PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Yves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Igor Ovechkin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Igor Ovechkin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ovechkin
vs
Yves

191 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Yves!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin throws a series of punches but Yves avoids them all with ease.
Ovechkin throws a combination. Yves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Bob Yves has been cut.
Ovechkin misses with a few strikes there.
Ovechkin throws a series of punches but Yves avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Ovechkin misses.
Ovechkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ovechkin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ovechkin swinging wildly here.
Yves fails with a takedown attempt.
Yves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Yves.
A lull in the action here.

Yves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Yves slips a straight right by Ovechkin.
Igor Ovechkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ovechkin misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin lands a jab.
Ovechkin blocks a head kick by Yves.
Ovechkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ovechkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ovechkin misses with a few strikes there.

Yves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ovechkin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is not content to let Yves control the position.
Yves lands an elbow.
Yves working the ground and pound.
Yves trying to control the position but Ovechkin is working away.
Check out the look on Yves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yves lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yves scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ovechkin to see if he's OK.
Ovechkin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yves connects with a decent elbow.
Yves scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Yves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Yves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ovechkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ovechkin is trying to escape the position but Yves is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Yves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Yves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Yves are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ovechkin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yves.
Yves scoring with punches from side control.
Ovechkin is pushing Yves's head away, looking to escape. Yves manages to hold on to the position though.
Yves misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ovechkin is trying to get back to his feet.
Yves works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yves working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yves looks up at the clock and then as Ovechkin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yves smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yves working the head and body with strikes.
Yves advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Yves.
Yves working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yves dominating with strikes here.
Yves with a couple of short strikes.
Yves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yves controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Yves connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yves breaks from Ovechkin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yves looking to finish Ovechkin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ovechkin!
Yves landing strikes from the mount.
Yves lands a heavy elbow.
Yves lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yves wants to control the pace but Ovechkin is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is bucking up trying to escape but Yves cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ovechkin is in a horrible position here. Yves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yves landing strikes from the mount.
Yves lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yves lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Yves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Yves'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. 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.

Yves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ovechkin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ovechkin wants to stand but Yves is controlling the position.
Bob Yves has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovechkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ovechkin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Yves from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yves looking to sit in guard and control but Ovechkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ovechkin wants to stand but Yves is controlling his posture from full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Yves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ovechkin!
Yves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yves landing punches.
Yves lands a big shot there that rocks Ovechkin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yves dominating with strikes here.
Yves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yves looking to finish Ovechkin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ovechkin!

Yves is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ovechkin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ovechkin!
Yves has a closed guard, preventing Ovechkin from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yves working for a triangle but Ovechkin defends it easily.
Ovechkin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yves is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ovechkin wants to stand and escape but instead Yves has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ovechkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Igor Ovechkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Yves stands up.
Yves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovechkin throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Yves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Yves!