PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Hector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Yazerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Yazerman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hector
vs
Yazerman

175 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
142 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dexter Hector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Yazerman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yazerman fails with the takedown

so Hector counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hector trying to control but Yazerman is working from the bottom.
Yazerman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hector is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hector in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hector is looking to advance position but Yazerman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Yazerman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hector manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hector dodges the ground and pound from Yazerman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazerman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hector is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hector is trying to get back to half guard.

Yazerman is trying to get an arm triangle but Hector is defending well.
Yazerman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hector keeps working.
Yazerman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hector tries to buck Yazerman off but Yazerman is having none of it.
Yazerman working the ground and pound but Hector is defending the strikes.
Hector takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yazerman trying to control the action but Hector is working from the bottom.
Yazerman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yazerman cracks Hector with a big right hand but Hector just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yazerman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yazerman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hector to see if he's OK.
Yazerman working the ground and pound but Hector is defending the strikes.
Yazerman slows the pace down.

Yazerman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hector has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yazerman but great work by Hector.
Yazerman wants to get back to his feet but Hector drags him back down.
Hector looking to control but instead Yazerman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hector thows a huge punch but Yazerman dodges it nicely.
Hector is breathing heavily.
Hector not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Yazerman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yazerman misses with a takedown attempt

and Hector decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yazerman's guard.
Yazerman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hector throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yazerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yazerman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yazerman tries for a takedown but Hector circles away easily

and Hector counters with a takedown into side control.
Yazerman wants to control but Hector postures up.
Yazerman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hector's best efforts.
Hector sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yazerman defending well though.
Yazerman is trying to stand up here but Hector is controlling him well.
Yazerman tries to get to full guard but Hector has control of the leg.
Yazerman moves into full guard.
Hector throws a strike but Yazerman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazerman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yazerman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yazerman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yazerman advances to half guard.
Yazerman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yazerman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yazerman is trying to control the action in half guard but Hector is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hector tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yazerman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hector takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Hector that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Yazerman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yazerman controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Yazerman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yazerman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hector is in a horrible position here. Yazerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yazerman with shots to the head and body - Hector looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hector on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hector tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yazerman lands a big shot there that rocks Hector but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yazerman is landing with some decent strikes but Hector is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yazerman throws some wild stikes that Hector manages to avoid easily.
Yazerman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yazerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hector is looking to improve his position but Yazerman isn't that keen on the idea.
Yazerman wants to control the pace but Hector is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Yazerman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hector defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yazerman.
Yazerman darts in trying to clinch

and Hector decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yazerman's guard.
Hector wants to control from the top but Yazerman keeps moving.
Hector with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hector postures up.
Yazerman wants to stand up but Hector is controlling him.
Hector tries to free his leg and advance position but Yazerman is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hector trying to control the position from guard on top but Yazerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yazerman pulls Hector in to control the position.
Edward Yazerman has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hector in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yazerman wants to stand but Hector is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yazerman has his takedown stuffed

and Hector counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yazerman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hector missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hector wants to control from the top but Yazerman keeps moving.
Hector postures up.
Hector throws and elbow that misses. Yazerman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hector's guard. Nice move by Yazerman!
Yazerman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yazerman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yazerman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hector preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yazerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hector is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yazerman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hector works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hector avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yazerman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yazerman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yazerman throwing strikes from guard but Hector blocks nicely.
Yazerman wants to control from the top but Hector keeps moving.

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.
Yazerman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hector kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Edward Yazerman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Yazerman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Hector showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hector 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Edward Yazerman!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Edward Yazerman!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Edward Yazerman!

Edward Yazerman wins by unanimous decision!