PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Kuyra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuyra comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Kratos Kuyra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuyra
vs
Yazz

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
216 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Kratos Kuyra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Yazz!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yazz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Kuyra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yazz's guard.
Kuyra loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuyra throwing strikes from guard but Yazz blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuyra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuyra stops Yazz from standing up.
Kuyra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yazz stuffs the takedown.
Yazz looks for a takedown but Kuyra sprawls well.

Kuyra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kuyra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yazz wants to stand but Kuyra is controlling the position.
Yazz looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazz wants to sweep here but Kuyra controlling him for the moment.
Yazz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kuyra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuyra tries to free his leg and advance position but Yazz is retaining full guard.
Kuyra is working Yazz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuyra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuyra lands a couple of digs.
Kuyra connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuyra is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuyra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuyra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuyra lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuyra stands up over Yazz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kuyra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yazz on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuyra scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuyra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yazz has hold of Kuyra's hands but Kuyra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuyra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kuyra working the head and body with strikes.
Kuyra wants to pass to mount but Yazz is defending the position.
Kuyra with the ground and pound but Yazz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kuyra postures up in Yazz's guard and throws a big left but Yazz blocks it.
Yazz is looking to stand up but Kuyra isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuyra stands up over Yazz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yazz looking for a sweep. Not yet Yazz, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuyra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kuyra thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuyra with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Yazz counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yazz is defended easily by Kuyra.

Kuyra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yazz is trying to defend but Kuyra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Yazz kicks Kuyra off and gets back to his feet.
Kuyra has his takedown stuffed

and Yazz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kratos Kuyra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yazz tries to pass to full mount but Kuyra defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yazz prevents Kuyra from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuyra is looking to escape.
Kuyra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kuyra tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Yazz there.

Kuyra kicks off Yazz and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kuyra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yazz!
Kuyra working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yazz is working to get back to half guard.
Kuyra won't let Yazz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yazz is in a horrible position here. Kuyra smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yazz tries to lock up and control but Kuyra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kratos Kuyra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kuyra looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yazz dives in and grabs Kuyra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuyra pushes down on Yazz's head and hops out.
Kuyra misses with a takedown attempt

and Yazz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yazz.
Kratos Kuyra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yazz won't allow Kuyra to get back to his feet.
Yazz forces his way into half guard.
Kuyra wants to get back to his feet.
Kuyra tries to roll over but Yazz keeps him under control.

Kuyra manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuyra with a poor takedown
and Yazz counters with a three punch combo that has Kuyra backing up. Kuyra nods at Yazz to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kratos Kuyra. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kuyra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kuyra showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuyra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuyra working Yazz over with strikes.
Kuyra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuyra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kuyra working the head and body with strikes.
Yazz has hold of Kuyra's hands but Kuyra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Yazz kicks off Kuyra and gets to his feet.
Kuyra misses with a takedown attempt - Yazz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yazz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Kuyra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuyra landing some decent shots from guard.
Yazz wants to get back to his feet but Kuyra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuyra postures up and lands a big shot to Yazz's brow.
Kuyra with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuyra won't allow Yazz to get back to his feet.
Yazz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yazz misses with a takedown attempt - Kuyra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kuyra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yazz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yazz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuyra blocks a head kick by Yazz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuyra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kuyra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yazz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kuyra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yazz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kuyra connects with a decent elbow.
Kuyra looks up at the clock and then as Yazz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kuyra smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yazz regains half guard.

Yazz kicks off Kuyra and gets to his feet.
Yazz shoots in and drives through. Kuyra sprawls well.
Yazz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kuyra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuyra.
Kuyra misses with a knee to the head.
Kuyra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuyra throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yazz blocking some punches.
Kuyra lands a good knee to the midsection. Yazz won't want to take too many of those.

Yazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuyra stuffs the takedown attempt from Yazz. Yazz gets slowly back to his feet.
Yazz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuyra doesn't seem bothered though.

Yazz shoots in and bounces Kuyra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kuyra is trying to control the position but Yazz postures up.
Yazz is standing up over Kuyra. Kuyra looks to escape but Yazz dives into side control.
Yazz taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yazz stands up and beckons Kuyra to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donnie Yazz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yazz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuyra circles away.
Kratos Kuyra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kuyra moves into the clinch successfully.
Yazz has had enough of the clinch but Kuyra keeps him there for the moment.

Kuyra has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yazz is trying to keep an underhook but Kuyra manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuyra lands a nice short elbow.
Kuyra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuyra is nestled in close to Yazz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Kuyra there.
Kuyra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuyra working the head and body with strikes.
Kuyra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuyra throwing shots but Yazz is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazz gets full guard.
Kuyra keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yazz's head.
Yazz looking to control.
Yazz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yazz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuyra's guard.
Kuyra keeping moving, preventing Yazz from controlling successfully.

Kuyra pushes Yazz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yazz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuyra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yazz tries to clinch there but Kuyra circles away.
Yazz with a poor takedown

and Kuyra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yazz won't be happy with that.
Kratos Kuyra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yazz.
Kuyra grinds an elbow into Yazz's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuyra creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kuyra scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yazz to see if he's OK.
Yazz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yazz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kuyra connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yazz some visible discomfort.
Kuyra lands a few punches from side control.
Kuyra scoring with punches and elbows.
Yazz manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yazz wants to get back to full guard.
Kuyra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yazz gets back to full guard.

Kuyra stands up from Yazz's guard - Kuyra perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yazz tries to clinch but Kuyra moves out of range.
Kratos Kuyra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yazz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kuyra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Kuyra explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Yazz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Yazz as Kuyra shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Yazz as Kuyra shoots in.
Kuyra fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuyra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yazz sprawls well. Yazz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuyra gets slowly back to his feet.
Yazz shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuyra sprawls well. He's pushed Yazz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuyra shoots and misses
and Yazz counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuyra blocks a leg kick.
Kuyra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yazz.
Yazz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuyra blocks a head kick by Yazz.

Kuyra darts in and clinches Yazz up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kuyra scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kuyra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kuyra keeping moving, preventing Yazz from controlling successfully.
Yazz won't allow Kuyra to sweep him here.
Yazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuyra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuyra wants to stand up but Yazz is controlling him.
Kuyra tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kratos Kuyra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuyra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kratos Kuyra!