PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1973 p4p, 2852 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 303 p4p, 433 weight class). Vladimir Punchsky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Punchsky
vs
Yonic

195 cm
34
187
21 - 16 - 0

172 cm
40
185
29 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Yonic. Beautiful body shot.
Punchsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic with a jab.
Punchsky slips a straight right by Yonic.
Punchsky 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.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punchsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yonic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punchsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Yonic connects with a body shot that sends Punchsky's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
Yonic misses with a straight left.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Punchsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Punchsky.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
An attempted straight right counter from Punchsky misses the target.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Punchsky slips the punch.
Punchsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Punchsky throws a good cross that connects.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Punchsky is out of range.
Punchsky went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Punchsky is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Punchsky.
Yonic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Yonic pushes Punchsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Punchsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Yonic controls his hands.

Punchsky manages to break the clinch.
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Punchsky is out of range.
Punchsky went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Punchsky misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punchsky throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Yonic takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Yonic lands with a cross.
Yonic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Punchsky slips under a jab from Yonic.
Punchsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Punchsky.
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Punchsky moved out of range nicely.
Punchsky moves out of range as Yonic strikes.
As Yonic looks to move away, Punchsky throws a big counter combo but Yonic just gets out of the way.
No joy there for Punchsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yonic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Punchsky does no damage.
Yonic throws a series of punches but Punchsky avoids them all with ease.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic lands with a straight right. Punchsky didn't see that one coming.
Yonic lands a jab to the head.
Punchsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punchsky misses with the combination.
Punchsky fakes the leg kick and cracks Yonic in the body.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Yonic misses with a hook. Punchsky ducked under it nicely.
Yonic scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yonic eats them both and turns towards Punchsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchsky throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punchsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Punchsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Yonic avoids them all with ease.
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Punchsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yonic lands with a straight right. Punchsky didn't see that one coming.
Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punchsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yonic punishes Punchsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Yonic slips a straight right by Punchsky.
Yonic lands a jab to Punchsky's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Yonic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Punchsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Punchsky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yonic.
Yonic connects with a body shot.
Punchsky throws a nice looking combination but Yonic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boss Yonic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punchsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Punchsky moved out of range.
Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Punchsky.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yonic misses with an uppercut. Punchsky saw that one coming.
Yonic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yonic's head.
Yonic swings for the body but Punchsky moves out of range.
Punchsky lands with a nice combination. Yonic backs away looking to recover.
Punchsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Yonic throws a shot from downtown. Punchsky moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a two punch combination.
Yonic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yonic dodges the punch combination from Punchsky.
Some wild striking there from Punchsky.
Punchsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Punchsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punchsky moves away.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
A combination from Punchsky does no damage.
Punchsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic scores with a hook.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic tests Punchsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and Punchsky counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punchsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yonic eats them both and turns towards Punchsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yonic throws a shot from downtown. Punchsky moves away and avoids it.
Punchsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Punchsky cracks Yonic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
Punchsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Yonic lands with a nice body punch.
Yonic misses with an uppercut. Punchsky saw that one coming.
Punchsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Punchsky throwing a counter right hand but Yonic manages to avoid it.

Punchsky gets tackled into the cage by Yonic. Yonic maintains the clinch.
Punchsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yonic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yonic lands a hook that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yonic looking for a takedown.

Punchsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic lands a jab.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punchsky throws a one two combo.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Punchsky to score with a decent uppercut.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Punchsky moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yonic works Punchsky's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic tries to clinch up.
Punchsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Punchsky.
Yonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchsky.
Punchsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Punchsky.
A left lands for Punchsky.
Yonic takes one to the side of the head.
Yonic connects with a crisp jab.
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Punchsky moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Punchsky was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Punchsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and Punchsky counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Punchsky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yonic misses the shot to the body.
Punchsky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yonic throws a right hand that misses
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Yonic thuds his right hand into Punchsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yonic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punchsky ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Yonic walks into a stiff left hand from Punchsky.
Punchsky slips a jab from Yonic.
Punchsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yonic counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchsky leaves Yonic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic slips under a jab.
Yonic lands a jab to the head.
Yonic shoots in but no luck this time.
Punchsky throwing a counter right hand but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic lands a body shot.
Yonic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Punchsky misses.
Yonic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punchsky throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Punchsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Punchsky defending well as Yonic loads up on a big left hand.
Punchsky walks into a jab.
Punchsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Punchsky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Punchsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchsky takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yonic misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Punchsky to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Yonic has Punchsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Yonic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yonic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Punchsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Punchsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Punchsky finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Yonic misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Punchsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchsky takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Yonic avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Yonic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Punchsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Punchsky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yonic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yonic digs a good body shot into Punchsky's ribs.
Yonic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Punchsky slips the punch.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Punchsky's head but Punchsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Punchsky tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punchsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vladimir Punchsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic scores with a body shot.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchsky is just out of range.
Punchsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Punchsky staying out of range there.
Punchsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punchsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yonic at a distance.
Yonic fails with the takedown.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Punchsky tests Yonic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yonic ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladimir Punchsky.
I think Punchsky 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
An out of breath Vladimir Punchsky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Boss Yonic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh rats.'.