PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boris Yurinov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kaminski
vs
Yurinov

183 cm
28
191 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

188 cm
32
189 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski leaves Yurinov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yurinov throws a sloppy head kick and Kaminski moves out of range easily.
Kaminski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yurinov.
Yurinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a head kick that misses.
Kaminski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Yurinov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kaminski is trying to stand.
Yurinov passes to full mount!
Kaminski is squirming around, avoiding Yurinov's attempts to control the action.
Yurinov content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurinov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kaminski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov avoids the attempt from Kaminski to control.
Kaminski can't escape the position.
Kaminski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yurinov on the ground.
Yurinov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yurinov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kaminski hang on?
Yurinov trying to control but Kaminski is having none of it.
Kaminski is working to get back to half guard.
My spies in McGarrys plant works inform me that Yurinov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yurinov unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yurinov with shots to the head and body - Kaminski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurinov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yurinov with a couple of short strikes.
Yurinov looking to finish Kaminski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaminski!
Kaminski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yurinov.
Kaminski working to try and regain half guard.
Kaminski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kaminski tries to get out of the position.
Yurinov controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Yurinov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kaminski taking shots to the head.
Yurinov lands a big shot there that rocks Kaminski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yurinov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yurinov controlling the position easily from mount.
Kaminski is looking to improve his position but Yurinov isn't that keen on the idea.
Yurinov landing strikes from the mount and Kaminski is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaminski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yurinov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Kaminski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Yurinov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kaminski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yurinov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaminski?
Yurinov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Yurinov looking for a guillotine from mount but Kaminski is having none of it.
Yurinov trying to control but Kaminski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kaminski with a nice cross.

It looks like Boris Yurinov has been cut.

Kaminski gets tackled into the cage by Yurinov. Yurinov maintains the clinch.
Kaminski lands a nice elbow.

Yurinov breaks the clinch.
Kaminski lands a leg kick that knocks Yurinov off balance momentarily.
Kaminski misses the jab.
Kaminski fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kaminski drives through and clinches with Yurinov against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yurinov.
Kaminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yurinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yurinov lands a left hand.
Yurinov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaminski lands with a left to the head.
Yurinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaminski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yurinov is keeping busy.
Kaminski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaminski stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yurinov fails to land.
Kaminski throws an elbow but it misses.
Yurinov misses with a punch to the body.
Kaminski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yurinov avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Kaminski.
Yurinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yurinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yurinov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaminski smiles and moves away.

Kaminski sends Yurinov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kaminski is motioning to the referee to let Yurinov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Yurinov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski cracks Yurinov with a left hook right on the temple and Yurinov goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kaminski lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Yurinov is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcin Kaminski!
A relieved looking Marcin Kaminski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.