PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yanko Yanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bonde da Oskley - Cachorrinho. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ninja
vs
Yanin

190 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

184 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shogun Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yanko Yanin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanin moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Yanin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninja circles away.
Ninja shoots in but no luck this time.
Ninja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ninja counters with a one-two to the body.
Yanin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ninja counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja fails to land with a series of punches.
Yanin throws a series of punches but Ninja moves out of range.
Yanin tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ninja's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ninja duly obliges.
Yanin misses with a double jab
and Ninja counters with a series of strikes. Yanin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ninja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yanin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanin throws a nice looking combination but Ninja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ninja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Yanin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ninja wants to break free but Yanin has control.
Ninja wants to get back to striking at distance but Yanin won't allow it.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yanin working aggressively here.
Yanin misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yanin.
Yanin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ninja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Ninja.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Yanin keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ninja can't break the clinch.
Yanin misses with the head strike.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Yanin keeps him there for the moment.
Ninja is trying to break the clinch but Yanin has him pressed against the cage.
Yanin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ninja is looking to break free of the clinch but Yanin has double underhooks.
Ninja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ninja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yanin prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
Yanin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yanin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninja.
Ninja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yanin prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
Yanin working aggressively here.
Ninja wants to get back to striking at distance but Yanin won't allow it.
Ninja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yanin has him pressed against the cage.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Ninja.
Ninja tries to break the clinch but Yanin is controlling the position.
Ninja is looking to break free of the clinch but Yanin has double underhooks.
Ninja is trying to break the clinch but Yanin has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yanin prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
Ninja is looking to break free of the clinch but Yanin has double underhooks.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Yanin keeps him there for the moment.
Yanin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yanin prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
Yanin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ninja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ninja wants to clinch
and Yanin counters with a three punch combo that has Ninja backing up. Ninja nods at Yanin to acknowledge the strikes.
Ninja misses with a double jab

and Yanin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ninja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Yanin.
Ninja is looking to break free of the clinch but Yanin has double underhooks.
Yanin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Ninja wants to get back to striking at distance but Yanin won't allow it.
Yanin throws a head punch that misses.
Ninja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ninja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yanin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninja.
Yanin throws a head punch that misses.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Yanin keeps him there for the moment.
Ninja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ninja wants to get back to striking at distance but Yanin won't allow it.
Ninja takes a shot to the head.
Yanin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
Yanin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ninja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ninja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ninja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yanin has him pressed against the cage.
Yanin keeps control of Ninja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yanin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yanin.
Ninja tries to pull guard but Yanin won't allow it.
Ninja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yanin smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ninja misses with a double jab
and Yanin counters with a left and a right that stings Ninja.
Ninja misses with a jab, cross combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yanin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yanin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ninja counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shogun Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Yanin does no damage.
Ninja misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yanin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ninja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ninja throws a combination that misses

and Yanin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yanko Yanin 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yanin wants to clinch up but Ninja keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yanin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ninja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ninja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ninja wants to clinch but Yanin slips to the side

and Yanin counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yanin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yanin throws a head punch that misses.
Ninja can't break the clinch.
Ninja blocks an uppercut.
Yanin misses with some punches.
Yanin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yanin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ninja is looking to break free of the clinch but Yanin has double underhooks.
Yanin has a couple of punches blocked by Ninja.
Yanin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja can't break the clinch.

Ninja manages to break the clinch.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yanin as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ninja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yanin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ninja counters with a left and a right that stings Yanin.
Ninja throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yanin counters with a two punch combo.
Yanin tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Ninja throws a right and a left that Yanin avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ninja tries to clinch but Yanin moves away

and Yanin counters by moving into the clinch.
Ninja can't break the clinch.
Ninja tries to break the clinch but Yanin is controlling the position.
Ninja has had enough of the clinch but Yanin keeps him there for the moment.
Ninja is trying to break free.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Yanin lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yanin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninja.
Yanin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ninja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yanin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yanin keeps control of Ninja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yanin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yanin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Yanin misses with the head strike.
Yanin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ninja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yanin smiles and moves away.
Yanin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ninja counters with a three punch combo that has Yanin backing up. Yanin nods at Ninja to acknowledge the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yanin misses with a double jab
and Ninja counters with a series of strikes. Yanin will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yanko Yanin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yanin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanko Yanin!