PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Yudovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Metropolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yudovich comes to the cage accompanied by Zetsubou Restaurant (ZSZS ED3 Ver.). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yudovich
vs
Metropolis

185 cm
24
210 lbs
18 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
222 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Yudovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marius Metropolis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yudovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Metropolis doesn't manage to clinch there - Yudovich circles away.
Metropolis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yudovich.
Yudovich wants to slow Metropolis down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Yudovich misses.
Metropolis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yudovich scores with a hook.
Metropolis avoids a kick to the body.
Metropolis moves out of range of the body kick from Yudovich.
Metropolis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yudovich.
Yudovich misses with an attempted mid kick.

Metropolis moves into the clinch successfully.
Metropolis tries a body shot but Yudovich blocks it.
Yudovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yudovich looking to stall.
Yudovich fails to pull guard.
Metropolis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Metropolis misses with a punch to the body.
Yudovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yudovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Metropolis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Metropolis works on Yudovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Yudovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Metropolis just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Metropolis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yudovich backwards.
Metropolis struggles to land a body shot inside as Yudovich controls his hands.

Yudovich pulls guard effortlessly.
Metropolis advances position into side control!
Yudovich tries to bench press Metropolis off him but Metropolis keeps the position.
Yudovich gets back to half guard.
Yudovich wants to control but Metropolis is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Metropolis there.
Metropolis working Yudovich over with strikes.
Metropolis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yudovich trying to hold on to Metropolis's head to control him but Metropolis postures up.
Yudovich wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metropolis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Metropolis connects with a nice short shot to Yudovich's temple.
Yudovich wants to get back to full guard.
Metropolis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Metropolis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yudovich is not content to let Metropolis control the position.
Metropolis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yudovich regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Metropolis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metropolis throws a big right hand that misses.
Yudovich pulls Metropolis in close to prevent any damage.
Metropolis wants to control from the top but Yudovich keeps moving.
Metropolis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Metropolis preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Metropolis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Metropolis trying to control but Yudovich is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Metropolis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marius Metropolis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Metropolis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yudovich throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yudovich avoids the body shot from Metropolis.
Jab by Yudovich.

Metropolis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Metropolis lands a left hand.
Metropolis pushes Yudovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Metropolis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yudovich is breathing heavily.
Metropolis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Metropolis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Metropolis misses with a punch to the body.
Yudovich trying to stall but Metropolis improves his position.
Metropolis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metropolis misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Metropolis.
A hook to the body from Metropolis.
A short right from Metropolis on the inside.
Metropolis digs a right hand into Yudovich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yudovich's gas tank.
Good body shot from Metropolis.
Metropolis scores with a shot to the side of Yudovich's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Metropolis - that landed with a thud.
Metropolis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yudovich or not.
Metropolis misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Metropolis.
Metropolis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Metropolis works on Yudovich's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Metropolis gets a clinch.
Metropolis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yudovich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Metropolis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Metropolis misses with the head strike.
Metropolis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yudovich tries to pull guard but Metropolis holds him up against the cage and eventually Yudovich drops back down to his feet.
Yudovich prevents a body shot from Metropolis.
Metropolis is working Yudovich over against the cage.
Metropolis scores with a shoulder strike.
Metropolis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yudovich backwards.
Metropolis swings wildly with an uppercut but Yudovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metropolis scores with a shot to the side of Yudovich's head.
Yudovich is working Metropolis over against the cage.
Yudovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yudovich misses with a punch to the body.
Yudovich prevents a body shot from Metropolis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Metropolis fails to land.
Yudovich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Metropolis up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metropolis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yudovich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Metropolis has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yudovich.
Metropolis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Metropolis works on Yudovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Metropolis.
Metropolis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Metropolis lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Metropolis.
Metropolis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Metropolis as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Metropolis on the inside.
Marius Metropolis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Metropolis misses with a body punch.
Metropolis looking for a takedown.
Yudovich misses with a punch to the body.
Metropolis lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Metropolis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Metropolis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Metropolis.
Metropolis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Metropolis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Yudovich is staying active underneath Metropolis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Metropolis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yudovich has hold of Metropolis's hands but Metropolis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Metropolis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yudovich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Metropolis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Metropolis moves into full mount! Yudovich won't be happy about that!
Metropolis lands with some strikes.
Metropolis dominating with strikes here.
Metropolis lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Metropolis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yudovich wants to hold on but Metropolis pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Metropolis.

Yudovich is rocked!

It looks like Mikhail Yudovich has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metropolis cracks Yudovich with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marius Metropolis!
Marius Metropolis is the new light heavyweight champion!