PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blair Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Tkyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Tkyka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blair Howe's chin.

Howe
vs
Tkyka

215 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Blair Howe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Tkyka!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkyka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tkyka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tkyka throws a series of strikes that have Howe backpedaling.

It looks like Blair Howe has been cut.
Howe doesn't manage to clinch there - Tkyka circles away.
Tkyka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howe blocks a head kick by Tkyka.
Tkyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Tkyka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Howe is rocked!
Tkyka cracks the inside of Howe's front leg.
Oh Howe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tkyka lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Howe is looking to close the distance but Tkyka sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Howe crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Howe is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Yuri Tkyka!
Yuri Tkyka thanked the fans post fight for their support.