PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoijimbo has chosen 2Pac, Freddie Foxxx, Ray Benzino - Don't Fuck With A Killa as his entrance music. Derka Derka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Derka
vs
Yoijimbo

225 cm
32
270 lbs
22 - 22 - 0

170 cm
31
280 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derka Derka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka throws a one two combo.
Nice body punch from Derka.
Yoijimbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Derka scores with a body shot.
Yoijimbo is looking to slow Derka down with leg kicks.
Derka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yoijimbo throws a sloppy head kick and Derka moves out of range easily.
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!

Derka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yoijimbo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Derka is in Yoijimbo's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Derka throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoijimbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Derka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Derka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Derka with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoijimbo working a defensive guard here.
Derka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Derka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yoijimbo's head.
Derka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yoijimbo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoijimbo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Yoijimbo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hojo Yoijimbo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Derka scores with a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Derka.
Derka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Derka thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoijimbo avoids the body shot from Derka.
Derka misses with the combination.
Derka throws a series of punches but Yoijimbo avoids them all with ease.
Derka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoijimbo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoijimbo, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoijimbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Derka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Yoijimbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Derka takes the fight into the clinch.
Derka working aggressively here.

Yoijimbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoijimbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Derka works the jab nicely.

Derka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yoijimbo!
Derka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yoijimbo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derka working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yoijimbo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Derka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yoijimbo can't do much from the bottom here.

Derka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Derka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yoijimbo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka tries to advance to mount but Yoijimbo instead regains half guard.
Yoijimbo is trying to get back to full guard.
Derka thows a huge punch but Yoijimbo dodges it nicely.
Derka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Derka not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka throwing shots but Yoijimbo is blocking nicely.
Derka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Derka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yoijimbo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Derka.
Derka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yoijimbo's head.
Yoijimbo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yoijimbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Yoijimbo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Derka presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Yoijimbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yoijimbo is defending well.

Yoijimbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Derka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Derka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoijimbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoijimbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derka Derka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

That kick from Yoijimbo tenderised Derka's leg. Derka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Derka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Derka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoijimbo.
Derka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yoijimbo eats them both and turns towards Derka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yoijimbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoijimbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derka.
Derka tests Yoijimbo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Derka scores with a body shot.
Derka Derka is winning the standup battle so far.
Derka lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yoijimbo gets caught napping as Derka dives in and scores a takedown. Yoijimbo manages to retain guard.
Yoijimbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Derka works over Yoijimbo with some ground and pound from guard.
Derka stopping the sweep attempt from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Derka throwing strikes from guard but Yoijimbo blocks nicely.
Derka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derka stands up over Yoijimbo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Derka throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoijimbo trying to keep a closed guard but Derka is proving a slippery customer.
Derka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Derka throwing strikes but missing.
Derka throwing strikes from guard but Yoijimbo blocks nicely.
Derka works over Yoijimbo with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka throws a big elbow that misses.

Yoijimbo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derka tries to bum rush Yoijimbo with a series of wild strikes but Yoijimbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoijimbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoijimbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Yoijimbo as Derka shoots in.
Yoijimbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hojo Yoijimbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoijimbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derka moves away.
Derka is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Derka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoijimbo.
Derka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoijimbo misses with a looping right.
Derka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoijimbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Derka cracks a nice hook into Yoijimbo's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoijimbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derka misses with a wild body shot.
Yoijimbo slips under a jab.
Derka swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Derka - just one landing.
Derka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoijimbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Derka. Derka gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoijimbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Derka misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoijimbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoijimbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Derka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derka moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoijimbo sprawls well. He's pushed Derka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derka Derka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoijimbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Derka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoijimbo. Yoijimbo obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoijimbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoijimbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoijimbo cracks the inside of Derka's front leg.
Derka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoijimbo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoijimbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoijimbo misses with a straight right.
Yoijimbo scores with a leg kick.
Derka looks to land a left hand but Yoijimbo moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Derka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoijimbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Derka.
Yoijimbo wants to land a leg kick but Derka is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derka Derka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yoijimbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoijimbo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Derka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Yoijimbo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoijimbo throws a jab when Derka was well out of range.
Yoijimbo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Derka throws a big shot that misses.
Derka blocks a head kick by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo scores with a leg kick.
Derka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoijimbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoijimbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoijimbo tries to land a front kick but Derka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Derka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yoijimbo defends it nicely.
Derka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Yoijimbo slams his shin into Derka's torso.
Yoijimbo lands a jab to Derka's midsection.
Yoijimbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoijimbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Yoijimbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoijimbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoijimbo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoijimbo - that will leave a mark!
Derka walks into a stiff left hand from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoijimbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Derka has time to react.
Yoijimbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Derka. That did some damage!
Yoijimbo takes a swing at Derka's ribcage but misses.
Derka throws a shot from downtown. Yoijimbo moves away and avoids it.
Derka Derka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoijimbo motions for Derka to come forward. Yoijimbo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hojo Yoijimbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka misses with a takedown
and Yoijimbo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Derka moves away.
Yoijimbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Derka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derka Derka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Derka doesn't seem bothered though.
Derka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo is looking to chop away at Derka's legs.
Derka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yoijimbo misses with the combination.
Yoijimbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Derka checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Yoijimbo tenderised Derka's leg. Derka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Derka ducks under a wild hook from Yoijimbo.
Derka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoijimbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Oooooh!!! Yoijimbo has knocked Derka down with a huge combo! Yoijimbo steps away and waves a wobbly Derka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derka misses with a straight right.
A big right from Yoijimbo misses.
Derka misses the shot to the body.
Yoijimbo feints and then cracks Derka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Derka down.
Yoijimbo drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Derka's head, knocking him out cold! Yoijimbo is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hojo Yoijimbo!
Hojo Yoijimbo thanked the fans post fight for their support.