MCC 93: PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wei Yeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wei Yeh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yeh
vs
Gouken

179 cm
19
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Yeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Master Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouken takes a jab right on the kisser.

Yeh moves into the clinch.
Yeh digs a right hand into Gouken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gouken's gas tank.
Gouken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeh is defending well for now.
Gouken is trying to break the clinch but Yeh is controlling him.
Yeh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gouken tries to circle away but Yeh has him pinned against the cage.
Gouken tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeh avoids the damage to the body.
Yeh lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Master Gouken has been cut.
Yeh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gouken avoids it.
Gouken takes an elbow to the temple.
Yeh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yeh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yeh gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Yeh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yeh gets through Gouken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yeh is pushing Gouken up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gouken is trying to pull guard but Yeh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeh misses with a knee to the head.
Gouken is trying to force a seperation but Yeh has the dominant position.
Yeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gouken tries to land a knee to the head but Yeh blocks with his arms.
Yeh landing knees to the head.
Yeh misses with a knee to the head.
Gouken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yeh slows down the pace here.
Yeh landing knees to the body.
Gouken takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gouken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gouken takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gouken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gouken jumps guard but Yeh stands there with Gouken around his waist. Gouken gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wei Yeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Gouken.
Yeh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gouken looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gouken's face.

Gouken is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Yeh.
Gouken is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeh finish him?
Yeh dips a shoulder and cracks Gouken with a mighty uppercut! Gouken falls back against the cage and Yeh unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gouken is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yeh screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Yeh!
A very excited looking Wei Yeh rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Your Fhked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
Fhked

169 cm
30
145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

176 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gustavo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Your Fhked!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fhked shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Fhked sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Fhked closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Fhked sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fhked trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.

Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fhked is aware though and is defending well.
Fhked controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fhked is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fhked trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhked might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Santos kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Your Fhked.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.

Santos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fhked on his heels. He'll look to pass Fhked's guard now, I'm sure.
Santos is pushing down on Fhked's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fhked is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fhked is looking to improve his position.

Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Fhked is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhked is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos uses his free foot to push down on Fhked's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fhked.
Fhked takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos tries to control but Fhked wriggling away.
Santos landing strikes from the mount and Fhked is in trouble!

It looks like Your Fhked has been cut.
Santos with good strikes from the mount here!
Santos wants to control the pace but Fhked is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhked wants to control but Santos is having none of it.

Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Fhked is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Santos.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fhked looks a forlorn figure.
Fhked tries to control Santos's body but Santos pushes him off. Fhked squirms to his side and now Santos has his back!

Santos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fhked staying busy and making it hard for Santos to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fhked is trying to break free.
Santos lands with a hammerfist to the side of Fhked's head.

That has opened up Your Fhked's cut even more.
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!
Will Santos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Fhked defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Santos's arms.
Fhked just trying to survive but Santos is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Santos struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fhked showing good submission defense here.

Santos is looking for the choke from the back position but Fhked is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Your Fhked's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santos wants to clinch up but Fhked keeps it at a distance.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Fhked manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fhked tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fhked somewhat.
Fhked tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

The cut above Your Fhked's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fhked slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Santos. No joy for Fhked on that attempt.
Gustavo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Your Fhked.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Fhked.
Fhked dives in and grabs Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes down on Fhked's head and hops out.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Fhked saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Fhked gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fhked is breathing heavily.
Fhked is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fhked working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos preventing the sweep.
Santos with a nice head shot there.
Santos passes Fhked's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fhked keeps working.
Fhked desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fhked trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Fhked is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fhked has hold of Santos's hands but Santos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Santos tries to stand and escape but Fhked is controlling the position.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fhked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fhked wants to get back to full guard.
Santos seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fhked knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhked blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos thows a huge punch but Fhked dodges it nicely.
Fhked is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fhked keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Fhked is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fhked does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fhked doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Fhked moves into full guard.
Fhked looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to control from the top but Fhked keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Your Fhked'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fhked is defended easily by Santos.
Gustavo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fhked to the mat! Fhked manages to get full guard.
Fhked looking for a sweep. Not yet Fhked, not yet.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Fhked is retaining full guard.
Santos advances position into side control!

Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fhked takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fhked's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos trying to control the action but Fhked is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Fhked's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fhked sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fhked is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fhked is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Santos is thwarting Fhked's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos thows a huge punch but Fhked dodges it nicely.

Santos is working for a kimura but Fhked is defending it quite comfortably.

Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fhked doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santos.
Fhked is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Fhked wants to get back to full guard.
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santos is keen to just control but Fhked is a slippery customer.
Santos is really struggling to control Fhked but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Santos prevents Fhked from improving his position.
Fhked is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to pass to full mount but Fhked defends it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Santos gets a takedown into half guard.
Santos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fhked is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Fhked is looking to improve his position.
Your Fhked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavo Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos trying to control from half guard but Fhked is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vega
vs
Johnson

195 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

187 cm
28
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armando Vega !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Vega avoids it well.

Johnson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Vega sprawling to the canvas. Johnson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Vega hang on?

It looks like Armando Vega has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vega is controlling Johnson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vega on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vega tries to get out of the position.
Johnson prevents Vega from improving his position.
Vega is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Vega is defending well.
Johnson trying to control the action but Vega is working from the bottom.
Johnson is taking a breather. Vega says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Vega counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vega throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Vega trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vega is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Vega is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vega slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vega is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Vega preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vega keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson trying to control but Vega is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Vega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Vega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vega manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Vega 's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Vega has wrist control.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson stays in close to Vega 's body and controls the position.
Vega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vega keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Vega uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Vega !

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson looking to control.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Vega is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Johnson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Vega is looking to defend but Johnson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Vega ! Johnson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Vega taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matty Johnson!