PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yurie Mirchoffski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurie Mirchoffski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mirchoffski
vs
Lashley

195 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
287 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Heavy handed

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yurie Mirchoffski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lashley.

Lashley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mirchoffski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lashley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mirchoffski pushes Lashley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lashley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Mirchoffski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lashley misses with a body shot.

Lashley shoots in and bounces Mirchoffski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mirchoffski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mirchoffski throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

Mirchoffski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lashley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mirchoffski as he jumps to the side.

Mirchoffski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lashley napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirchoffski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lashley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lashley tries to improve position but can't.
Mirchoffski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Mirchoffski.
Mirchoffski tries to score with some ground and pound. Lashley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Mirchoffski stands up.
Mirchoffski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lashley fails with the takedown

and Mirchoffski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yurie Mirchoffski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
Mirchoffski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lashley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lashley looking to control.
Mirchoffski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lashley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirchoffski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mirchoffski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lashley working a defensive guard here.

Lashley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mirchoffski.
Mirchoffski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mirchoffski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lashley throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Mirchoffski working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirchoffski working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lashley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mirchoffski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mirchoffski cracks Lashley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mirchoffski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lashley struggling a bit here.
Lashley tries to improve position but can't.
Mirchoffski working the head with strikes.
Mirchoffski lands an elbow.
Mirchoffski grinds an elbow into Lashley's temple.
Mirchoffski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lashley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirchoffski working the ground and pound.
Lashley is trying to improve his position.
Mirchoffski working away.
Lashley is pushing Mirchoffski's head away, looking to escape. Mirchoffski manages to hold on to the position though.
Lashley looks gassed!
Mirchoffski landing strikes.
Lashley taking a bit of punishment here - Mirchoffski scoring with strikes.
Lashley is trying to control Mirchoffski's posture but Mirchoffski avoids it.
Lashley is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lashley taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yurie Mirchoffski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mirchoffski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mirchoffski is thwarting Lashley's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mirchoffski is trying to control. Lashley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mirchoffski throwing shots but Lashley is blocking nicely.
Lashley tries to get to full guard but Mirchoffski has control of the leg.
Lashley looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lashley has hold of Mirchoffski's hands but Mirchoffski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lashley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mirchoffski.
Mirchoffski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirchoffski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lashley's head.
Yurie Mirchoffski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lashley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mirchoffski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mirchoffski trying to control from half guard but Lashley is working away.
Mirchoffski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mirchoffski slips a nice elbow through Lashley's hands, connecting with Lashley's forehead.
Lashley tries to kick Mirchoffski off in order to stand up. Mirchoffski Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lashley is trying to improve his position.
Mirchoffski grinds an elbow into Lashley's temple.
Mirchoffski working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mirchoffski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lashley wants to control but Mirchoffski postures up.
Lashley taking punishment in the form of punches.

Lashley throws Mirchoffski to one side and escapes!
Lashley is breathing heavily.
Mirchoffski shoots and misses

and Lashley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mirchoffski keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
Mirchoffski wants to get back to his feet but Lashley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Mirchoffski pushes Lashley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lashley tries for a takedown but Mirchoffski circles away easily

and Mirchoffski counters with a single leg into guard. Lashley didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mirchoffski chips away with some ground and pound.
Lashley is looking to stand up but Mirchoffski isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lashley can do anything to dispel that myth.

Lashley looking for a guillotine here but Mirchoffski defends easily.
Mirchoffski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mirchoffski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mirchoffski with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.
Mirchoffski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mirchoffski throwing strikes from guard but Lashley blocks nicely.
Mirchoffski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mirchoffski thows a big elbow that misses.
Mirchoffski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mirchoffski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lashley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lashley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mirchoffski!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirchoffski is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yurie Mirchoffski dominated that second round.
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!

Lashley misses with a takedown attempt

and Mirchoffski counters with a single leg into guard. Lashley didn't expect that.

Lashley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mirchoffski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mirchoffski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lashley has momentary wrist control but Mirchoffski slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lashley holds on and takes a little breather.
Lashley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mirchoffski.

Lashley is working an open guard so Mirchoffski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mirchoffski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mirchoffski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lashley's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirchoffski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mirchoffski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mirchoffski slips a nice elbow through Lashley's hands, connecting with Lashley's forehead.
Lashley wants to improve his position but Mirchoffski is controlling well.
Lashley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mirchoffski won't allow Lashley to sweep him here.
Mirchoffski won't allow Lashley to get back to his feet.
Mirchoffski with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mirchoffski trying to control but Lashley is working from the bottom.
Mirchoffski throwing strikes from guard but Lashley blocks nicely.
Mirchoffski postures up in Lashley's guard and throws a big left but Lashley blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lashley has his takedown stuffed

and Mirchoffski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mirchoffski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mirchoffski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mirchoffski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lashley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirchoffski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lashley's head.
Mirchoffski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lashley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mirchoffski.
Lashley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Lashley had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mirchoffski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lashley Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mirchoffski's back instead.
Mirchoffski is trying to get back to his feet but Lashley has full control of the position and if anything, Mirchoffski has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lashley throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Will Lashley go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mirchoffski breaks Lashley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

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.
Lashley tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mirchoffski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lashley's half guard.
Mirchoffski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lashley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mirchoffski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lashley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yurie Mirchoffski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mirchoffski lands strikes from half guard.
Mirchoffski controlling the action here.
Lashley tries to get to full guard but Mirchoffski has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yurie Mirchoffski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mirchoffski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yurie Mirchoffski!