PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zed Lazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Yurevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lazer
vs
Yurevich

160 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
252 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zed Lazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Yurevich!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yurevich as he avoids it easily.

Lazer gets tackled into the cage by Yurevich. Yurevich maintains the clinch.

Yurevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yurevich darts in and clinches Lazer up against the cage.
Yurevich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lazer breaks from the clinch.
Lazer fails with the takedown.
Vladislav Yurevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yurevich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lazer.
Yurevich tries to counter with a clinch but Lazer shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zed Lazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazer wants to clinch up but Yurevich keeps it at a distance.

Yurevich has closed the distance and engaged Lazer in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yurevich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yurevich is trying to pull guard but Lazer has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazer has had enough of the clinch but Yurevich keeps him there for the moment.
Lazer being controlled against the cage.
Lazer goes for a takedown attempt but Yurevich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Yurevich closes the distance and pushes Lazer back into the cage.
Yurevich trying to control the position but instead, Lazer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yurevich into the cage.
Yurevich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lazer up against the cage.
Yurevich has Lazer pushed against the cage.
Lazer goes for a takedown attempt but Yurevich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two 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.
Lazer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vladislav Yurevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yurevich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lazer, pushing him back against the cage.
Yurevich leaning against his opponent.
Yurevich tries to pull guard but Lazer won't allow it.
Come on Yurevich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladislav Yurevich.

Yurevich clinches.
Yurevich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lazer up against the cage.

Lazer jumps guard and drags Yurevich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lazer controlling Yurevich's posture.

Lazer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazer is trying to keep Yurevich in close.
Lazer controlling the position.
Lazer looking to control.
Yurevich trying to control but Lazer is working from the bottom.
Yurevich postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yurevich won't allow Lazer to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lazer shoots in for a takedown but Yurevich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lazer misses with a head kick.

Yurevich moves into the clinch successfully.
Lazer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lazer can't find room to land a body shot as Yurevich controls the action.
Yurevich can't break the clinch.

Lazer breaks from the clinch.
Lazer goes for a double leg but Yurevich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yurevich continues to drive forward.
Lazer tries to clinch up but Yurevich circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yurevich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yurevich instigates a clinch.
Yurevich prevents the takedown attempt.

Yurevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Yurevich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lazer defending well as Yurevich loads up on a big left hand.
Lazer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Yurevich has managed to clinch.

Lazer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lazer.
Yurevich takes a swing at Lazer's ribcage but misses.

Yurevich moves into the clinch.
Yurevich can't get the takedown.

Lazer jumps into guard, dragging Yurevich to the mat.
Lazer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yurevich's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurevich keeping full guard, as Lazer tries to pass.
Lazer trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazer wants to stand but Yurevich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lazer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lazer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yurevich for as long as he can get away with.
Lazer tries to free his leg and advance position but Yurevich is retaining full guard.
Yurevich trying to keep a closed guard but Lazer is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yurevich can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two 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.
Yurevich has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yurevich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lazer controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yurevich forces Lazer back against the cage and clinches.
Yurevich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lazer being controlled against the cage.
Yurevich struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazer controls his hands.
Lazer blocks a body shot from Yurevich.
Lazer is looking to break free of the clinch but Yurevich has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurevich tries to circle away but Lazer has him pinned against the cage.
Yurevich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lazer walks away with a smile on his face. Yurevich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Yurevich. No joy for Lazer on that attempt.
Lazer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yurevich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Yurevich moves into range and clinches up with Lazer.
Yurevich avoiding damage.
Yurevich prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zed Lazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lazer breaks from the clinch.
Lazer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yurevich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yurevich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lazer gets tackled into the cage by Yurevich. Yurevich maintains the clinch.
Yurevich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yurevich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurevich wants to take the fight to the mat but Lazer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Yurevich manages to break the clinch.
Lazer darts in looking for a takedown but Yurevich gets double underhooks and turns Lazer into the cage.
Lazer checks a low kick from Yurevich.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lazer is defended easily by Yurevich.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lazer wants to clinch up but Yurevich keeps it at a distance.

Yurevich takes the fight into the clinch.
Yurevich stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yurevich can't get the takedown.
Yurevich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stalling in the clinch from Yurevich.
Yurevich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Yurevich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lazer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yurevich quickly recovers to half guard.
Yurevich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lazer controlling the action here.
Lazer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Yurevich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lazer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurevich is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurevich controlling the position well.
Let's hope that Yurevich 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.
Yurevich wants to control but Lazer is keeping busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yurevich misses with a body punch
and Lazer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lazer tries for a takedown but Yurevich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lazer gets a takedown into half guard.

Lazer wants to work for an arm triangle but Yurevich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lazer prevents Yurevich from improving his position.
It looks like Lazer is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazer prevents Yurevich from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lazer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yurevich is trying to control but can't.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Lazer has managed to clinch.
Lazer prevents Yurevich from breaking the clinch.
Yurevich stalling.
Lazer is pressed up against the cage. Yurevich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lazer down to the mat. Lazer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yurevich is looking to clinch but Lazer is avoiding it.
Vladislav Yurevich seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yurevich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lazer throws a series of strikes that have Yurevich backpedaling.

Yurevich clinches.
Yurevich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lazer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yurevich prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yurevich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yurevich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lazer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zed Lazer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yurevich 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladislav Yurevich!