PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between World Peace (ranked 4454 p4p, 4131 weight class) and Filip Yumashev (ranked 219 p4p, 209 weight class). Peace comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peace
vs
Yumashev

165 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
139
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, World Peace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace misses with a hook to the body
and Yumashev counters with a stiff right hand.
Peace takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
Yumashev throws out a counter right but Peace avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peace. Yumashev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peace lands with a nice body punch.
Peace misses the shot to the body.

Peace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peace fails to pull guard.
Yumashev lands a shot to the body.
Peace jumps guard but Yumashev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peace is trying to pull guard but Yumashev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for World Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yumashev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Yumashev.
A punch lands to the side of Peace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yumashev misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yumashev cracks Peace with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yumashev moves away.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Peace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Yumashev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yumashev.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peace or perhaps it was just good defense by Yumashev, which made it look bad.
Yumashev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peace on the side of the head.
Peace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yumashev but Yumashev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yumashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yumashev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yumashev scores with a decent looking hook.
Yumashev scores with a hook.
Yumashev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yumashev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peace throws a body shot but no joy.
Peace looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yumashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peace.
Yumashev cracks a nice hook into Peace's ribs.
Peace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yumashev was well out of range. Poor timing from Peace.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yumashev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peace doesn't seem bothered though.
Yumashev lands with a nice body punch.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Peace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yumashev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yumashev connects with a body shot that sends Peace's belly button to the back.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace throws a body shot but no joy.
Peace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yumashev works the jab nicely.
Yumashev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yumashev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yumashev lands a jab to Peace's midsection.
Peace takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
Yumashev thuds his right hand into Peace's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peace misses with an uppercut. Yumashev saw that one coming.
Peace misses with a body shot.
Yumashev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peace throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Yumashev counter with a right hand.
Peace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peace takes one to the chin there.
Peace misses with a body shot.
Peace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yumashev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yumashev avoids the body shot from Peace.
Yumashev tests Peace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yumashev to score with a decent uppercut.
Yumashev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peace.
Peace throws a body shot but no joy.
Yumashev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peace looks to score with a jab to the body but Yumashev is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yumashev tries to bum rush Peace with a series of wild strikes but Peace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Peace dives in and grabs Yumashev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yumashev pushes down on Peace's head and hops out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Yumashev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yumashev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace misses with a wild body shot.
Yumashev digs a good hook to Peace's body.
Peace misses with a hook to the body
and Yumashev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yumashev counters with a straight right hand.
Yumashev scores with a jab to the body.
Peace shoots in but Yumashev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yumashev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peace misses the shot to the body.
Peace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yumashev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yumashev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yumashev moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yumashev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peace in his tracks.
Peace takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peace. Yumashev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Yumashev - just one landing.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
It seemed like Yumashev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yumashev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Yumashev finds it's target.
Peace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yumashev scores with a shot to the body.
Peace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Filip Yumashev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peace lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peace drops his hands momentarily and Yumashev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yumashev lands with a cross.
Filip Yumashev seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Peace is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yumashev's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yumashev is looking for a sweep. Peace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yumashev works his way to full guard. Good work.

Peace stands up from Yumashev's guard - Peace perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yumashev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev misses with a wild combination.
Peace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yumashev just misses with a punch to the body.
Yumashev throws a body shot but no joy.
Yumashev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peace under the eye.
Yumashev misses with a wild body shot.
Peace walks into a jab.
Yumashev lands a body shot.
Peace is looking to wear down Yumashev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumashev manages to avoid it.
Yumashev lands with a hook. Peace tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Peace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Peace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yumashev defends it well.
Yumashev tries to get to full guard but Peace has control of the leg.

Peace decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Peace throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev throws out a counter right but Peace avoids it with no problem.
Peace tries for a takedown but Yumashev circles away easily
and Yumashev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yumashev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yumashev wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Yumashev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for World Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumashev lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Yumashev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Yumashev works the jab nicely.
Peace just misses with a punch to the body.
Yumashev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peace with a body shot.
Yumashev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peace swings for the body but Yumashev moves out of range.
Peace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yumashev.
Peace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peace takes one to the chin there.
Peace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peace avoids the body shot from Yumashev.
Peace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yumashev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yumashev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Peace is rocked!
Yumashev connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Peace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peace shoots in but Yumashev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumashev throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Peace colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Yumashev as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Peace is left battered and dazed whilst Yumashev and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Yumashev!