PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Holmberg
vs
Yamovitch

162 cm
25
163 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

173 cm
33
155 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenart Holmberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Yamovitch misses.
A big right from Yamovitch misses.
Yamovitch missing with a left hand there. Holmberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamovitch fails to land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holmberg.
Holmberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamovitch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holmberg has time to react.
Holmberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamovitch manages to avoid it.
Yamovitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmberg misses with a low kick.
Yamovitch is looking to land body kicks.
Holmberg connects with a leg kick. Yamovitch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holmberg throws the kick towards the body but Yamovitch avoids it.
Yamovitch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Holmberg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmberg dodges the punch combination from Yamovitch.
Holmberg thumps Yamovitch with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Yamovitch misses
and Holmberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yamovitch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yamovitch.
Holmberg throws the kick towards the body but Yamovitch avoids it.
Yamovitch throws a right hand that Holmberg ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmberg also avoids with ease.
Yamovitch misses with the combination.
Yamovitch takes a swing at Holmberg's ribcage but misses.
Yamovitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Holmberg.
Yamovitch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holmberg!

It looks like Kreg Yamovitch has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamovitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamovitch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmberg swivels and escapes.
Yamovitch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Yamovitch misses
and Holmberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Holmberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamovitch avoids the head kick by Holmberg.
Yamovitch looks to land a combination but Holmberg avoids it well.
Yamovitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmberg moves away.
Yamovitch throws a lazy head kick
and Holmberg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamovitch's knee momentarily.
Yamovitch looks gassed!
Yamovitch thuds a left hand into Holmberg's body.
Holmberg feints and then cracks Yamovitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamovitch down.
Yamovitch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holmberg scores with the left hand. Yamovitch knows he should have avoided that one.
Holmberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Holmberg lands a leg kick that knocks Yamovitch off balance momentarily.
Holmberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamovitch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holmberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holmberg - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmberg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch slips a jab and a cross from Holmberg.
Holmberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamovitch. Holmberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamovitch throws a shot from downtown. Holmberg moves away and avoids it.
Holmberg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holmberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holmberg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holmberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamovitch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holmberg rather than just go for the knockout.
Holmberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamovitch misses with a few strikes there.
Yamovitch fails to land the takedown.
Lenart Holmberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kreg Yamovitch.
Yamovitch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmberg looks to land a combination but Yamovitch avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamovitch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Holmberg. Those never looked like landing.
Yamovitch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yamovitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamovitch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Holmberg.
Yamovitch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holmbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holmberg with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmberg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmberg misses with a two punch combination.
Holmberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch throws a series of punches but Holmberg avoids them all with ease.
Holmberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenart Holmberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kreg Yamovitch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Holmberg delivers a nice body kick.
Holmberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamovitch manages to avoid it.
Holmberg misses with a combination
and Yamovitch counters with a three punch combo that has Holmberg backing up. Holmberg nods at Yamovitch to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamovitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmberg lands a leg kick that knocks Yamovitch off balance momentarily.
Yamovitch slips a jab and a cross from Holmberg.
Lenart Holmberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmberg digs a good body shot into Yamovitch's ribs.
Yamovitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmberg is just out of range.
Holmberg throws a nice head kick!

Yamovitch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holmberg!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamovitch wants to take Holmberg's back here but Holmberg is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg gets back to half guard.
Holmberg is trying to stand up here but Yamovitch is controlling him well.
Yamovitch is trying to control. Holmberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holmberg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamovitch is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamovitch scores with a hook.
Holmberg throws a nice looking combination but Yamovitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmberg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yamovitch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamovitch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmberg blocks a leg kick.
Holmberg throws a right hand that Yamovitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamovitch also avoids with ease.
Lenart Holmberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamovitch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamovitch shoots in and drives through. Holmberg sprawls well.
Yamovitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Holmberg lands but Yamovitch takes it in his stride.
Lenart Holmberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamovitch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holmberg. That one must have hurt.
Yamovitch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamovitch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yamovitch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamovitch throws a sloppy head kick and Holmberg moves out of range easily.
Yamovitch throws a head kick that misses.
Holmberg connects with a leg kick. Yamovitch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holmberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Holmberg.
No joy there for Holmberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamovitch.
Holmberg avoids the body shot from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Lenart Holmberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kreg Yamovitch.
Holmberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamovitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmberg.
Holmberg scores with a jab to the body.
Yamovitch dives in and grabs Holmberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmberg pushes down on Yamovitch's head and hops out.
Holmberg lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamovitch wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Holmberg. Those never looked like landing.
Yamovitch misses with a wild combination.
Yamovitch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamovitch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmberg.
Holmberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamovitch. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamovitch scores with a three punch combo!
Yamovitch moves in looking to clinch but Holmberg pushes him off.

Holmberg gets tackled into the cage by Yamovitch. Yamovitch maintains the clinch.
Yamovitch trying to stall but Holmberg improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenart Holmberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kreg Yamovitch's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Holmberg swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamovitch.
Yamovitch moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamovitch blocks a head kick by Holmberg.
Holmberg clobbers Yamovitch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamovitch takes one to the chin there.
Holmberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmberg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamovitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamovitch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holmberg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yamovitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmberg manages to avoid it.
Holmberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch throws a body punch but Holmberg moves out of range.
Holmberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamovitch can do to turn this around?
Holmberg is looking to land body kicks.
Yamovitch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmberg throws a hook but Yamovitch avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamovitch throws out the jab.
Yamovitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamovitch misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Holmberg.
Holmberg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamovitch's head.
Holmberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamovitch shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmberg tries to sprawl out of it but Yamovitch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmberg thows a body kick. Yamovitch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Holmberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamovitch misses with a wild combination.
A solid body kick from Holmberg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holmberg connects with a leg kick. Yamovitch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamovitch fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmberg throws a sloppy head kick and Yamovitch moves out of range easily.
Yamovitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch throws a series of punches but Holmberg moves out of range.
Yamovitch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamovitch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holmberg.
Holmberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamovitch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmberg.
Yamovitch dodges the punch combination from Holmberg.
Yamovitch ducks right into an uppercut from Holmberg.
Holmberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Holmberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Yamovitch closes the distance and pushes Holmberg back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch working aggressively here.

Holmberg breaks the clinch.
Holmberg is looking to land body kicks.
Holmberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamovitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamovitch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamovitch circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamovitch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamovitch throws a series of punches but Holmberg avoids them all with ease.
Holmberg lands a leg kick that knocks Yamovitch off balance momentarily.
Holmberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamovitch.
Holmberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamovitch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kreg Yamovitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmberg, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Holmberg.
Holmberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Holmberg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmberg stuffs the takedown.
Lenart Holmberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmberg scores with a leg kick.
Holmberg delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmberg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamovitch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamovitch misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenart Holmberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenart Holmberg!