PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Kyznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Kyznetsov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kyznetsov
vs
Man

178 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

163 cm
23
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Kyznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Man duly obliges.
Kyznetsov walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Kyznetsov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kyznetsov if he has to take too many more of those.
Danga de danga de dang - Man scores with a four punch combination!
Man throws a right hand that Kyznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyznetsov also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyznetsov looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
Kyznetsov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Kyznetsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kyznetsov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kyznetsov.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyznetsov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Kyznetsov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyznetsov.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kyznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man stalks Kyznetsov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kyznetsov's face. Kyznetsov staggers backwards, shaken.
Kyznetsov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Kyznetsov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyznetsov tries to avoid it.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kyznetsov.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man throws a combination that misses

and Kyznetsov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyznetsov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Kyznetsov controls the position.
Kyznetsov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kyznetsov trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Kyznetsov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Man is being controlled here.

Man throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick there by Man.
Man throws a right hand that Kyznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyznetsov also avoids with ease.
Kyznetsov feinted with a counter takedown.
Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyznetsov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man looks winded!
Man throws a hook to the side of Kyznetsov's head but Kyznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man 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.

Kyznetsov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kyznetsov scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Kyznetsov tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it.
Man scores with a head kick.
Kyznetsov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man looks to land a combination but Kyznetsov avoids it well.
Kyznetsov is looking to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch.
Man misses with a double jab

and Kyznetsov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyznetsov trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Kyznetsov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Kyznetsov sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kyznetsov 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.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Kyznetsov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Man's half guard.
Kyznetsov controlling the action here.
Kyznetsov trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.
Man is trying to stand back up but Kyznetsov is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kyznetsov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kyznetsov is looking for a kimura but Man is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kyznetsov to get the leverage.
Kyznetsov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Kyznetsov controlling the pace.
Kyznetsov stops Man from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kyznetsov.

Kyznetsov is working for a submission of some sort.
Man is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kyznetsov in particular looking to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kyznetsov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Yuri Kyznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kyznetsov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Man did well to prevent Kyznetsov getting side control.

Man kicks Kyznetsov off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yip Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man throws a right hand that Kyznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyznetsov also avoids with ease.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyznetsov is looking to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch.
Yip Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Kyznetsov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Man.

Man gets caught napping as Kyznetsov dives in and scores a takedown. Man manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyznetsov postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Yuri Kyznetsov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kyznetsov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Kyznetsov trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyznetsov pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Man tries to kick Kyznetsov off but Kyznetsov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Kyznetsov sits in half guard.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Kyznetsov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kyznetsov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yuri Kyznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Kyznetsov is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Still in half guard, Kyznetsov seems content to control.
Kyznetsov not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyznetsov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kyznetsov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Man throws a hook but Kyznetsov avoids it easily.
Kyznetsov feinted with a counter takedown.
Kyznetsov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a right hand that Kyznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyznetsov also avoids with ease.
Man throws a series of punches but Kyznetsov moves out of range.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man looks to land a combination. Kyznetsov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick. Kyznetsov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyznetsov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Kyznetsov's side.
Kyznetsov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kyznetsov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kyznetsov back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyznetsov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Man defends well and Kyznetsov ends up having to push Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Kyznetsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kyznetsov counters with a takedown into side control.

Man sneaks out the side door and pushes Kyznetsov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Kyznetsov tries to counter with a takedown but Man is quick to defend against it.
Yip Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kyznetsov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kyznetsov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yip Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yip Man!