PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Gorki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

okami
vs
Gorki

187 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

183 cm
20
189 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladislav Gorki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
okami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gorki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. okami tries to avoid it but Gorki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag okami to the ground. okami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gorki wants to clinch up but okami keeps it at a distance.
Gorki doesn't manage to clinch there - okami circles away.
Gorki tries to clinch up but okami circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gorki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gorki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from okami.
Gorki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as okami sprawls well. okami wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gorki gets slowly back to his feet.
Yushin okami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Gorki.
okami looks to land a combination. Gorki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Vladislav Gorki has been cut.
Gorki tries to clinch but okami is having none of it.
A punch combination from okami misses.
okami leaves Gorki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
okami cracks Gorki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gorki shoots in and drives through. okami sprawls well.

Gorki gets caught flat footed, as okami shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gorki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
okami slips nicely into half guard.
Gorki looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with okami in particular looking to stall.
Gorki is refusing to be controlled, as okami sits in half guard.
okami 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.
Gorki is in trouble now - okami has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
okami working away from the top, dropping strikes.
okami landing strikes from the mount and Gorki is in trouble!
okami punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gorki taking shots to the head.

That has opened up Vladislav Gorki's cut even more.
okami unloading with bombs!
okami raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
okami landing strikes from the mount.

okami looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
okami lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gorki taking shots to the head.

okami is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gorki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gorki shrugs it off.
okami has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gorki's face.
okami is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gorki taking shots to the head.

The cut above Vladislav Gorki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
okami putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
okami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
okami lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gorki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Vladislav Gorki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vladislav Gorki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yushin okami!