PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaurod Atidibil (ranked 2115 p4p, 260 weight class) and Kybeau Ren (ranked 6425 p4p, 532 weight class). Kybeau Ren will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Atidibil
vs
Ren

188 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaurod Atidibil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kybeau Ren!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Atidibil closes the distance and clinches.
Atidibil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ren takes a shot to the head.
Ren misses with a body punch.
Atidibil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ren lands an uppercut.
Atidibil cracks Ren with a nice body shot.
Atidibil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
Ren throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Atidibil.
Atidibil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atidibil throws a punch but it's blocked by Ren.
Ren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atidibil's elbow.

Ren breaks the clinch.

Atidibil gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Ren.
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!
Atidibil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
Ren misses with a punch to the body.
Ren is looking to control Atidibil's arms but Atidibil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ren has his back to the cage.
Ren misses with a punch on the inside.
Atidibil presses Ren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ren lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ren misses with a punch to the body.
Atidibil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ren blocks an uppercut.
Atidibil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atidibil struggles to land a body shot inside as Ren controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Atidibil fails to land.
Ren digs a right hand underneath Atidibil's ribcage. Atidibil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atidibil scores with a shot to the side of Ren's head.
Ren blocks an uppercut.
Ren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atidibil is keeping busy.
Ren blocks a body shot from Atidibil.
Atidibil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atidibil lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
Ren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atidibil lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Atidibil.
Atidibil scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atidibil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atidibil can't find room to land a body shot as Ren controls the action.
Ren blocks a body shot from Atidibil.
Atidibil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Atidibil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ren misses with a punch on the inside.
Atidibil throws a punch but it's blocked by Ren.
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Ren avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Atidibil scores with a hook to the body.
Atidibil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
Atidibil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ren's efforts to push away.
Ren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ren scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil lands a left hand.
A short left from Atidibil.
Ren misses with some punches.
Ren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atidibil misses with the head strike.
Atidibil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Atidibil.
Atidibil throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atidibil pushes Ren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ren blocks an uppercut.
Ren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Ren.
Atidibil misses with a punch to the body.
Ren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Atidibil.
Atidibil tries to work over Ren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atidibil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atidibil lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rens head.
Ren tries to stall but Atidibil uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Atidibil lands with a right to the head.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atidibil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atidibil misses with some punches.
A short left from Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a right hand.

Ren is rocked!
Atidibil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ren is trying to maintain a safe position but Atidibil gets an underhook and turns Ren into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atidibil lands a body shot.
Atidibil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ren is still on wobbly legs! Can Atidibil finish him?
Ren wants to break free but Atidibil has control.
Ren seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ren.
Atidibil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atidibil blocks a body shot from Ren.
Ren misses with some punches.
Ren looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Atidibil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atidibil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atidibil darts in and clinches Ren up against the cage.
Atidibil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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

Atidibil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ren blocking some punches.
Atidibil lands with a right to the head.
Atidibil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ren's elbow.
Ren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atidibil is keeping busy.
Yaurod Atidibil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ren can't find room to land a body shot as Atidibil controls the action.
Atidibil gets through Ren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Atidibil misses with some punches.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atidibil takes a shot to the head.
Atidibil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atidibil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ren.
Ren struggles to land a body shot inside as Atidibil controls his hands.
Atidibil lands a hook that snaps the head of Ren backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike.
Atidibil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ren.
Ren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atidibil's elbow.
Atidibil swings wildly with an uppercut but Ren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ren misses with a body punch.
Atidibil tries to work over Ren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atidibil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ren can do to turn this around?
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Ren avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Ren lands a body punch.
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Ren avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Ren can't find room to land a body shot as Atidibil controls the action.
Ren tries to break the clinch but Atidibil is controlling the position.
Atidibil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atidibil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atidibil misses with the head strike.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
Atidibil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atidibil misses with the head strike.
Atidibil lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Atidibil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atidibil tries to work over Ren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atidibil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ren swings wildly with an uppercut but Atidibil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Atidibil lands with a right to the head.
Atidibil misses with some punches.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
Atidibil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ren works on Atidibil's body with a couple of short punches.
Atidibil struggles to land a body shot inside as Ren controls his hands.
Atidibil digs a right hand underneath Ren's ribcage. Ren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ren misses with a body punch.
Atidibil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Ren avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Ren tries to work over Atidibil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atidibil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atidibil moves in looking to clinch but Ren pushes him off.
Atidibil throws a sloppy body shot
and Ren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Atidibil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ren taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Atidibil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atidibil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atidibil swings wildly with an uppercut but Ren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ren is leaning against Atidibil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atidibil tries a body shot but Ren blocks it.
Ren blocks an uppercut.
Atidibil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atidibil gets through Ren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Atidibil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atidibil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Atidibil fails to land.
Ren has a couple of punches blocked by Atidibil.
Atidibil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atidibil misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Ren.
Nice body punch from Ren - that landed with a thud.
Ren is trying to break free.
Atidibil has a couple of punches blocked by Ren.
A right handed body shot lands from Atidibil.
Ren is trying to maintain a safe position but Atidibil gets an underhook and turns Ren into the cage.
Ren stalling the fight.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ren misses with the head strike.
Atidibil digs a right hand into Ren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ren's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaurod Atidibil dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Atidibil wants to clinch but Ren slips to the side
and Ren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ren keeps the fight on the outside.
Atidibil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Ren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atidibil tries to clinch but Ren is having none of it.
It seemed like Ren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Atidibil rushes Ren and presses him up against the cage.
Ren is trying to break free.
Ren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atidibil tries to throw a body punch but Ren avoids it by throwing Atidibil back against the cage.
Ren looking to slow down the pace here.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atidibil's elbow.
Ren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atidibil's elbow.
Atidibil works on Ren's body with a couple of short punches.
Ren tries a body shot but Atidibil blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atidibil throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Atidibil.
Atidibil throws a head punch that misses.
Atidibil lands with a right to the head.
Atidibil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atidibil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atidibil lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atidibil.
Atidibil can't find room to land a body shot as Ren controls the action.
Atidibil misses with some punches.
Atidibil misses with the head strike.
Atidibil cracks Ren with a nice body shot.
Atidibil tries to work over Ren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atidibil blocks a body shot from Ren.
A right hook to the body lands for Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atidibil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atidibil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Atidibil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ren's elbow.
Ren misses with a body punch.
Ren is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Atidibil is keeping busy.
Atidibil struggles to land a body shot inside as Ren controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atidibil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atidibil lands a left hand.
Ren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atidibil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atidibil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atidibil tries to work over Ren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ren stalling in the clinch but Atidibil improves position.
Ren lands with a left to the head.
Ren is trying to stall.
Atidibil tries a body shot but Ren blocks it.
Atidibil scores with a shoulder strike.
Ren is looking to control Atidibil's arms but Atidibil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ren has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atidibil misses with a body punch.
Atidibil lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atidibil.
Atidibil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Atidibil tries a body shot but Ren blocks it.
Atidibil blocks a body shot from Ren.
A left hand lands to the body for Atidibil.
Ren stalling in the clinch but Atidibil improves position.
Ren trying to stall but Atidibil improves his position.
Atidibil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ren.
A short right from Atidibil.
A short body shot lands from Atidibil as the two fighters clinch.
Atidibil lands a hook that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
A short right from Atidibil on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atidibil.
A head punch on the inside from Atidibil fails to land.
Atidibil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atidibil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atidibil lands a nice uppercut.
Kybeau Ren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ren is trying to maintain a safe position but Atidibil gets an underhook and turns Ren into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Atidibil.
Atidibil is leaning against Ren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atidibil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ren can't find room to land a body shot as Atidibil controls the action.
Atidibil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atidibil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atidibil misses with a punch to the body.
Atidibil scores with a shoulder strike.
Atidibil scores with a shot to the side of Ren's head.
Atidibil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atidibil prevents a body shot from Ren.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ren.
Atidibil lands with a short shot to the head.
Atidibil works on Ren's body with a couple of short punches.
Ren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atidibil's elbow.
Ren blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Atidibil.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yaurod Atidibil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atidibil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaurod Atidibil!