PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuwill Submitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yourn Rotterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotterdam has chosen avicii levels as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Submitt
vs
Rotterdam

185 cm
29
210 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

193 cm
30
224 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BALCO UNIFORM
Balco Boys - Hilo

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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuwill Submitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yourn Rotterdam!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submitt leaves Rotterdam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Submitt swings away with a body shot that misses

and Rotterdam moves into the clinch.

Rotterdam has clasped his hands together around Submitt's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Rotterdam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Submitt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Submitt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Submitt is looking to improve his position.

Rotterdam seems to be looking for submissions.
Submitt is looking to improve his position.

Rotterdam is looking for a kimura but Submitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rotterdam to get the leverage.
Submitt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rotterdam wants to work for an arm triangle but Submitt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Rotterdam is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Submitt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rotterdam is working away from the top position though.
Submitt wants to get back to full guard.
Submitt is working hard here to advance position.

Rotterdam seems to be looking for submissions.
Submitt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Submitt working a defensive guard here.
Rotterdam throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submitt wants to hit a switch here but Rotterdam passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Submitt there!

Rotterdam has hold of Submitt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Submitt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Submitt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rotterdam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotterdam is landing with some decent strikes but Submitt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rotterdam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rotterdam dominating with strikes here.
Rotterdam looking to finish Submitt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Submitt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam prevents Submitt from getting the reversal.

Rotterdam is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Submitt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Submitt tries to reverse the position but Rotterdam maintains control.
Submitt regains half guard.
Submitt gets back to full guard.
Submitt working a defensive guard here.
Submitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Rotterdam chips away with some ground and pound.
Submitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rotterdam is one step ahead there.
Rotterdam throwing strikes from guard but Submitt blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam landing some decent shots from guard.
Rotterdam preventing the sweep.
Submitt thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rotterdam distracts Submitt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rotterdam drops back looking for a leg! Submitt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Submitt manages to kick Rotterdam off! Rotterdam jumps back into Submitt's guard.
Rotterdam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Submitt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Submitt wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rotterdam lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rotterdam throwing strikes but missing.
Rotterdam chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rotterdam throws the kick towards the body but Submitt avoids it.
Submitt misses with a takedown attempt - Rotterdam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rotterdam throws a leg kick
and Submitt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rotterdam throws a right hand that Submitt ducks under and follows up with a left that Submitt also avoids with ease.
Submitt looks for a takedown but Rotterdam sprawls well.
Submitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rotterdam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotterdam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Submitt.
Rotterdam stuffs the takedown attempt from Submitt. Submitt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuwill Submitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Submitt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rotterdam counters with a nice low kick that buckles Submitt's knee momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Rotterdam there.
Rotterdam tries to work over Submitt's front leg with a kick but Submitt checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submitt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rotterdam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Submitt's guard now.
Rotterdam landing some decent shots from guard.
Submitt is trying to keep Rotterdam in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Submitt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rotterdam keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Submitt's head.
Submitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rotterdam landing with the ground and pound.
Submitt controls Rotterdam momentarily but Rotterdam frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Submitt is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submitt works over Rotterdam with some ground and pound from guard.
Submitt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rotterdam's head.
Submitt throws an elbow that misses. Rotterdam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Submitt's guard. Nice move by Rotterdam!
Rotterdam throwing strikes from guard but Submitt blocks nicely.
Submitt is looking to sweep but instead, Rotterdam has passed into half guard.
Rotterdam lands with a punch from half guard.
Rotterdam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rotterdam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Rotterdam seems to be working for a kimura but Submitt defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rotterdam is looking for a kimura here.
Rotterdam working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotterdam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rotterdam prevents Submitt from improving his position.
Submitt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rotterdam is working away from the top position though.
Submitt wants to sweep but Rotterdam has passed to side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Submitt is looking for a sweep.

Rotterdam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rotterdam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rotterdam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yourn Rotterdam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Submitt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rotterdam is fending him off so far but Submitt persists. Nope, Rotterdam circles away and we're back to standing.
Rotterdam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Submitt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rotterdam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Submitt somewhat.
Submitt tries for a takedown but Rotterdam circles away easily
and Rotterdam counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuwill Submitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Submitt misses with a takedown attempt

and Rotterdam counters with a takedown into side control.

Rotterdam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Submitt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Submitt is trying to work for a sweep but Rotterdam has mounted him!
Submitt regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotterdam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Submitt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Submitt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rotterdam slips a nice elbow through Submitt's hands, connecting with Submitt's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotterdam prevents Submitt from improving his position.

Rotterdam is trying to work for a kimura but Submitt is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submitt tries to roll over but Rotterdam keeps him under control.
Yourn Rotterdam has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rotterdam is working for a kimura but Submitt is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Rotterdam there.
Submitt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rotterdam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Submitt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rotterdam is in close to Submitt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Submitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Rotterdam throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rotterdam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rotterdam tries to free his leg and advance position but Submitt is retaining full guard.

Submitt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rotterdam won't allow Submitt to sweep him here.
Yuwill Submitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rotterdam wants to pass the guard but Submitt is keeping the position.
Submitt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rotterdam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rotterdam cracks Submitt with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rotterdam is looking to work some ground and pound but Submitt has wrist control.
Submitt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rotterdam manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotterdam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Submitt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rotterdam's head.
Submitt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Submitt throws an elbow that misses. Rotterdam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Submitt's guard. Nice move by Rotterdam!
Submitt has momentary wrist control but Rotterdam slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotterdam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rotterdam won't allow Submitt to sweep him here.

Rotterdam is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Submitt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yourn Rotterdam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rotterdam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yourn Rotterdam!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yourn Rotterdam made sure he mentioned Balco Boys - Hilo, along with how happy he was to win his fight.