PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wubbe De Klerk (ranked 3879 p4p, 24286 weight class) and Baldwin Yong (ranked 453 p4p, 616 weight class). Yong is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Galway Girl. This should be a great matchup!

De Klerk
vs
Yong

180 cm
26
159
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
163
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wubbe De Klerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baldwin Yong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Klerk clinches up with Yong and pushes him back against the cage.
Yong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Klerk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk with a knee to the head.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Klerk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yong tries to pull guard but De Klerk holds him up against the cage and eventually Yong drops back down to his feet.
Yong tries to circle away but De Klerk has him pinned against the cage.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Baldwin Yong has been cut.
Nice elbow from De Klerk.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Klerk obliges.
Yong looks winded!
De Klerk landing knees to the head.
Yong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Klerk is defending well.
Wubbe De Klerk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldwin Yong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Klerk scores with a knee to the head.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Klerk scores with a knee to the head.

Yong is rocked!
De Klerk working Yong over with knees to the body.
De Klerk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Klerk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
Yong tries to score a body lock takedown but De Klerk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Klerk.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Klerk crunches a lovely knee into Yong's ribcage.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk scores a nice knee to the body.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Klerk scores with a knee to the head.
De Klerk tries to land a knee to the head but Yong blocks with his arms.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
De Klerk lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
Yong takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Klerk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Klerk misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Klerk lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Klerk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
Yong takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yong gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, De Klerk regains guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk wants to stand up but Yong is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yong throwing strikes but missing.
Yong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yong passes De Klerk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Klerk is trying to stand.
De Klerk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yong is nestled in close to De Klerk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yong prevents De Klerk from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Klerk taking some punishment here, with Yong in his half guard.
De Klerk is looking to escape.
De Klerk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yong scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wubbe De Klerk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldwin Yong'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.

Yong shoots in and bounces De Klerk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yong content to stall in guard here.
Yong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Klerk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yong is controlling him.
Yong with a nice head shot there.
De Klerk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yong can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Klerk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yong is controlling him.
De Klerk has momentary wrist control but Yong slips an elbow through the middle.
Yong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yong lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yong prevents De Klerk from getting back to his feet.
Yong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Klerk is looking to stand up but Yong isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Klerk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

De Klerk moves into the clinch.
De Klerk throws an elbow that misses.
De Klerk throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk scores with a shoulder strike.
De Klerk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yong wants a takedown.
De Klerk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Klerk connects with a knee to the head.
De Klerk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
Yong avoiding damage as De Klerk throws knees to the body.
Yong jumps guard but De Klerk stands there with Yong around his waist. Yong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Klerk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Klerk crunches a lovely knee into Yong's ribcage.
Yong is working for takedown but De Klerk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wubbe De Klerk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldwin Yong.
De Klerk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Klerk prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Klerk trying to land knees to the body.
De Klerk misses with a knee strike.
Yong tries for a takedown but De Klerk manages to get underhooks.
Yong has De Klerk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Klerk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Klerk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
De Klerk lands a knee to the body.
De Klerk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Klerk swings wildly with an uppercut but Yong uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Klerk creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yong's defenses.
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!
Yong takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wubbe De Klerk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldwin Yong'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. This is the final round!

De Klerk closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from De Klerk.
De Klerk crunches a lovely knee into Yong's ribcage.
Yong wants a takedown.
De Klerk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
De Klerk lands a knee to the body.
De Klerk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
De Klerk working Yong over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from De Klerk.
De Klerk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Klerk.
Yong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

De Klerk drops Yong with a big knee straight up the middle! Yong is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yong is still on wobbly legs! Can De Klerk finish him?

De Klerk moves into range and clinches up with Yong.
De Klerk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by De Klerk.
De Klerk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
De Klerk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yong takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Klerk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Klerk lands a nice elbow.
De Klerk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Klerk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Klerk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Klerk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Klerk landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.
De Klerk landing knees to the head.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
Yong looking for a takedown.
Wubbe De Klerk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldwin Yong.
De Klerk lands a good knee to the midsection. Yong won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Klerk.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Klerk.
De Klerk lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Klerk obliges.
De Klerk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yong seems to have recovered his senses.
Yong is looking for a takedown.
De Klerk landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Klerk.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from De Klerk.
De Klerk missing with knees to the body.
De Klerk tries to land knees in the clinch but Yong avoids the damage to the body.
Yong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.
Yong tries for a takedown but De Klerk manages to get underhooks.
De Klerk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Klerk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Klerk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Klerk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Klerk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yong's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Klerk lands a knee to the head.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Klerk lands an elbow just above Yong 's eye.
De Klerk landing knees to the head.
De Klerk lands an elbow inside that Yong shrugs off.
Yong drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Klerk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Klerk avoids it really well and circles away.
Baldwin Yong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wubbe De Klerk 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.

De Klerk forces Yong back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wubbe De Klerk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Klerk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wubbe De Klerk!
Baldwin Yong was interviewed post fight and said 'Why would the ref stop the fight I only broke both legs?'.