PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 1761 p4p, 270 weight class) and Alexander Yakovlev (ranked 1741 p4p, 266 weight class). Army's entrance music is Dick Army. A fine choice. Yakovlev has chosen Maroon 5 - Sugar as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Army
vs
Yakovlev

189 cm
36
200 lbs
37 - 23 - 1

189 cm
33
209 lbs
17 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Yakovlev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovlev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Army's waist but Army gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yakovlev off to one side.
Yakovlev misses with a combination

and Army counters by moving into the clinch.
Yakovlev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakovlev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Army pushes Yakovlev away with a front kick.
Yakovlev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Alexander Yakovlev has been cut.
Army misses with an uppercut.
Army throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yakovlev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yakovlev or perhaps it was just good defense by Army, which made it look bad.
Yakovlev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dick Army has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Yakovlev.
A jab from Army finds it's way through Yakovlev's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovlev tries to land a leg kick but Army saw it coming and moves away.
Yakovlev throws a looping overhand right but Army ducks down to avoid it.
Army swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Yakovlev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Army is adopting a defensive guard.
Yakovlev trying to control but Army is working from the bottom.
Yakovlev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev throws a strike but Army rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Army preventing the sweep.
Yakovlev is pulling down on Army's head. It's preventing any offense from Army, at least for the moment.
Army stays in close to Yakovlev's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army stopping the sweep attempt from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev working a defensive guard here.
Yakovlev has his hands on Army's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakovlev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Army is one step ahead there.
Army has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yakovlev is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Army trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dick Army is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakovlev throws a poor cross that misses
and Army counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakovlev scores with a three punch combo!
Army dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yakovlev. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Yakovlev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Army throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yakovlev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Army moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexander Yakovlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yakovlev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Army quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Army is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yakovlev jumps into side control!
Army is not content to let Yakovlev control the position.
Yakovlev advances to full mount.
Yakovlev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Army is trying to stand up.
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 Dick Army will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Yakovlev'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.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Army stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Army jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Army lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yakovlev's sensitive parts.
Yakovlev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yakovlev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yakovlev misses with a hook. Army ducked under it nicely.

Yakovlev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Army is not content to let Yakovlev control the position.
Army prevents Yakovlev from moving into mount.
Yakovlev wants to control but Army is keeping him busy.
Yakovlev controlling from side mount.
Yakovlev has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovlev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Yakovlev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Army is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Army and Yakovlev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Army is not content to let Yakovlev control the position.
Yakovlev in side control, throwing shots but Army defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Army is being controlled here.
Army prevents Yakovlev from moving into mount.
Army is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yakovlev trying to control the action but Army is working from the bottom.
Army is trying to get back to half guard.
Yakovlev taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev wants to control but Army is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Army throws a wild body kick that Yakovlev sees coming a mile off.
Army throws a head kick but Yakovlev moves out of range.
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakovlev.
Yakovlev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakovlev lands with an overhand left.
Yakovlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Army is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Yakovlev.
Army lands with a good body shot.

Yakovlev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yakovlev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Army is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakovlev wants to control from the top but Army keeps moving.
Yakovlev looking to pass the guard.
Yakovlev trying to control but Army is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Army is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Yakovlev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Yakovlev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Army throws a sloppy head kick and Yakovlev moves out of range easily.

Yakovlev has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yakovlev.
Army is trying to force a seperation but Yakovlev has the dominant position.
Yakovlev is trying to maintain a safe position but Army gets an underhook and turns Yakovlev into the cage.
Army can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Army.

Army is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yakovlev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Army to the mat. Army regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yakovlev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yakovlev looking to pass the guard.
Alexander Yakovlev has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakovlev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovlev trying to control the position from guard on top but Army is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yakovlev looking to sit in guard and control but Army gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Yakovlev is pulling down on Army's head. It's preventing any offense from Army, at least for the moment.
Army slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Army gets to his feet - Yakovlev follows without any prompting.
Army stuns Yakovlev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yakovlev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakovlev throws a chopping leg kick but Army manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Army seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Army pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yakovlev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Army checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yakovlev misses with a combination
and Army counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Army.
Yakovlev shoots in but Army avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Army.
Yakovlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Army.

That has opened up Alexander Yakovlev's cut even more.
Army connects with a right hand. Yakovlev shakes it off.
Yakovlev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Army checks the leg kick.
Jab from Army.
Army slips under a jab.

Yakovlev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Army on his heels. He'll look to pass Army's guard now, I'm sure.
Army managing to control the position.
Army being controlled here, momentarily.
Yakovlev throws a strike but Army rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Army stopping the sweep attempt from Yakovlev.
Yakovlev keeping moving, preventing Army from controlling successfully.
Army engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yakovlev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Army gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Army showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Army 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Army!
Dick Army seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Alexander Yakovlev spoke after the fight, saying 'I ll be back, as soon as possible'.