PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 1249 p4p, 1163 weight class) and Boris Yeltsin Jr (ranked 91 p4p, 86 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lvavatai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Can Get It If You Really Want. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lvavatai
vs
Yeltsin Jr

171 cm
30
144
14 - 13 - 1

174 cm
28
146
12 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Yeltsin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeltsin Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Lvavatai misses the target.
We've been hearing reports that Lvavatai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeltsin Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
No joy there for Yeltsin Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lvavatai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yeltsin Jr's sensitive parts.
Lvavatai misses with a wild combination.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr catches Lvavatai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lvavatai throws a big shot that misses.
Yeltsin Jr slips a jab from Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lvavatai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lvavatai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yeltsin Jr! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai throws a big shot that misses.
Lvavatai defending well as Yeltsin Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Lvavatai throws a lazy right hand but Yeltsin Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a hook to the body. Lvavatai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick lands for Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai tried to score with a low kick but Yeltsin Jr checks it.
Lvavatai moves out of range of the strikes.
Yeltsin Jr throws a low kick, looking for Lvavatai 's leg but Lvavatai calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai lands with a hook. Yeltsin Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lvavatai . Lvavatai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yeltsin Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Yeltsin Jr throws a low kick but Lvavatai moves out of range easily.
Yeltsin Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lvavatai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a right hand. Lvavatai shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai throws a lazy right hand but Yeltsin Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Lvavatai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lvavatai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yeltsin Jr takes one to the chin there.
Yeltsin Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lvavatai .
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeltsin Jr. Lvavatai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeltsin Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lvavatai 's head backwards.
Lvavatai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Lvavatai misses the target.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook but Lvavatai blocks it.
Yeltsin Jr staying out of range there.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick which misses Lvavatai 's front leg but catches the back leg as Lvavatai tries to avoid it.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a body punch
and Lvavatai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lvavatai throws out a loose jab but Yeltsin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lvavatai .
A telegraphed right hand from Yeltsin Jr misses the target.
Yeltsin Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lvavatai on the side of the head.
Yeltsin Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lvavatai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lvavatai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut.
Lvavatai misses with a double jab.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lvavatai 's sensitive parts.
Lvavatai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeltsin Jr.
Yeltsin Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lvavatai .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lvavatai checks a leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr with a nice calf kick.
Yeltsin Jr is looking to slow Lvavatai down with leg kicks.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a leg kick but Lvavatai moves out of range and Yeltsin Jr only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai missing with a left hand there. Yeltsin Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lvavatai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yeltsin Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lvavatai .
A clash of legs there as Lvavatai blocks the low kick.
Yeltsin Jr throws a low kick but Lvavatai avoids it.
Yeltsin Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yeltsin Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Yeltsin Jr misses.
Yeltsin Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lvavatai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeltsin Jr thuds his right hand into Lvavatai 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a looping left.
Lvavatai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yeltsin Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick but Lvavatai checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yeltsin Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lvavatai is out of range.
A big right from Yeltsin Jr misses.
Yeltsin Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lvavatai misses with a lunging right hand
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lvavatai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Yeltsin Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lvavatai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yeltsin Jr misses with the combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lvavatai might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yeltsin Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lvavatai 's head backwards.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a leg kick.
Lvavatai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a leg kick
and Lvavatai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yeltsin Jr's knee momentarily.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut.
Yeltsin Jr throws out a counter right but Lvavatai avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Lvavatai .
As Yeltsin Jr backs away, Lvavatai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yeltsin Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lvavatai throws a head kick but Yeltsin Jr moves out of range.
Jab by Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai defending well as Yeltsin Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Yeltsin Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lvavatai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lvavatai throws a lazy uppercut
and Yeltsin Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Lvavatai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boris Yeltsin Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yeltsin Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yeltsin Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yeltsin Jr misses the shot to the body.
Yeltsin Jr jabs Lvavatai right on the nose. Lvavatai blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yeltsin Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lvavatai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yeltsin Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lvavatai is just out of range.
Yeltsin Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yeltsin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lvavatai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeltsin Jr.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yeltsin Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Lvavatai 's head.
Yeltsin Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lvavatai misses with a few strikes there.
Yeltsin Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lvavatai throws an overhand right that lands on Yeltsin Jr's shoulder, as Yeltsin Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Yeltsin Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lvavatai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yeltsin Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yeltsin Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Yeltsin Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Lvavatai there.
Lvavatai connects with a single shot there.
Yeltsin Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Lvavatai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lvavatai jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeltsin Jr throws a hook but Lvavatai blocks it.
Lvavatai throwing a counter right hand but Yeltsin Jr manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Yeltsin Jr slams his shin into Lvavatai 's torso.
Yeltsin Jr lands a nice hook to Lvavatai 's body. Lvavatai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yeltsin Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lvavatai is out of range.
Lvavatai ducks under a wild hook from Yeltsin Jr.
Lvavatai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yeltsin Jr misses with an uppercut. Lvavatai saw that one coming.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lvavatai to counter with a crisp jab.

Yeltsin Jr is rocked!
Yeltsin Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yeltsin Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Lvavatai finish him?
Yeltsin Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Lvavatai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yeltsin Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Yeltsin Jr misses with a low kick.
Yeltsin Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lvavatai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yeltsin Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lvavatai .
Yeltsin Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeltsin Jr tries to work over Lvavatai 's front leg with a kick but Lvavatai checks it.
Lvavatai throwing a counter right hand but Yeltsin Jr manages to avoid it.
Yeltsin Jr walks straight into a right hand from Lvavatai - that's dropped him! Lvavatai jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Yeltsin Jr from any more punishment! Yeltsin Jr complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tiaoali Lvavatai !
Tiaoali Lvavatai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.