to hold on to Suren's head to control him but Suren postures up.
Yoghurtov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yoghurtov is looking to escape.
Yoghurtov wants to control but Suren is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yoghurtov is trying to control but Suren manages to pass to mount!
Suren prevents Yoghurtov from getting the reversal.
Suren breaks from Yoghurtov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yoghurtov is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoghurtov just holding on.
Yoghurtov wants to hold on but Suren pushes him away.
Suren scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yoghurtov?
Yoghurtov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Suren working Yoghurtov over with strikes here.
Suren unloading with bombs!
Suren raining down shots from the mount!
Yoghurtov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Yoghurtov tries to hold on but Suren pushes him away.
Yoghurtov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yoghurtov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suren's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suren's back!
Yoghurtov controls the position.
Yoghurtov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yoghurtov is persistently looking for the submission but Suren is defending it well.
Yoghurtov is looking to control Suren but Suren is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Yoghurtov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Suren is defending well though. Yoghurtov let's go of the attempt for now.
Suren is covering up but some of the strikes from Yoghurtov are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on Suren's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yoghurtov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Suren.
Yoghurtov gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Yoghurtov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Suren covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abraham Suren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrei Yoghurtov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Suren closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yoghurtov to the mat! Yoghurtov manages to get full guard.
Yoghurtov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yoghurtov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suren!
Suren is in all sorts of trouble here.

Yoghurtov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Suren shoots and misses

and Yoghurtov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoghurtov is working for takedown but Suren is calmly controlling the position for now.

Suren breaks the clinch.
Yoghurtov moves in looking to clinch but Suren pushes him off.
Suren tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoghurtov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suren stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoghurtov. Yoghurtov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Yoghurtov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yoghurtov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yoghurtov lands in his opponent's guard.
Suren looking to control but Yoghurtov passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suren tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yoghurtov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Suren defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yoghurtov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Suren throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Suren is desperately trying to improve his position but Yoghurtov has a good base and remains in mount.
Suren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Suren manages to get to full guard.
Suren looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yoghurtov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yoghurtov is pressing down on Suren's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suren is holding on for now.
Yoghurtov wants to take a breather but Suren is having none of it.
Suren wants to improve his position but Yoghurtov is controlling well.
Suren is not content to let Yoghurtov control the position.
Suren manages to get to full guard.
Yoghurtov wants to control from the top but Suren keeps moving.
Suren tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoghurtov wants to control from the top but Suren keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yoghurtov with a poor takedown

and Suren holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoghurtov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suren smiles and moves away.

Yoghurtov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yoghurtov tries for a takedown. No joy.

Yoghurtov jumps guard and drags Suren to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Suren cracks Yoghurtov with a solid left hand.
Suren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yoghurtov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suren.
Abraham Suren has got the better of the ground game so far.

Yoghurtov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Suren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yoghurtov's waist but Yoghurtov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suren off to one side.
Suren stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoghurtov. Yoghurtov gets slowly back to his feet.

Suren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yoghurtov has momentary wrist control but Suren slips an elbow through the middle.
Suren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoghurtov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suren advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Yoghurtov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoghurtov is trying to improve his position.
Suren is looking to take a break and control but Yoghurtov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suren is putting a hurting on Yoghurtov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yoghurtov is trying to control Suren's posture but Suren avoids it.
Suren grinds an elbow into Yoghurtov's temple.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoghurtov struggling a bit here.
Suren trying to control the position but Yoghurtov is working away.
Andrei Yoghurtov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoghurtov is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Suren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Suren!