PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojiro Yamanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojiro Yamanaka has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pavlovich
vs
Yamanaka

194 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

205 cm
22
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pavlovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamanaka throws a push kick but Pavlovich slaps the foot to one side.
Yamanaka throws a head kick but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Pavlovich dodges the punch combination from Yamanaka.
Pavlovich misses with a few strikes there.
Yamanaka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamanaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamanaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pavlovich defending well as Yamanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Pavlovich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovich slips a jab and a cross from Yamanaka.
Pavlovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamanaka circles away.
Pavlovich avoids the body shot from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pavlovich counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich tries to clinch but Yamanaka moves out of range.

Pavlovich instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pavlovich - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yamanaka is looking to control Pavlovich's arms but Pavlovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamanaka has his back to the ropes.
Yamanaka trying to control the position but instead, Pavlovich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yamanaka into the ropes.
Yamanaka is trying to stall.
Pavlovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pavlovich blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pavlovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich wants to stall.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka blocks an uppercut.
Yamanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pavlovich is keeping busy.
Yamanaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamanaka blocking some punches.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Pavlovich blocks an uppercut.
Yamanaka blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Pavlovich.
Yamanaka wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yamanaka is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Pavlovich has denied him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamanaka scores with a hook to the body.
Pavlovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlovich can't find room to land a body shot as Yamanaka controls the action.
Yamanaka is looking to control Pavlovich's arms but Pavlovich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamanaka has his back to the ropes.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses.
Yamanaka lands a left hand.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses.
Pavlovich tries to work over Yamanaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamanaka trying to stall but Pavlovich improves his position.
Pavlovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pavlovich is keeping busy.
Yamanaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Yamanaka seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich pushes Yamanaka back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamanaka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlovich fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pavlovich has Yamanaka pushed against the ropes.
Pavlovich is trying to stall.
Pavlovich blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamanaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anton Pavlovich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yamanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamanaka thuds his shin into the meat of Pavlovich's side.

Yamanaka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pavlovich is being controlled here.
Pavlovich tries to improve position but can't.
Yamanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavlovich keeps working.
Pavlovich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yamanaka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovich is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pavlovich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yamanaka working away.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pavlovich avoids the head kick by Yamanaka.
A big left from Pavlovich misses.
Anton Pavlovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamanaka lands a two punch combo.
Yamanaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pavlovich swinging wildly here.
Yamanaka is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavlovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka scores with a kick to the body.
Pavlovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamanaka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamanaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jojiro Yamanaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlovich moves forwards but Yamanaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovich.
Yamanaka misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Yamanaka finds it's target.
Yamanaka moves out of range as Pavlovich strikes.
Pavlovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jojiro Yamanaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavlovich throws a body punch but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Pavlovich throws an off balance right hand
and Yamanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamanaka lands a two punch combo.
Pavlovich throws a body punch but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Yamanaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pavlovich takes a step back to recover.

That's four 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!
Yamanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlovich throws out the jab.
Yamanaka lands a high kick!
Pavlovich tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Yamanaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamanaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlovich.
Yamanaka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pavlovich under the eye.
Pavlovich cracks Yamanaka with a good jab.
Yamanaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlovich should have avoided that one.
Pavlovich blocks a leg kick.
Pavlovich scores with a nice head shot.
Yamanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Pavlovich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Pavlovich as he connects with a hook.
Yamanaka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jojiro Yamanaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Yamanaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pavlovich avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamanaka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pavlovich defends it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Pavlovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlovich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamanaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pavlovich lands with a cross.
Yamanaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Pavlovich is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pavlovich misses its target.
Yamanaka throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlovich moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich avoids the head kick by Yamanaka.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlovich misses the target.
Pavlovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Yamanaka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pavlovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pavlovich stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Pavlovich wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pavlovich is not content to let Yamanaka control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich is trying to control Yamanaka's posture but Yamanaka avoids it.
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.
Yamanaka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pavlovich is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yamanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pavlovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamanaka misses with a double jab.
A jab from Pavlovich misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamanaka! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pavlovich moves forwards but Yamanaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamanaka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamanaka misses with a straight right.
Yamanaka misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamanaka.
Pavlovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamanaka.
Pavlovich on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich swings widly with a right hand
and Yamanaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamanaka walks into a jab.
Yamanaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pavlovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamanaka counters with a straight right hand.

Yamanaka closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pavlovich quickly recovers to half guard.
Yamanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavlovich keeps working.
Yamanaka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavlovich haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavlovich tries to get out of the position.
Yamanaka wants to free his trapped foot but Pavlovich is holding on for dear life with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jojiro Yamanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamanaka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jojiro Yamanaka!
In his post fight interview, Jojiro Yamanaka started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.