PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Filip Yumashev (ranked 2724 p4p, 3182 weight class) and Saul Tacarante (ranked 154 p4p, 175 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yumashev
vs
Tacarante

175 cm
19
139
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
137
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yumashev moves into the clinch.
Yumashev misses with a body punch.
Yumashev misses with a punch to the body.
Tacarante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yumashev.
Tacarante changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yumashev fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Yumashev pushes Tacarante up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Yumashev.
I was talking to Yumashev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tacarante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Tacarante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Yumashev on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yumashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yumashev presses Tacarante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yumashev can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Yumashev works on Tacarante's body with a couple of short punches.
Tacarante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yumashev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacarante.
Tacarante scores with a shot to the side of Yumashev's head.
Tacarante tries for a takedown but Yumashev manages to get underhooks.
Yumashev lands with a right to the head.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Yumashev.
Yumashev lands a left hand.
Yumashev stops a takedown attempt from Tacarante.
Filip Yumashev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Tacarante.
Yumashev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yumashev lands a right hand.
Yumashev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tacarante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yumashev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.

Tacarante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tacarante catches Yumashev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tacarante.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tacarante counters with a stiff right hand.
Tacarante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yumashev works Tacarante's body with a nice hook.
Tacarante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yumashev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacarante.
Tacarante closes the distance and clinches up with Yumashev, looking for a takedown. Tacarante pushes Yumashev against the cage but Yumashev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yumashev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yumashev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yumashev throws a looping overhand right but Tacarante ducks down to avoid it.
Tacarante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yumashev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tacarante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yumashev drops his hands momentarily and Tacarante takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yumashev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Tacarante tries to get set, Yumashev tries to push him back and clinch up but Tacarante manages to avoid the attempt.
Tacarante rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Yumashev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tacarante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yumashev lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante jumps guard but Yumashev stands there with Tacarante around his waist. Tacarante gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tacarante wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yumashev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Yumashev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yumashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante scores with a shot to the side of Yumashev's head.
Yumashev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Yumashev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tacarantes head.
Yumashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yumashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been informed that Tacarante has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tacarante takes a shot to the head.
Tacarante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacarante.
Good body shot from Yumashev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yumashev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tacarante tries to pull guard but Yumashev holds him up against the cage and eventually Tacarante drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yumashev.

Tacarante manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tacarante is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yumashev defends well.
Yumashev stays in close to Tacarante's body and controls the position.
Tacarante is trying to keep Yumashev in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yumashev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yumashev working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yumashev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Yumashev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tacarante throws a looping overhand right but Yumashev ducks down to avoid it.
Yumashev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tacarante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yumashev's head.
Tacarante avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tacarante dodges the punch combination from Yumashev.
Tacarante throws an overhand right that lands on Yumashev's shoulder, as Yumashev tries to avoid the shot.
Tacarante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tacarante's corner calls for a 1-2. Tacarante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Filip Yumashev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tacarante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yumashev. Yumashev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Tacarante there.
Yumashev throws a good cross that connects.
Tacarante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yumashev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Tacarante.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yumashev slips under a jab from Tacarante.
Tacarante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yumashev.
Yumashev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante swings widly with a right hand
and Yumashev counters with a straight right hand.
Tacarante 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.
The fighters circling - Yumashev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yumashev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tacarante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Yumashev closes the distance and pushes Tacarante back into the cage.
Yumashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tacarante blocks a body shot from Yumashev.
Tacarante trying to control the position but instead, Yumashev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tacarante into the cage.
Yumashev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacarante.
Yumashev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tacarante can do to turn this around?
Yumashev working aggressively here.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filip Yumashev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yumashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yumashev working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacarante scores with a shot to the side of Yumashev's head.
Yumashev lands with a left to the head.
Yumashev misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yumashev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yumashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tacarante misses with the head strike.
Yumashev lands a shot to the body.
Tacarante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yumashev misses with a punch to the body.
Yumashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tacarante's elbow.
Tacarante is trying to drag Yumashev to the mat but Yumashev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yumashev tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Yumashev back against the cage.
Yumashev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Yumashev lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante blocking some punches.
Yumashev can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Tacarante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filip Yumashev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Tacarante.
Tacarante throws a punch but it's blocked by Yumashev.
Tacarante struggles to land a body shot inside as Yumashev controls his hands.
Yumashev tries a body shot but Tacarante blocks it.
Yumashev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Yumashev.
Yumashev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yumashev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacarante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tacarante misses with the head strike.
Tacarante tries for a takedown but Yumashev manages to get underhooks.
Yumashev struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Tacarante is trying to break the clinch but Yumashev has him pressed against the cage.
Yumashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacarante pushes Yumashev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tacarante swings wildly with an uppercut but Yumashev uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Yumashev controls the action.
Yumashev lands a body punch.
Tacarante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev lands an uppercut.
Yumashev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tacarante or not.
Yumashev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tacarante.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yumashev gets through Tacarante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tacarante misses with a punch on the inside.
Tacarante gets through Yumashev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yumashev.
Yumashev misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Yumashev.
Yumashev tries to work over Tacarante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yumashev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Yumashev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Yumashev dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yumashev rushes Tacarante and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yumashev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tacarante is trying to pull guard but Yumashev has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Yumashev.
Tacarante throws a punch but it's blocked by Yumashev.
Yumashev presses Tacarante against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tacarante misses with some punches.
Yumashev throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacarante.
Yumashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yumashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tacarante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yumashev lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Yumashev.
Tacarante throws a head punch that misses.
Yumashev lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yumashev fails to land.
Tacarante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yumashev tries to throw a body punch but Tacarante avoids it by throwing Yumashev back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Yumashev as the two fighters clinch.
Tacarante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tacarante working aggressively here.
Yumashev throws a punch but it's blocked by Tacarante.
Yumashev lands a shoulder strike.
Yumashev throws a head punch that misses.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yumashev.
Yumashev has a couple of punches blocked by Tacarante.
Tacarante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tacarante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yumashev struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacarante controls his hands.
Yumashev is pressed up against the cage. Tacarante has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yumashev down to the mat. Yumashev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Filip Yumashev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yumashev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Tacarante.
Filip Yumashev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacarante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tacarante can't find room to land a body shot as Yumashev controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tacarante.
Tacarante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yumashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yumashev blocking some punches.
Tacarante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yumashev prevents a body shot from Tacarante.
Yumashev can't find room to land a body shot as Tacarante controls the action.
Yumashev prevents Tacarante from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tacarante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacarante.
Yumashev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Yumashev lands a left hand.
Tacarante gets through Yumashev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tacarante.
Tacarante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacarante has a couple of punches blocked by Yumashev.
Tacarante jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yumashev walks away with a smile on his face. Tacarante gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Filip Yumashev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Tacarante.
Tacarante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yumashev throws the left hand but Tacarante avoids the punch easily.
Yumashev throws a shot from downtown. Tacarante moves away and avoids it.
Yumashev scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yumashev loads up on a big right hand but Tacarante slips the punch.
Yumashev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tacarante checks it well.
Tacarante looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yumashev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saul Tacarante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tacarante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yumashev misses with a body punch
and Tacarante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tacarante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yumashev tries to clinch but Tacarante moves out of range.

Yumashev moves into the clinch.
Yumashev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tacarante.
Yumashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev lands a hook that snaps the head of Tacarante backwards.
Yumashev misses with a punch to the body.
Saul Tacarante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tacarante jumps guard but Yumashev stands there with Tacarante around his waist. Tacarante gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Yumashev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yumashev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Yumashev!