PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garry Cancova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Yakimenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitaliy Yakimenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cancova
vs
Yakimenko

185 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

187 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garry Cancova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitaliy Yakimenko!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimenko throws a nice head kick!
Yakimenko ducks under a wild hook from Cancova.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yakimenko landing knees to the body.
Yakimenko blocks an elbow strike from Cancova.
Cancova looking to stall.
Yakimenko avoids the elbow strike from Cancova, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cancova throws an elbow but misses.
Yakimenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yakimenko dodges an elbow strike from Cancova.
Yakimenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cancova is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakimenko blocks the elbow strike.
Cancova throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yakimenko blocks an elbow strike from Cancova.
Yakimenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancova avoids the damage to the body.
Yakimenko landing knees to the body.
Cancova is breathing heavily.
Yakimenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cancova avoids it.
Yakimenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancova avoids the damage to the body.
Yakimenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cancova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yakimenko obliges.
Yakimenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimenko taking a breather.
Yakimenko lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yakimenko obliges.
Yakimenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Yakimenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakimenko tries to clinch there but Cancova circles away.

Yakimenko darts in and clinches Cancova up against the cage.
Yakimenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cancova lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yakimenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimenko stalls.
Yakimenko blocks the elbow strike.
Yakimenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yakimenko crunches a lovely knee into Cancova's ribcage.

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

Yakimenko clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yakimenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitaliy Yakimenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yakimenko drives through and clinches with Cancova against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yakimenko obliges.
Yakimenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yakimenko.
Cancova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yakimenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cancova avoids it.
Yakimenko trying to land knees to the body.
Yakimenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cancova takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Garry Cancova has been cut.
Yakimenko scores with a knee to the head.
Yakimenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cancova in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yakimenko dodges an elbow strike from Cancova.
Yakimenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yakimenko lands a knee to the head.

Cancova is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yakimenko.
Oh Cancova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yakimenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cancova lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yakimenko jerks Cancova's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cancova drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Yakimenko goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Yakimenko because Cancova was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Vitaliy Yakimenko!