PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 1293 p4p, 1789 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 169 p4p, 235 weight class). Boss Yonic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yonic
vs
Ladd

172 cm
36
185
25 - 19 - 1

176 cm
35
198
26 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sportivité
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yonic avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Yonic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yonic dodges the punch combination from Ladd.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Ladd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ladd cracks Yonic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ladd misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Yonic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Ladd misses
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
Yonic misses with an uppercut
and Ladd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ladd lands a right hook to the body.
Yonic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yonic.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yonic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ladd scrambles back to his feet.
Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ladd lands a head shot.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.
Yonic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ladd.
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Yonic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd scores with a punch to the head.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yonic throws out a powerful jab.
Yonic takes a swing at Ladd's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ladd misses.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
Yonic avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Yonic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Yonic.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
Ladd misses with a left hand
and Yonic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladd misses with a looping right.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Yonic throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Yonic throws a right hand that misses
and Ladd counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yonic lands a jab.
Ladd misses the jab.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ladd leaves Yonic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yonic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yonic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yonic.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd throws a sloppy body shot
and Yonic counters with a right hand to the body.
Ladd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rosco Ladd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Yonic.
As Yonic backs off Ladd throws a huge counter combo but Yonic manages to avoid it all.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Ladd staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ladd was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Yonic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yonic slips a jab and a cross from Ladd.
Yonic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ladd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Yonic misses.
Ladd swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yonic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ladd slips a jab from Yonic.
Yonic clobbers Ladd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yonic throws a hook but Ladd blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ladd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Yonic saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Yonic misses its target.
Good exchange - Ladd coming out on top.
Ladd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rosco Ladd will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice jab there from Ladd.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Ladd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yonic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Ladd misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yonic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yonic throws a hook but Ladd blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Ladd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ladd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Yonic lands a jab to the head.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Yonic looks to land a combination. Ladd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ladd slips under a jab from Yonic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic thuds a left hand into Ladd's body.
Yonic throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Yonic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ladd at a distance.
Ladd works over Yonic's head and body with a nice combination.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Ladd misses.
Ladd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ladd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ladd misses with a hook. Yonic ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Yonic misses the target.
Ladd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yonic.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yonic.
Yonic has Ladd pressed against the cage, preventing Ladd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ladd throws a punch but it's blocked by Yonic.
Yonic misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yonic fails to land.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ladd looks to land a left hand but Yonic moved out of range nicely.
Ladd slips a jab from Yonic.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Yonic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ladd scores with a nice head shot.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
Yonic moves away from the strike by Ladd.
Yonic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ladd throws a right and a left that Yonic avoids nicely.
Yonic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Ladd misses
and Ladd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yonic tries to move into range but Ladd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic throws a hook but Ladd avoids it easily.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yonic lunges at Ladd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ladd's hand.
Ladd blocks a jab.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Yonic has closed the distance and engaged Ladd in a clinch.
Yonic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladd controls his hands.
Ladd tries to work over Yonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yonic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yonic digs a right hand underneath Ladd's ribcage. Ladd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yonic struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladd controls his hands.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ladd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ladd slips a straight right by Yonic.
A nice side step and Ladd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Yonic ducks right into an uppercut from Ladd.
Ladd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yonic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ladd on the side of the head.
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yonic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd is looking for the big counter here.
Ladd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yonic momentarily.
Ladd scores with a body shot.
Yonic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yonic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Yonic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Ladd.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Yonic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ladd moves out of range as Yonic strikes.
Ladd lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Ladd as he connects with a hook.
Yonic misses the body punch
and Ladd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yonic misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
Ladd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Yonic.
Ladd throws a combination. Yonic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yonic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Yonic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd misses with a jab to the body
and Yonic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ladd misses the jab.
Yonic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ladd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook but Ladd blocks it.
Ladd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic lands with a cross.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Ladd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yonic. Yonic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ladd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yonic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ladd misses with an uppercut.
Ladd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ladd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladd misses with a lunging right hand
and Yonic counters with a nice body shot.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Yonic moved out of range.
Ladd scores with a hook to the body. Yonic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Yonic swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ladd throws a hook but Yonic avoids it easily.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Yonic misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Yonic. Beautiful body shot.
Yonic throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Ladd to counter with a crisp jab.
Ladd throws a lazy uppercut
and Yonic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ladd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yonic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yonic there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Yonic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yonic misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
Yonic throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Yonic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ladd moves out of range of the strikes.

Yonic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ladd, pushing him back against the cage.

Ladd breaks the clinch.
Yonic is looking to clinch.
Ladd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yonic's head.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Ladd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Yonic.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and Ladd counters with a nice body shot.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ladd swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ladd at a distance.
Yonic lands a body shot.
Ladd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ladd misses with a shot to the body
and Yonic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Ladd misses with a hook to the body
and Yonic counters with a straight right hand.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yonic misses with an uppercut.
Ladd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Yonic.
Yonic moves out of range as Ladd strikes.
Yonic scores with a body shot.
Ladd connects with a right hand. Yonic shakes it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ladd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!
The defeated Boss Yonic had this to say: 'Oh rats.'.