PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Yoghurtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yoghurtov's choice of entrance music: One Step Closer by Linkin Park. Richard Cheese looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Cheese
vs
Yoghurtov

188 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Liberty Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Yoghurtov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese misses with a takedown attempt - Yoghurtov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Cheese rushes Yoghurtov and presses him up against the cage.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but Yoghurtov blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Yoghurtov.
Yoghurtov scores with a shot to the side of Cheese's head.
Cheese looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yoghurtov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cheese using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoghurtov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Yoghurtov.
Yoghurtov with a knee to the head.
Yoghurtov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cheese blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Yoghurtov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoghurtov wants to clinch but Cheese slips to the side
and Cheese counters with a thumping low kick.
Cheese looks to clinch

and Yoghurtov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yoghurtov.
Yoghurtov landing knees to the head.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoghurtov blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese is breathing heavily.
Cheese managing to block the knees to the body from Yoghurtov.
Yoghurtov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yoghurtov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yoghurtov avoids the elbow strike from Cheese, against the cage.
Cheese throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoghurtov blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoghurtov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yoghurtov with a knee to the head.
Yoghurtov lands a nice elbow.
Yoghurtov tries to land a knee to the head but Cheese blocks with his arms.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoghurtov with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoghurtov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheese looking to throw knees to the head but Yoghurtov is blocking nicely.

Yoghurtov breaks from the clinch.
Cheese looks to clinch

and Yoghurtov counters by clinching up.
Yoghurtov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cheese comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoghurtov.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheese with a knee to the head.

Yoghurtov is rocked!

That has opened up Andrei Yoghurtov's cut even more.

Cheese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoghurtov is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?

Cheese rushes Yoghurtov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yoghurtov takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Andrei Yoghurtov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cheese lands an elbow inside that Yoghurtov shrugs off.
Cheese looking to throw knees to the head but Yoghurtov is blocking nicely.
Cheese connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Yoghurtov badly! Yoghurtov tumbles to the floor and Cheese stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Cheese!