PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donkey Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yurinov
vs
Kong

182 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Yurinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donkey Kong!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yurinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yurinov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.

Yurinov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kong's guard.
Kong wants to stand but Yurinov is controlling the position.
Yurinov preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yurinov throws a big right hand that misses.
Yurinov cracks Kong with a solid left hand.
Yurinov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yurinov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yurinov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kong controls Yurinov momentarily but Yurinov frees himself.
Yurinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yurinov looking to pass the guard.
Yurinov is fighting to break Kong's control of his arms but Kong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kong trying to keep a closed guard but Yurinov is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov stops Kong from standing up.
Yurinov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kong controls Yurinov momentarily but Yurinov frees himself.
Yurinov looking to pass the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yurinov blocks a head kick by Kong.

Yurinov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kong trying to control the position.

Yurinov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kong!
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov is looking to regain half guard here but Kong keeps moving and retains side control.
Kong working the ground and pound but Yurinov is defending the strikes.
Kong is staying tight to Yurinov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kong wants to stand but Yurinov has his arm trapped.
Yurinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Yurinov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yurinov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kong gets back to half guard.
Yurinov is breathing heavily.
Kong pushes Yurinov off looking to stand but Yurinov dives back in and keeps control.
Yurinov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kong is trying to control but can't.
Yurinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yurinov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yurinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong is looking to escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kong throws a head kick but Yurinov moves out of range.
Kong misses with a double jab

and Yurinov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kong!
Yurinov unloading with bombs!
Yurinov lands a nice shot to the head.
Yurinov with a couple of short strikes.
Yurinov looking to finish with strikes here!
Kong tries to hold on but Yurinov postures up.
Kong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yurinov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yurinov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kong's guard.
Kong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yurinov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yurinov postures up.
Yurinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yurinov postures up and lands a big shot to Kong's brow.
Yurinov chips away with some ground and pound.
Yurinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kong is retaining full guard.
Kong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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

Yurinov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yurinov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yurinov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kong works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kong is controlling Yurinov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Boris Yurinov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yurinov pulls his head out easily.
Kong is trying to get back to full guard.
Kong trying to hold on to Yurinov's head to control him but Yurinov postures up.
Yurinov controlling the action here.
Yurinov wants to free his trapped foot but Kong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kong is trying to maintain the position but Yurinov is very close to passing his half guard.
Yurinov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kong's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yurinov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Yurinov gets a takedown into half guard.
Yurinov throwing shots but Kong is blocking nicely.
Yurinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yurinov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kong is positioning himself well to prevent Yurinov advancing to mount.
Yurinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kong.
Kong wants to get back to his feet but Yurinov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Yurinov has gone for a leg lock! Kong slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yurinov's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yurinov is on top in guard.
Yurinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yurinov is controlling him.
Yurinov trying to control but Kong is working from the bottom.
Yurinov passes Kong's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yurinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kong moves into full guard.

Kong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kong is controlling Yurinov's posture.
Kong looking for a sweep. Not yet Kong, not yet.
Yurinov with a nice head shot there.
Kong controls Yurinov momentarily but Yurinov frees himself.
Yurinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yurinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kong working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Yurinov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kong throws the left hand but Yurinov avoids the punch easily.
Kong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Yurinov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kong's guard.
Kong trying to control the position.
Kong is looking to stand up but Yurinov isn't so interested in that idea.
Yurinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yurinov preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yurinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Kong has wrist control.
Kong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yurinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yurinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yurinov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yurinov throws a combination. Kong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yurinov checks the leg kick.
Yurinov sizes up Kong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Yurinov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yurinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yurinov lands a nice short elbow.
Yurinov is nestled in close to Kong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yurinov misses with a head shot. Kong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yurinov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov won't allow Kong to get back to his feet.
Yurinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kong working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yurinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kong misses with a combination

and Yurinov counters with a takedown into side control.
Kong can't do much from the bottom here.
Yurinov looks up at the clock and then as Kong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yurinov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yurinov throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong can't do much from the bottom here.
Yurinov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Donkey Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong is trying to buck Yurinov off.
Kong is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kong misses with a head kick.

Yurinov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kong sprawls well initially but Yurinov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yurinov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yurinov's back!
Kong missing with strikes from the back.
Yurinov tries to roll but Kong sticks to his back.
Yurinov is working hard here to advance position.

Kong working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Boris Yurinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yurinov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yurinov.
Yurinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yurinov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kong!
Yurinov lands a big shot there that rocks Kong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kong flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yurinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yurinov, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Yurinov!