PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerventes Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yimi Yuskevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beast by Tech N9ne. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yimi Yuskevich was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bison
vs
Yuskevich

190 cm
29
215 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

186 cm
32
217 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cerventes Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yimi Yuskevich!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuskevich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yuskevich shoots in for a takedown but Bison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yuskevich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yuskevich.
Yuskevich misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Bison.
Yuskevich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yuskevich thows a leg kick but Bison checks it
letting Bison counter with a right hand.
Bison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yuskevich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yuskevich does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bison misses the shot to the body.
Yuskevich connects with a leg kick. Bison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bison lands a jab to the nose.
Yuskevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bison misses with a looping right.
Yuskevich does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison ducks under a wild hook from Yuskevich.
Bison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bison throws a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yuskevich.
Yuskevich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bison checks it well.
Yuskevich motions for Bison to come forward. Yuskevich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuskevich throws a solid leg kick but Bison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuskevich.

Bison gets a takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bison controlling the action here.

Yuskevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bison pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bison not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bison is looking for a kimura but Yuskevich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bison to get the leverage.
Bison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yuskevich keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bison not doing much here.
Yuskevich trying to control but Bison postures up.
Yuskevich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bison kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yuskevich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yuskevich won't allow Bison to pass to mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Bison.
Yuskevich throws a low kick but Bison avoids it.
Yuskevich misses with a low kick.
Bison fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bison dives in and scores a takedown into Yuskevich's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yuskevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bison works over Yuskevich with some ground and pound from guard.

Yuskevich throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bison uses it to pass to side control.
Bison trying to control the action but Yuskevich is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Yuskevich's face as Bison controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuskevich can't do much from the bottom here.
Yuskevich is not content to let Bison control the position.
Bison working the ground and pound.
Bison trying to control the position but Yuskevich is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuskevich is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yuskevich struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cerventes Bison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Yuskevich.
Yimi Yuskevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuskevich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yuskevich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bison will feel that in the morning.

Bison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bison trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuskevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yuskevich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bison wants to control from the top but Yuskevich keeps moving.

Yuskevich looking for a guillotine here but Bison defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison throws a big elbow that misses.

Yuskevich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bison defends it easily.
Bison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bison is working Yuskevich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuskevich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Yuskevich is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Yuskevich has his feet on Bison's thighs here. He's pushed Bison off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bison screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yimi Yuskevich!
A victorious Yimi Yuskevich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.