PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naor Yozem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Oreskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yozem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chris Cornell - You Know My Name. Frankie Oreskin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Yozem
vs
Oreskin

194 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naor Yozem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Oreskin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Oreskin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yozem tries to clinch up but Oreskin circles away and keeps his distance.
Yozem on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yozem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yozem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oreskin.
Yozem tries to clinch there but Oreskin circles away.
Oreskin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yozem on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yozem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oreskin.
Yozem moves in looking to clinch but Oreskin pushes him off.

Oreskin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yozem is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oreskin is working for a kimura but Yozem is defending it quite comfortably.
Oreskin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yozem trying to control from the bottom.
Oreskin is looking to take a break and control but Yozem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yozem tries to roll over but Oreskin keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreskin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yozem moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oreskin tries to free his leg and advance position but Yozem is retaining full guard.

Oreskin gets to his feet. Yozem looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yozem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oreskin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yozem shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oreskin pinned against the cage. Oreskin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oreskin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yozem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yozem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Yozem scores a takedown into full mount!
Yozem is breathing heavily.
Oreskin is desperately trying to improve his position but Yozem has a good base and remains in mount.
Oreskin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Yozem goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oreskin turns into him and now he's in Yozem's guard.
Yozem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oreskin is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yozem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oreskin distracts Yozem with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oreskin wants to control from the top but Yozem keeps moving.
Yozem is looking to stand back up but Oreskin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Yozem.
Oreskin is looking to take a break and control but Yozem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Oreskin.
Oreskin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yozem wants to get back to his feet.
Oreskin wants to control but Yozem is keeping him busy.
Yozem is trying to escape back to his feet but Oreskin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Oreskin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yozem to see if he's OK.

Oreskin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yozem, who protects the arm well.
Oreskin is chipping away with strikes.
Oreskin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oreskin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yozem pushes Oreskin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oreskin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Oreskin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yozem prevents Oreskin from improving position.
Yozem is looking for a sweep.
Oreskin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yozem keeps working.
Oreskin lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yozem gets a clinch.
Oreskin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oreskin gets through Yozem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Oreskin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yozem tries to clinch up.
Yozem tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Oreskin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yozem tries to close the distance and clinch but Oreskin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yozem tries to clinch but Oreskin is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Oreskin.
Oreskin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oreskin duly obliges.
Yozem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oreskin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oreskin scores with a hook.
Yozem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oreskin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yozem tries to close the distance and clinch but Oreskin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yozem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oreskin misses with a series of wild punches.
Oreskin swinging wilding here.
Oreskin throws a right hand that Yozem ducks under and follows up with a left that Yozem also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Oreskin misses the target.
Oreskin misses with a wild body shot.
Yozem shoots in for a takedown but Oreskin shows good takedown defense.
Oreskin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Yozem has closed the distance and engaged Oreskin in a clinch.
Yozem wants a takedown.
Yozem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yozem tries to pull guard but Oreskin won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naor Yozem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oreskin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oreskin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yozem is looking to clinch.
Yozem takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Yozem clinches.
A short left from Oreskin.

Oreskin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yozem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oreskin as he jumps to the side.
Yozem scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Oreskin scores a takedown into full mount!
Oreskin avoids the attempt from Yozem to control.
Yozem wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yozem is trying desperately to improve position.
Oreskin is landing with some decent strikes but Yozem is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oreskin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yozem has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oreskin looking to finish with strikes here!
Oreskin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yozem is squirming around, avoiding Oreskin's attempts to control the action.
Yozem working to try and regain half guard.
Yozem sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oreskin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oreskin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oreskin prevents Yozem from standing back up.
Oreskin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yozem!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin prevents Yozem from getting the reversal.
Oreskin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yozem can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yozem is trying to escape the mount.
Yozem's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Oreskin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yozem is surviving well by controlling Oreskin's body position as best he can.
Yozem regains half guard.
Yozem wants to get back to his feet.
Yozem on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin drops an elbow to the side of Yozem's head.
Yozem tries to get to full guard but Oreskin has control of the leg.
Oreskin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yozem is trying to stand.
Oreskin uses his free foot to push down on Yozem's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yozem.
Yozem really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oreskin cracks Yozem with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Oreskin.
Yozem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oreskin breaks from Yozem's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Oreskin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oreskin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yozem doesn't manage to clinch there - Oreskin circles away.
Yozem throws a one two combo.
Oreskin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yozem misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oreskin misses with a wild combination.
Yozem wants to clinch up but Oreskin keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Oreskin as Yozem shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yozem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oreskin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yozem backs up against the cage.

Oreskin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oreskin advances to half guard.
Oreskin trying to control the action but Yozem is working from the bottom.
Yozem makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yozem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oreskin trying to control the position from guard on top but Yozem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreskin won't allow Yozem to get back to his feet.
Oreskin trying to control but Yozem is working from the bottom.
Oreskin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yozem's head.
Yozem wants to stand up but Oreskin is controlling him.

Yozem looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oreskin passes into side control.
Yozem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oreskin grinds an elbow into Yozem's temple.
Oreskin working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yozem is trying to improve his position.
Oreskin scoring with punches and elbows.
Yozem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oreskin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oreskin prevents Yozem from escaping the position.
Yozem throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oreskin throws a leg kick but Yozem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yozem wants to clinch.
Yozem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oreskin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yozem dodges the punch combination from Oreskin.
Oreskin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oreskin throws a leg kick but Yozem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yozem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yozem tries to clinch there but Oreskin circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yozem forces Oreskin back against the cage and clinches.

Oreskin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Oreskin trying to control the action but Yozem is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oreskin prevents Yozem from escaping the position.

Oreskin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yozem is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Naor Yozem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oreskin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yozem some visible discomfort.
Yozem is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oreskin connects with a decent elbow.
Oreskin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yozem is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yozem tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Oreskin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreskin dominating with strikes here.
Oreskin landing strikes from the mount and Yozem is in trouble!
Frankie Oreskin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yozem working to try and regain half guard.
Oreskin content just to control the position here.
Yozem tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Oreskin working for a guillotine from mount but Yozem is in no mood to give up.
Yozem swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Oreskin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oreskin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Frankie Oreskin!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Frankie Oreskin!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Frankie Oreskin!

Frankie Oreskin wins by unanimous decision!