PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zbigniew Mlotek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mlotek comes to the ring accompanied by The Prodigy - Their Law. Yawoka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by keep running up that hill. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Mlotek
vs
Yawoka

185 cm
28
177 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

180 cm
34
187 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zbigniew Mlotek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlotek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yawoka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Yawoka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yawoka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mlotek is trying to buck Yawoka off.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Mlotek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mlotek tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mlotek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mlotek wants to get back to full guard.
Mlotek taking some punishment here, with Yawoka in his half guard.
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 works his way into side control.
Mlotek tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yawoka is trying to get an arm triangle but Mlotek is defending well.
Mlotek misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Mlotek is trying to get back to half guard.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Mlotek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mlotek pushes Yawoka away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yawoka gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Yawoka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Yawoka is trying to get an arm triangle but Mlotek is defending well.
Yawoka trying to control the action but Mlotek is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yawoka tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mlotek is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yawoka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yawoka is looking to take a break and control but Mlotek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mlotek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yawoka wants to control but Mlotek is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek wants to get back to his feet.
Mlotek tries to buck Yawoka off but Yawoka is having none of it.
Mlotek misses with a strike from the bottom.
Mlotek struggling a bit here.
Mlotek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yawoka is controlling him well.
Yawoka advances to mount.
Yawoka controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Yawoka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mlotek is desperately trying to improve his position but Yawoka has a good base and remains in mount.
Yawoka with the ground and pound from mount.
Yawoka lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yawoka trying to control but Mlotek is having none of it.
Yawoka avoids the attempt from Mlotek to control.
Yawoka tries to control but Mlotek wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yawoka controlling from the full mount.
Yawoka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Berik Yawoka dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yawoka shoots in and drives through. Mlotek sprawls well.

Mlotek clinches with his opponent.
Yawoka is trying to drag Mlotek to the mat but Mlotek just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Mlotek stalls.
Mlotek prevents the takedown attempt.
Zbigniew Mlotek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berik Yawoka.
Yawoka is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mlotek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yawoka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mlotek walks away with a smile on his face. Yawoka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yawoka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mlotek circles away.
Zbigniew Mlotek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yawoka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mlotek's waist but Mlotek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yawoka off to one side.
Mlotek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yawoka's calf.
Mlotek connects with a leg kick. Yawoka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Mlotek darts in and clinches Yawoka up against the ropes.
Yawoka tries to score a body lock takedown but Mlotek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mlotek lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mlotek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mlotek thumps Yawoka with a low kick.
Yawoka is breathing heavily.
Yawoka fails to land the takedown.

Mlotek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Mlotek.
A hook to the body from Mlotek.
Come on Mlotek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mlotek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mlotek swings wildly with an uppercut but Yawoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mlotek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mlotek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mlotek breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mlotek pushes Yawoka up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mlotek throws a punch but it's blocked by Yawoka.
Yawoka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mlotek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Mlotek.
Mlotek stalling in the clinch but Yawoka improves position.
Mlotek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mlotek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yawoka backwards.
Mlotek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mlotek swings wildly with an uppercut but Yawoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yawoka is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek misses with a punch to the body.
Yawoka tries to score a body lock takedown but Mlotek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yawoka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mlotek pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mlotek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mlotek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mlotek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yawoka. That did some damage!

Mlotek clinches with his opponent.
Mlotek will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yawoka up against the ropes.

Mlotek breaks the clinch.

Mlotek moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mlotek is struggling to control the position.
Mlotek looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mlotek breaks from the clinch.
Mlotek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mlotek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Mlotek clinches.
Yawoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mlotek pushes Yawoka back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yawoka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mlotek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mlotek thumps Yawoka with a low kick.
Mlotek stalks Yawoka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yawoka's face. Yawoka staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mlotek takes the fight into the clinch.
Mlotek scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mlotek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zbigniew Mlotek dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mlotek tries to work over Yawoka's front leg with a kick but Yawoka checks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mlotek is trying to stall.
Yawoka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mlotek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mlotek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yawoka dives in and grabs Mlotek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mlotek pushes down on Yawoka's head and hops out.
Mlotek lands with a nice body kick.

Mlotek closes the distance and pushes Yawoka back into the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mlotek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mlotek throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mlotek is pressed up against the ropes. Yawoka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mlotek down to the mat. Mlotek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zbigniew Mlotek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Berik Yawoka.

Yawoka shoots in and bounces Mlotek off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Yawoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mlotek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Mlotek is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yawoka is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mlotek is defending well.
Yawoka fails to pull guard.
Yawoka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mlotek smiles and moves away.
Mlotek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mlotek misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlotek scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mlotek - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mlotek rushes Yawoka and presses him up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Mlotek.

Mlotek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mlotek scoring well with a low kick there.

Yawoka tries to keep at a distance but Mlotek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mlotek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mlotek pushes Yawoka back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mlotek lands a left hand.
Mlotek trying to control the position but instead, Yawoka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mlotek into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yawoka.
Zbigniew Mlotek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mlotek gets through Yawoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mlotek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yawoka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mlotek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mlotek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Mlotek.
Mlotek misses with a punch to the body.

Mlotek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zbigniew Mlotek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mlotek moves into the clinch.
Mlotek throws a head punch that misses.
Mlotek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yawoka is trying to pull guard but Mlotek turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Yawoka misses with an elbow over the top.
Berik Yawoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yawoka is working for takedown but Mlotek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yawoka wants a takedown but no success here.
Mlotek is stalling here.

Mlotek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yawoka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mlotek can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yawoka misses with a series of wild punches.
Yawoka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mlotek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Mlotek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yawoka, pushing him back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zbigniew Mlotek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mlotek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Zbigniew Mlotek!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Zbigniew Mlotek!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Zbigniew Mlotek!

Zbigniew Mlotek wins by unanimous decision!
Zbigniew Mlotek tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.