PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoki Mayoniko (ranked 1220 p4p, 143 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 970 p4p, 109 weight class). Tupolski has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mayoniko
vs
Tupolski

185 cm
31
185 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

175 cm
42
182 lbs
39 - 20 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

MMA Hype

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yoki Mayoniko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupolski stuns Mayoniko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayoniko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayoniko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mayoniko avoids the body shot from Tupolski.
Mayoniko throws a combination that misses
and Tupolski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tupolski throws a sloppy body shot
and Mayoniko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tupolski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mayoniko is out of range and Tupolski settles back down.
Tupolski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Mayoniko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayoniko moves away.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupolski throws a wild body kick that Mayoniko sees coming a mile off.

Tupolski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mayoniko misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayoniko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayoniko lands an uppercut.
Mayoniko lands a nice uppercut.
Mayoniko swings wildly with an uppercut but Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tupolski can't find room to land a body shot as Mayoniko controls the action.

Mayoniko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayoniko lands with a hook. Tupolski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tupolski lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mayoniko moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayoniko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tupolski scores with a jab to the body.
Mayoniko lands with a straight right. Tupolski didn't see that one coming.
Mayoniko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tupolski.
Mayoniko misses with a hook
and Tupolski counters with a nice uppercut.
Tupolski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mayoniko blocks a leg kick.
Mayoniko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupolski throws a wild body kick that Mayoniko sees coming a mile off.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but Mayoniko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mayoniko is looking to counter punch.
Tupolski tries a low kick but Mayoniko avoids it.
Tupolski throws a good cross that connects.
Mayoniko throws a front kick aimed at Tupolski's knee but Tupolski avoids it well.
Tupolski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayoniko rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayoniko is just out of range.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but Mayoniko checks it.
Mayoniko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Mayoniko.
Tupolski lands a nice shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayoniko checks a leg kick.
Tupolski lands a jab to Mayoniko's midsection.
Mayoniko misses with an uppercut. Tupolski saw that one coming.
Mayoniko throws a combination that misses
and Tupolski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tupolski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mayoniko if he has to take too many more of those.
Mayoniko lands a glancing blow to the side of Tupolski's head.
Mayoniko checks the leg kick.
Mayoniko cracks Tupolski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mayoniko fails with a takedown attempt.
Tupolski swings for the body but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Mayoniko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski throws a lazy head kick
and Mayoniko counters with a nice uppercut.
Tupolski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tupolski misses with a body shot
enabling Mayoniko to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayoniko lands with an overhand left.
Tupolski misses with a left hand
and Mayoniko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupolski misses the shot to the body.
Mayoniko throws a big counter combination but Tupolski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mayoniko throws a front kick aimed at Tupolski's knee but Tupolski avoids it well.
Mayoniko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tupolski checks a low kick from Mayoniko.
Tupolski throws an off balance right hand
and Mayoniko counters with a leg kick.
Mayoniko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tupolskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mayoniko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayoniko throws a body punch but Tupolski moves out of range.
Mayoniko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tupolski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Mayoniko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko ducks under a wild hook from Tupolski.
Tupolski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupolski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayoniko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tupolski misses with a wild body shot.
Tupolski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayoniko manages to avoid it.
Mayoniko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupolski was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayoniko.
Tupolski thinks about the counter body kick.
Tupolski cracks a nice hook into Mayoniko's ribs.
Tupolski is looking to clinch.
Mayoniko throwing a counter right hand but Tupolski manages to avoid it.
Mayoniko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tupolski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mayoniko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Tupolski misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupolski connects with a solid leg kick.
Mayoniko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayoniko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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 Yoki Mayoniko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mayoniko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tupolski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayoniko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayoniko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayoniko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tupolski thows a leg kick but Mayoniko checks it
and Mayoniko counters with a nice uppercut.
Tupolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayoniko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tupolski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Mayoniko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mayoniko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoki Mayoniko is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupolski. Mayoniko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayoniko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tupolski throws a body punch but Mayoniko moves out of range.
Mayoniko throws a jab but it's blocked by Tupolski.
The fighters circling - Mayoniko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Tupolski misses
and Mayoniko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayoniko.
Tupolski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tupolski moves into range and clinches up with Mayoniko.

Mayoniko breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayoniko misses with a hook
and Tupolski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tupolski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tupolski throws a head kick that Mayoniko semi-blocks.
Tupolski moves away from the strike by Mayoniko.
Mayoniko throws a hook to the side of Tupolski's head but Tupolski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tupolski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mayoniko.
Tupolski connects with a solid leg kick.
Tupolski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mayoniko throws a leg kick but Tupolski moved away.
Mayoniko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tupolski.
Mayoniko ducks under a wild hook from Tupolski.
A little feinted left hand from Mayoniko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mayoniko throws a series of punches but Tupolski avoids them all with ease.
Tupolski misses with a leg kick
and Mayoniko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tupolski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayoniko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tupolski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko misses with a shot to the body
and Tupolski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayoniko throws a low kick but Tupolski moves out of range easily.
Mayoniko scores with a jab. Tupolski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mayoniko throws an overhand right that lands on Tupolski's shoulder, as Tupolski tries to avoid the shot.
Tupolski throws a looping overhand right but Mayoniko ducks down to avoid it.
Tupolski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tupolski slips under a jab from Mayoniko.
Tupolski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayoniko throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Katurian Tupolski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupolski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tupolski walks into a left hand.
Mayoniko moves out of range as Tupolski strikes.
Mayoniko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tupolski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tupolski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayoniko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tupolski misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tupolski.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayoniko misses the target.
Mayoniko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Tupolski closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tupolski working aggressively here.

Mayoniko breaks the clinch.
Tupolski misses with a kick to the body.
Tupolski takes one on the button.
Tupolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayoniko is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tupolski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tupolski works Mayoniko's body with a nice hook.
Tupolski throws a head kick that misses
and Mayoniko counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tupolski is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mayoniko.
Tupolski is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayoniko finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayoniko throws an overhand right that drops Tupolski like a sack of potatoes! Mayoniko dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoki Mayoniko!
An out of breath Yoki Mayoniko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Katurian Tupolski spoke after the fight, saying 'Fighting is a tough business. All the props to my opponent - he was better tonight. I will be back stronger.'.