PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darrel Petersen (ranked 1728 p4p, 2314 weight class) and Yef Yew (ranked 231 p4p, 305 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Petersen
vs
Yew

182 cm
37
185
29 - 17 - 0

187 cm
39
185
29 - 12 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrel Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yew tries to close the distance and clinch but Petersen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petersen misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petersen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yew throws a jab when Petersen was well out of range.
Yew walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petersen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petersen is out of range and Yew settles back down.
Yew tried to score with a low kick but Petersen checks it.
Yew chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petersen is out of range and Yew settles back down.
Petersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yew misses with a lunging right hand
and Petersen counters with a nice body shot.
Yew lands a right hook to the body.
Yew lands with a kick to the temple. Petersen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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!
Petersen moves out of range of the body kick from Yew.
Petersen blocks a head kick by Yew.
Yew wants to clinch.
Yew 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yew throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petersen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petersen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yew at a distance.
Petersen throws a big shot that misses.
Petersen misses with a wild body shot.
Yew lands a really nice looking cross but Petersen seems unphased.
Petersen scores with a sloppy right hand. Yew should have avoided that one.
Yew scores with a decent looking hook.
Petersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petersen misses with a body shot.

Yew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Yew.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Petersen.
Petersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yew misses with a punch to the body.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Yew.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petersen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petersen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petersen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petersen is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Petersen on the inside.
Yew scores with a shot to the side of Petersen's head.
Good body shot from Petersen.
Yew trying to land knees to the body.
Petersen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Petersen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yew blocks a body shot from Petersen.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petersen.
Yew blocks an uppercut.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petersen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yew gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petersen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.

Petersen has Yew pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Petersen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yew tumbling to the mat - Petersen dives into Yew's guard.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Yew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petersen throws a big right hand that misses.
Yew controls Petersen momentarily but Petersen frees himself.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Yew keeps moving.
Yew wants to sweep here but Petersen controlling him for the moment.
Yew managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petersen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yew's head.
Petersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petersen lands a couple of digs.

Yew is looking for a triangle but Petersen pushes his legs off easily.
Yew looking for a sweep. Not yet Yew, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen wants to control from the top but Yew keeps moving.
Petersen throwing strikes but missing.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Yew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yew has his foot on Petersen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petersen works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Petersen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yew lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
Yew scores with a sloppy right hand. Petersen should have avoided that one.
Yew digs a good body shot into Petersen's ribs.
Yew is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petersen misses with a shot to the body
and Yew counters with an outside leg kick.
Yew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yew defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Petersen.
Petersen misses with a straight left.
Yew lands with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Petersen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yew lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petersen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petersen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petersen ducks right into an uppercut from Yew.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petersen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petersen misses with a straight right.
Yew takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from Yew misses

and Petersen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petersen.
Petersen can't find room to land a body shot as Yew controls the action.
Petersen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yew backwards.

Petersen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Petersen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yew wants to get back to his feet.

Petersen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yew is just riding it out for now. Petersen eventually gives up the hold.
Petersen is looking to advance position but Yew won't allow it.
Petersen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen wants to take a breather but Yew is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew wants to get back to his feet.
Petersen misses with a head shot. Yew uses the momentum to regain guard.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Yew keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yew is keeping the position for now.
Petersen preventing the sweep.
Petersen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Petersen advances to half guard.
Yew is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Petersen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yew sees it coming and defends easily.
Yew gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Yew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yew is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Petersen pushes down on Yew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Petersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yew keeps working.
Petersen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Petersen tries to pass to full mount but Yew defends it.

Petersen seems to be looking for submissions.
Petersen stops Yew from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Petersen there.
Yew wants to get back to his feet.
Yew wants to improve his position but Petersen is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen is looking to advance position but Yew won't allow it.
Yew wants to improve his position but Petersen is controlling well.
Petersen trying to control the action but Yew is working from the bottom.
Darrel Petersen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petersen thows a huge punch but Yew dodges it nicely.
Petersen wants to control but Yew is keeping him busy.
Petersen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petersen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Petersen not doing much here.
Yew is trying is best to control the position here.
Petersen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yew trying to hold on to Petersen's head to control him but Petersen postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yef Yew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yew throws a big shot that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petersen tries to throw a body punch but Yew avoids it by throwing Petersen back against the cage.
Petersen working aggressively here.
Yew lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Yew.
Yew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Petersen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petersen works on Yew's body with a couple of short punches.
Yew is pressed up against the cage. Petersen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yew down to the mat. Yew avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Petersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yew.
Yew avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Yew lands with an uppercut that bounces Petersen off the cage and back into range.
Yew looks to land a right hand but Petersen moved out of range.
Petersen lands a jab to Yew's midsection.
Yew throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Yew with a jab.
Petersen keeps the fight on the outside.
Petersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Petersen ducks right into an uppercut from Yew.
Yew with a nice calf kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Petersen misses.
It seemed like Yew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Yew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yew is looking to score with low kicks.
Yew pushes Petersen away with a front kick.
Yew throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Yew misses with a hook.
Petersen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Petersen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yew presses Petersen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.

Yew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yew throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
It looked like Petersen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Petersen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yew on the side of the head.
Yew tries to clinch but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Yew slaps away a takedown attempt from Petersen, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Petersen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yew tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petersen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petersen working the head with strikes.
Petersen working the ground and pound from side control.
Petersen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Petersen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Petersen cracks Yew with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Petersen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yew is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Petersen trying to control the action but Yew is working from the bottom.
Yew tries to buck Petersen off but Petersen is having none of it.
Yew keeps trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew pushes Petersen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Petersen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Yew bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Yew stuffs the takedown attempt from Petersen. Petersen gets slowly back to his feet.
Petersen misses the jab.
Petersen connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petersen manages to avoid it.
Yew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yew throws a nice outside leg kick.

Yew instigates a clinch.
Petersen digs a right hand into Yew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yew's gas tank.
Yew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petersen lands a right hand.
Yew lands a right hand.
Yew scores with a hook to the body.
Darrel Petersen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petersen has Yew pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yew manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Petersen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yef Yew just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Yew.
Petersen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yew is fending him off so far but Petersen persists. Nope, Yew circles away and we're back to standing.
Petersen checks a low kick from Yew.
Yew avoids the body shot from Petersen.

Petersen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Petersen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Yew explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Yew misses with a hook
and Petersen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yew thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersen throws an overhand right that lands on Yew's shoulder, as Yew tries to avoid the shot.
Petersen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Petersen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yew is pushing Petersen's head away, looking to escape. Petersen manages to hold on to the position though.
Petersen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yew some visible discomfort.

Petersen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petersen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yew is letting Petersen control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petersen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yew has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Petersen but great work by Yew.

Yew has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Petersen gets a clinch.
Yew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Yew lands with a right to the head.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yew misses with a punch to the body.

Yew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petersen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen is looking to clinch.
Petersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew wants to clinch.

Yew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Petersen.
Petersen blocking some punches.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Petersen.
Petersen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petersen swings wildly with an uppercut but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Yew scores with a shot to the side of Petersen's head.
Petersen can't find room to land a body shot as Yew controls the action.
Yew is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yew misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petersen struggles to land a body shot inside as Yew controls his hands.
Petersen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yew or not.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yew.
Petersen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petersen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yew gets underhooks to prevent Petersen's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Yew gets through Petersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yew creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petersen's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Yew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yew lands a nice uppercut.

Yew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yew doesn't manage to clinch there - Petersen circles away.
Yew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Petersen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yew slips a jab from Petersen.
Yew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petersen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yew feints a counter leg kick.
Petersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yew.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petersen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petersen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petersen dips to his left and cracks Yew with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen looks to land a right hand but Yew moved out of range.
Yew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yef Yew dominated that fourth 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!

Petersen throws a right hand that Yew ducks under and follows up with a left that Yew also avoids with ease.
Yew wants to slow Petersen down by chopping away at his legs.
Petersen misses with a straight left.
Yew lands a leg kick that knocks Petersen off balance momentarily.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Yew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petersen.
Petersen scores with a hook.
Yew keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petersen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petersen misses with an uppercut.
Yew with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yew. Yew circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Yew motions for Petersen to come forward. Yew throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yew fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petersen throws a series of punches but Yew moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew misses with a wild body shot.
Yef Yew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petersen has his takedown stuffed
and Yew counters with a big head kick but Petersen shrugs it off.
A jab from Petersen finds it's way through Yew's defenses.
Yew takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.

Petersen gets a takedown into half guard.

Yew manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Petersen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Yew lands a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Yew as the two fighters clinch.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yew throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersens head.
Yew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yew works on Petersen's body with a couple of short punches.
Yew presses Petersen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yew gets through Petersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
Yew misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Yew.
Yew lands a shoulder strike.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petersen misses with a punch to the body.
Yew works on Petersen's body with a couple of short punches.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petersen's elbow.
Yew gets through Petersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Yew.
A short right from Yew on the inside.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Yew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Yew.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petersen's elbow.
Yew lands an uppercut.
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Petersen controls his hands.
Petersen blocks an elbow strike from Yew.
Petersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew pushes Petersen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yew lands an uppercut.
Petersen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yew pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yew lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Yew.
Yew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petersen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Petersen swats away the attempt to clinch by Yew.
Petersen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen misses with a takedown attempt - Yew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Petersen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yew connects with a crisp jab.
Yew scores with a jab to the body.
Yew misses with a hook to the body
and Petersen counters with a stiff right hand.
Yew swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Yef Yew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petersen misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yew darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darrel Petersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petersen slips under a jab.
Yew throws a solid leg kick but Petersen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yew.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yew connects with a body shot that sends Petersen's belly button to the back.
Yew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petersen's sensitive parts.
Yew works the jab nicely.
Yew lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yef Yew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yew 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yef Yew!
An out of breath Yef Yew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.