PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oke Yagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Edge Of The Blade. Yagin has chosen Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Higher Ground as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sayonara
vs
Yagin

178 cm
23
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

163 cm
23
143 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oke Yagin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yagin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Yagin.
Yagin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sayonara.
Yagin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yagin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yagin manages to avoid it.
Sayonara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yagin.
Sayonara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Sayonara.
Yagin with a jab.
Yagin loads up on a big right hand but Sayonara slips the punch.
Yagin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara throws a shot from downtown. Yagin moves away and avoids it.
Yagin stuns Sayonara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Yagin. That snapped Sayonara's head back.
Yagin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sayonara looks to land a combination. Yagin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yagin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yagin takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin throws a hook but Sayonara avoids it easily.
Sayonara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yagin.
Yagin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yagin lands with a shot to the body.
Yagin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yagin walks into a jab.
Sayonara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Yagin.
Sayonara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sayonara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yagin thuds his shin into the meat of Sayonara's side.

Sayonara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sayonara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayonara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yagin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sayonara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sayonara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yagin misses.
Sayonara connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayonara blocks a jab.
Sayonara is looking to clinch.
Sayonara jabs Yagin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sayonara misses with a looping left.
Yagin misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jiri Sayonara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagin tries to move into range but Sayonara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yagin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sayonara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yagin with the counter takedown but Sayonara avoids it easily.
Sayonara throws a right and a left that Yagin avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Yagin.
Yagin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sayonara looks to throw the jab but Yagin is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid body kick from Sayonara.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yagin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A left and a right from Yagin both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Sayonara looks to land a body kick but Yagin moved away.
Sayonara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yagin! But no joy.
Yagin 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.
Yagin lands a nice hook to Sayonara's body. Sayonara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yagin misses with the body kick
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sayonara slips under a jab from Yagin.

Sayonara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the ribs.

Yagin manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara throws a right and a left that Yagin avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Yagin misses.
Yagin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Yagin throws a lazy body kick
and Yagin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara lands with an uppercut that bounces Yagin off the ropes and back into range.
Yagin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sayonara.

Yagin gets the takedown into side control.
Yagin misses with the ground and pound.
Sayonara regains half guard.
Yagin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sayonara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sayonara.
Sayonara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yagin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Yagin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sayonara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yagin has managed to get both his arms back between Sayonara's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yagin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sayonara tries to buck Yagin off but Yagin is having none of it.
Sayonara taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sayonara dodges the ground and pound from Yagin.
Sayonara taking a bit of punishment here - Yagin scoring with strikes.
Sayonara is trying to get back to half guard.
Yagin landing strikes.
Oke Yagin has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Sayonara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin gets to mount! Sayonara was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yagin raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Yagin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sayonara manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sayonara is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sayonara's face as Yagin controls the position.
Yagin trying to control the position but Sayonara is working away.
Yagin working the head with strikes.
Yagin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yagin trying to control the position but Sayonara is working away.
Sayonara can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is looking for a sweep.
Yagin trying to control the action but Sayonara is working from the bottom.
Sayonara is looking to reverse the position.
Yagin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yagin landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sayonara manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sayonara is thwarting Yagin's attempts to control the position.
Sayonara is looking to take a break and control but Yagin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is thwarting Yagin's attempts to control the position.
Sayonara is trying to control the action in half guard but Yagin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yagin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yagin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Yagin trying to control from the bottom.
Sayonara wants to pass to mount but Yagin is defending the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sayonara is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yagin delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yagin throws a hook but Sayonara blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Yagin. Those never looked like landing.
Yagin takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oke Yagin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sayonara lands the left hand.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Nice defenses there by Sayonara.
Yagin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara walks into a left hand.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Yagin.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yagin.
Yagin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayonara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin misses with an uppercut.
Sayonara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yagin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sayonara. Sayonara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Sayonara.
Sayonara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yagin takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yagin fails to land.
Sayonara lands with a short shot to the head.
Sayonara misses with a body punch.
A short left from Sayonara.

Sayonara breaks the clinch.
Sayonara staying out of range there.
Sayonara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yagin in his tracks.
Sayonara misses with a leg kick.
Sayonara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yagin throws a combination. Sayonara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayonara. Yagin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Yagin tries to counter it with a takedown but Sayonara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good exchange - Sayonara coming out on top.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Sayonara takes one to the side of the head.
Oke Yagin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yagin closes the distance and clinches.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is looking to control Yagin's arms but Yagin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sayonara has his back to the ropes.
Yagin blocks a body shot from Sayonara.
Yagin tries to throw a body punch but Sayonara avoids it by throwing Yagin back against the ropes.
Yagin is leaning against Sayonara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yagin prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara effectively controlling the action here.
Yagin lands a right hand.
Yagin lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Yagin.
Yagin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sayonara is keeping busy.
Sayonara swings wildly with an uppercut but Yagin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayonara working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yagin has him pressed against the ropes.
Sayonara lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yagin or not.
Yagin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yagin tries to work over Sayonara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayonara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yagin's elbow.
Sayonara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayonara misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Sayonara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yagin is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sayonara lands a hook that snaps the head of Yagin backwards.
Sayonara misses with some punches.
Yagin prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
A nice left hand lands by Sayonara.
Yagin misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara throws a punch but it's blocked by Yagin.
Sayonara misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Yagin controls the action.
Yagin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sayonara pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jiri Sayonara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oke Yagin.
Yagin prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yagin.
A short right from Yagin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yagin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayonara working aggressively here.

Sayonara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yagin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sayonara misses with a wild body shot.
Yagin digs a good hook to Sayonara's body.
Yagin loads up on a big right hand but Sayonara slips the punch.

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 Jiri Sayonara.
I think Sayonara 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
A relieved looking Jiri Sayonara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.