PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikkel Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, keep running up that hill. Larsen has chosen Super Furry Animals - 'Do or Die' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yawoka
vs
Larsen

180 cm
30
187 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikkel Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yawoka dives in and scores a takedown into Larsen's guard.
Yawoka throwing strikes but missing.
Yawoka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsen keeping moving, preventing Yawoka from controlling successfully.
Yawoka throwing strikes but missing.
Yawoka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Larsen is keeping the position for now.
Yawoka looking to sit in guard and control but Larsen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yawoka is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Larsen controls the pace.

Yawoka is looking for a triangle but Larsen pushes his legs off easily.

Yawoka working for a triangle but Larsen defends it easily.

Yawoka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Larsen defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka can't keep his opponent in guard - Larsen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Larsen trying to control from half guard but Yawoka is working away.
Yawoka tries to get to full guard but Larsen has control of the leg.
Larsen is pressing down on Yawoka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yawoka is holding on for now.
Yawoka is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka is trying to control but can't.
Yawoka trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yawoka working to try and regain half guard.
Yawoka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yawoka trying to control here.
Larsen trying to control from half guard but Yawoka is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka is looking to improve his position.
Yawoka is trying to control but Larsen passes into side control!
Larsen is looking to take a break and control but Yawoka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berik Yawoka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Larsen throws a right and a left that Yawoka avoids nicely.
Yawoka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larsen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Yawoka. Those never looked like landing.
Larsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yawoka.
Larsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yawoka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yawoka thows a body shot but no joy.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Yawoka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Larsen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yawoka trying to control the action but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Larsen struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen tries to improve position but can't.

Yawoka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Larsen, who protects the arm well.
Yawoka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larsen keeps working.
Yawoka wants to take a breather but Larsen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Yawoka.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Larsen holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen looking to control.
Yawoka trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yawoka trying to move into half guard but instead Larsen has managed to sweep!
Yawoka keeping full guard, as Larsen tries to pass.

Yawoka pushes a forearm under Larsen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Larsen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Berik Yawoka!