PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jojiro Yamanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Kuzmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jojiro Yamanaka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jojiro Yamanaka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yamanaka
vs
Kuzmenko

205 cm
23
275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Kuzmenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuzmenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamanaka thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kuzmenko throws the left hand but Yamanaka avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Kuzmenko there.
Kuzmenko moves in looking to clinch but Yamanaka pushes him off.
Kuzmenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kuzmenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuzmenko wants to clinch up but Yamanaka keeps it at a distance.
As Kuzmenko looks to move away, Yamanaka throws a big counter combo bu Kuzmenko just gets out of the way.
Kuzmenko misses with a right hand
and Yamanaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Oooh a lovely combination from Kuzmenko sends Yamanaka down but not out. Kuzmenko dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Jojiro Yamanaka has been cut.
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!
Kuzmenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamanaka keeps working.

Kuzmenko decides to stand back up.
Kuzmenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamanaka blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka dodges the punch combination from Kuzmenko.
Yamanaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuzmenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamanaka lands with a kick to the temple. Kuzmenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kuzmenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamanaka throws a sloppy head kick and Kuzmenko moves out of range easily.
Kuzmenko moves in looking to clinch but Yamanaka pushes him off.
Yamanaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuzmenko throws out the jab.
As Kuzmenko looks to move away, Yamanaka throws a big counter combo bu Kuzmenko just gets out of the way.
Kuzmenko misses the jab.

Kuzmenko gets a clinch.
Yamanaka wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka has Kuzmenko pressed against the ropes.

Kuzmenko manages to break the clinch.
Andriy Kuzmenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kuzmenko closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamanaka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuzmenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kuzmenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Yamanaka as the two fighters clinch.
Yamanaka pushes Kuzmenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamanaka tries a body shot but Kuzmenko blocks it.
Kuzmenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yamanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuzmenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuzmenko presses Yamanaka against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamanaka is breathing heavily.
Yamanaka takes a shot to the head.
Kuzmenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamanaka backwards.
Yamanaka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kuzmenko after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jojiro Yamanaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuzmenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamanaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuzmenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamanaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuzmenko scores with a jab to the body.
Kuzmenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamanaka.
Kuzmenko throws a combination that misses
and Yamanaka counters with a series of strikes. Kuzmenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kuzmenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamanaka circles away quickly and effectively.

Kuzmenko closes the distance and clinches.
Kuzmenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yamanaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuzmenko blocking some punches.
Kuzmenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamanaka trying to stall but Kuzmenko improves his position.
Yamanaka has Kuzmenko pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kuzmenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kuzmenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamanaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuzmenko misses with the combination.
Kuzmenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuzmenko misses with a hook.
Yamanaka ducks under a wild hook from Kuzmenko.
Yamanaka throws a wild body kick that Kuzmenko sees coming a mile off.
Kuzmenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamanaka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yamanaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Kuzmenko darts in and clinches Yamanaka up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuzmenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Kuzmenko.
Yamanaka tries to work over Kuzmenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kuzmenko.
A nice left hand lands by Kuzmenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Kuzmenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jojiro Yamanaka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kuzmenko moves into the clinch.
Yamanaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamanaka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kuzmenko after a bit of a struggle.
Yamanaka is trying to drag Kuzmenko to the mat but Kuzmenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Andriy Kuzmenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuzmenko trying to land knees to the body.
Yamanaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamanaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamanaka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuzmenko is keeping busy.
Kuzmenko lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamanaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuzmenko.
Yamanaka throws a head punch that misses.
Yamanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuzmenko's elbow.

Kuzmenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuzmenko looks to land a left hand but Yamanaka moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamanaka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andriy Kuzmenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzmenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kuzmenko moves into the clinch.

Kuzmenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamanaka moves out of range as Kuzmenko strikes.
Kuzmenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuzmenko misses with a left hand
and Yamanaka counters with a three punch combo that has Kuzmenko backing up. Kuzmenko nods at Yamanaka to acknowledge the strikes.
Kuzmenko wants to clinch
and Yamanaka counters with a solid body kick.
Kuzmenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamanaka is just out of range.
Kuzmenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamanakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzmenko looks to land a combination but Yamanaka avoids it well.
Yamanaka thinks about countering with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Yamanaka.
Kuzmenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuzmenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuzmenko misses with the combination.
Yamanaka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamanaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Kuzmenko drops Yamanaka with a left and a right! Oh, Yamanaka is hurt - Kuzmenko dives into side control looking to finish!

Yamanaka is rocked!
Yamanaka regains half guard.
Kuzmenko not doing much here.
We've been hearing good reports from Yamanaka's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kuzmenko tries to stand and escape but Yamanaka is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmenko stalling.
Kuzmenko wants to stand up but Yamanaka is controlling the position.
Yamanaka tries to roll over but Kuzmenko keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuzmenko wants to stand up but Yamanaka manages to regain full guard.
Kuzmenko is looking to stand up but Yamanaka won't let him.
Yamanaka working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kuzmenko connects with a looping right hand.
Kuzmenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamanaka manages to avoid it.
Yamanaka appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kuzmenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamanaka is able to avoid easily.
Yamanaka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yamanaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuzmenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Kuzmenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jojiro Yamanaka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kuzmenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuzmenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuzmenko wants to clinch up but Yamanaka keeps it at a distance.
Kuzmenko lands a body shot.
Yamanaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Kuzmenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamanaka thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kuzmenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmenko moves in looking to clinch but Yamanaka pushes him off.
Kuzmenko misses with a hook.
Yamanaka lands with a nice combination. Kuzmenko backs away looking to recover.
Kuzmenko misses with a combination
and Yamanaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka slips under a jab.
Yamanaka throws a big counter combination but Kuzmenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yamanaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuzmenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuzmenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kuzmenko moves into the clinch.
Yamanaka misses with the head strike.
Yamanaka throws a head punch that misses.
Kuzmenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Kuzmenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamanaka lands with a nice body punch.
Kuzmenko moves in looking to clinch but Yamanaka pushes him off.
Yamanaka checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuzmenko wants to clinch but Yamanaka slips to the side
and Yamanaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuzmenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamanaka can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuzmenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuzmenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamanaka slips under a jab from Kuzmenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuzmenko dodges the punch combination from Yamanaka.

Kuzmenko has managed to clinch.
Kuzmenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kuzmenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamanaka blocks a jab.
Kuzmenko throws a right hand that Yamanaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamanaka also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick there by Yamanaka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuzmenko.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yamanaka - that will leave a mark!
Yamanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamanaka staying out of range there.
Kuzmenko throws a jab when Yamanaka was well out of range.
Kuzmenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka lands with a nice body kick.
Kuzmenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Yamanaka misses.
The fighters circling - Kuzmenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuzmenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuzmenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kuzmenko pushes Yamanaka up against the ropes in a clinch.

Kuzmenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamanaka misses with the combination.
Kuzmenko wants to clinch.
Andriy Kuzmenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuzmenko misses with a leg kick
and Yamanaka counters with a two punch combo.
Kuzmenko misses with a body shot.
Kuzmenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamanaka circles away.
Jojiro Yamanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamanaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuzmenko.
Yamanaka keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andriy Kuzmenko.
Well Kuzmenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Kuzmenko!