PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Yeww (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blachovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Blachovich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yeww
vs
Blachovich

199 cm
22
207 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

5th Round
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Yeww!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Blachovich!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeww just misses with a punch to the body.
Blachovich tries to clinch up but Yeww circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeww misses with a body shot.
Blachovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeww circles away.
Blachovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blachovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blachovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blachovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yeww swats away the attempt to clinch by Blachovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich throws a front kick aimed at Yeww's knee but Yeww avoids it well.
Yeww swats away the attempt to clinch by Blachovich.
Yeww swings for the body but Blachovich moves out of range.
Blachovich digs a good hook to Yeww's body.
Blachovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeww swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yeww misses with a hook to the body
and Blachovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blachovich scores with a nice strike.
Yeww keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeww looks to score with a jab to the body but Blachovich is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Blachovich. That snapped Yeww's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blachovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blachovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ron Yeww is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blachovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeww is looking to wear down Blachovich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blachovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blachovich moves in looking to clinch but Yeww pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blachovich misses the body punch
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Blachovich.
Blachovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yeww's sensitive parts.
Blachovich looks to clinch
and Yeww makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blachovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yeww counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blachovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blachovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blachovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yeww counters with a nice body shot.
Blachovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yeww counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blachovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich clinches but Yeww breaks the clinch
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blachovich thinking.
Blachovich scores with a hook.
Blachovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Yeww.
Blachovich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yeww counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeww dodges the punch combination from Blachovich.
Blachovich lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blachovich misses with a body shot.
Blachovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Blachovich misses with a jab to the body
and Yeww counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich tries to clinch up
and Yeww counters with a left to the body.
Yeww misses with a jab to the body
and Blachovich counters with a nice body kick.
Blachovich tries to clinch up
and Yeww counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Blachovich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yeww misses with a body punch
and Blachovich counters with a head kick.
Yeww misses the body punch
and Blachovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Yeww swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeww just misses with a punch to the body.
Blachovich looks to clinch
and Yeww counters with a nice body shot.
Yeww thows a body shot but no joy.
Yeww swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John Blachovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blachovich thinking.
Blachovich tries to clinch up
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blachovich scores with a jab. Yeww acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yeww circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blachovich thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich tries to clinch up
and Yeww counters with a left to the body.
Blachovich tries to clinch
and Yeww counters with a left to the body.
John Blachovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich with a nice cross.
John Blachovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blachovich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blachovich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yeww misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blachovich.
Blachovich tries to clinch up
and Yeww makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blachovich throws a combination. Yeww tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blachovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yeww counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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 Ron Yeww.
Well Blachovich 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blachovich!