PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maarten Van Der Moot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakovchenko has chosen Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone as his entrance music. Maarten Van Der Moot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Yakovchenko's chin.

Van Der Moot
vs
Yakovchenko

180 cm
27
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maarten Van Der Moot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko scores with a jab to the body.
Yakovchenko misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Moot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Der Moot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko misses with a straight left.
Van Der Moot thows a body shot but no joy.
Yakovchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Moot counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Moot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakovchenko throws out the jab.
Yakovchenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Der Moot jabs at Yakovchenko's body.
Van Der Moot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Moot was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Moot moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Moot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Der Moot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Der Moot scores with a nice right hand.
Van Der Moot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
Yakovchenko ducks right into an uppercut from Van Der Moot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Moot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Moot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot by Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Der Moot on the side of the head.
Yakovchenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakovchenko misses the target.
Yakovchenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Der Moot misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Moot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Moot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakovchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yakovchenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Moot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Der Moot swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Der Moot is looking to wear down Yakovchenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Yakovchenko misses.
A cross from Van Der Moot lands.
Van Der Moot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yakovchenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Der Moot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Der Moot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Der Moot misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Der Moot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Der Moot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakovchenko throws out the jab.
Van Der Moot swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Yakovchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Van Der Moot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yakovchenko thuds a left hand into Van Der Moot's body.
Van Der Moot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakovchenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko throws a hook but Van Der Moot avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Moot.
Good shot there by Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Der Moot looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakovchenko is just out of range.
Van Der Moot misses with a body shot.
Yakovchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yakovchenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Der Moot swings for the body but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Van Der Moot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yakovchenko. Yakovchenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Der Moot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Moot misses with a shot to the body
and Yakovchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook
and Van Der Moot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Der Moot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakovchenko throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakovchenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Moot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yakovchenko throws a right hand that misses
and Van Der Moot counters with a straight right hand.
Yakovchenko throws a body punch but Van Der Moot moves out of range.
Yakovchenko lands the left hand.
Van Der Moot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Moot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Van Der Moot throws a body punch but Yakovchenko moves out of range.
Yakovchenko looks to throw the jab but Van Der Moot is out of range.
Van Der Moot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut. Van Der Moot saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Yakovchenko there.
Van Der Moot misses with a shot to the body
and Yakovchenko counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Moot slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maarten Van Der Moot dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yakovchenko scores with a push kick.
Yakovchenko digs a good body shot into Van Der Moot's ribs.
Yakovchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko looks to land a left hand but Van Der Moot moved out of range nicely.
Van Der Moot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovchenko.
Van Der Moot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Der Moot throws a jab when Yakovchenko was well out of range.
Yakovchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Moot misses with a series of wild punches.
Yakovchenko misses with the combination.
Yakovchenko misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Van Der Moot - just one landing.
Yakovchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Der Moot punishes Yakovchenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Der Moot blocks a head kick by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Moot moves away and avoids it.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook
and Van Der Moot counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yakovchenko lands with a good body shot.
Yakovchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Moot jabs Yakovchenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yakovchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakovchenko connects with a body shot that sends Van Der Moot's belly button to the back.
Yakovchenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Der Moot cracks Yakovchenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Moot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Moot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakovchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Der Moot takes a swing at Yakovchenko's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Van Der Moot. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Moot. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Van Der Moot misses
and Yakovchenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Der Moot thinking.
Van Der Moot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko closes the distance but Van Der Moot moves to the side
and Van Der Moot counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko throws out a powerful jab.
Yakovchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Moot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Moot. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Moot misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Moot scores with a three punch combo!
Yakovchenko misses with a right hand
and Van Der Moot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yakovchenko throws out a loose jab but Van Der Moot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakovchenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Der Moot is out of range and Yakovchenko settles back down.
Yakovchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot scores with a hook.
Maarten Van Der Moot is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Der Moot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Moot moves out of range as Yakovchenko strikes.
Van Der Moot connects with a jab.
Van Der Moot tries to bum rush Yakovchenko with a series of wild strikes but Yakovchenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Van Der Moot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakovchenko misses with a right hand
and Van Der Moot counters with a left to the body.
Van Der Moot thuds his right hand into Yakovchenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakovchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot lands a nice hook to Yakovchenko's body. Yakovchenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yakovchenko throws a shot to the body.
Van Der Moot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yakovchenko.
Van Der Moot thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Der Moot is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Der Moot looks to throw the jab but Yakovchenko is out of range.
Van Der Moot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakovchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Der Moot's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Moot just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakovchenko throws a leg kick that misses.
Yakovchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakovchenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maarten Van Der Moot dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Van Der Moot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
Van Der Moot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Moot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yakovchenko can pounce on him.
Yakovchenko lunges at Van Der Moot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Der Moot's hand.
Yakovchenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Der Moot checks it well.
A cross from Yakovchenko lands.
Van Der Moot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yakovchenko on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Moot.
Van Der Moot moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakovchenko misses with a double jab.
Yakovchenko misses with a hook
and Van Der Moot counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Moot defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Yakovchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Moot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Moot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovchenko moves away.
Yakovchenko throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Moot moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Moot lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Der Moot works the jab nicely.
Van Der Moot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yakovchenko misses with a head kick.
Yakovchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yakovchenko looks to land a left hand but Van Der Moot moved out of range nicely.
Yakovchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Der Moot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Der Moot defending well as Yakovchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Yakovchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakovchenko ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Moot.
Yakovchenko blocks a jab.
Van Der Moot cracks Yakovchenko with a good jab.
Igor Yakovchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Moot lands with an uppercut that bounces Yakovchenko off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Moot. Yakovchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakovchenko missing with a left hand there. Van Der Moot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Der Moot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakovchenko.
Yakovchenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Der Moot takes a swing at Yakovchenko's ribcage but misses.
Van Der Moot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yakovchenko tries to land a front kick but Van Der Moot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yakovchenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Der Moot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Yakovchenko is rocked!
Van Der Moot scores with a body shot.
Yakovchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Moot finish him?
Van Der Moot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yakovchenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Van Der Moot coming out on top.
Van Der Moot stuns Yakovchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovchenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Der Moot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakovchenko.
Van Der Moot misses with a looping left.
Yakovchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Moot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Der Moot takes a swing at Yakovchenko's ribcage but misses.
Yakovchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yakovchenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Der Moot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yakovchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Moot moves away.
Van Der Moot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yakovchenko walks into a jab.
Yakovchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Der Moot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Van Der Moot cracks Yakovchenko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Van Der Moot has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yakovchenko to stand back up!
Yakovchenko misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Moot counters with a crisp right that sends Yakovchenko to the canvas! Van Der Moot follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maarten Van Der Moot!
A victorious Maarten Van Der Moot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.