PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yawoka comes to the ring accompanied by keep running up that hill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Yawoka
vs
Crown

180 cm
33
187 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

183 cm
26
186 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Crown!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yawoka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crown jabs Yawoka right on the nose. Yawoka blinks but takes it well.
Crown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yawoka tries to clinch but Crown moves away
and Crown counters with a two punch combo.
Crown lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crown connects with a high kick.
Crown throws a sloppy head kick and Yawoka moves out of range easily.
Crown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yawoka tries to clinch
and Crown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yawoka's sensitive parts.
Crown thumps Yawoka with a low kick.
Crown throws a series of strikes that have Yawoka backpedaling.
Crown connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yawoka looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yawoka wants to clinch but Crown slips to the side
and Crown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yawoka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yawoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crown throws a sloppy head kick and Yawoka moves out of range easily.
Crown lands a nice hook to Yawoka's body. Yawoka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crown misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Crown.
A shot to the liver by Crown. Beautiful body shot.
Crown misses with the combination.
Crown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yawoka's sensitive parts.
Yawoka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crown paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yawoka closes the distance but Crown moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yawoka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crown. That's going to slow Yawoka down.
Crown connects with a right hand. Yawoka shakes it off.
Yawoka moves in looking to clinch but Crown pushes him off.
Yawoka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thomas Crown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yawoka is breathing heavily.
Crown misses with the combination.
Crown scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yawoka moves away.
Crown throws a leg kick which misses Yawoka's front leg but catches the back leg as Yawoka tries to avoid it.
Yawoka tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Crown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yawoka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crown keeps Yawoka at a distance using the push kick.
Crown lands a jab to Yawoka's midsection.
Nice cross by Crown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crown.
Yawoka moves to clinch but Crown breaks away
and Crown counters with a nice uppercut.
Yawoka looks to clinch
and Crown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yawoka tries to clinch
and Crown counters with an outside leg kick.
Crown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yawoka darts in trying to clinch
and Crown counters with a leg kick.
Yawoka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crown to score with a decent uppercut.
Yawoka wants to clinch
and Crown counters with a nice body kick.
Crown is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crown lands a jab to Yawoka's midsection.

Crown drops Yawoka with a nice combination! Crown dives into Yawoka's guard, looking to finish!

Yawoka is rocked!
Crown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oh Yawoka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crown in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Yawoka looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Crown turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Crown!
Thomas Crown is the new welterweight champion!