PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Yates (ranked 4135 p4p, 4500 weight class) and Jeff The (ranked 340 p4p, 345 weight class). Terrell Yates has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yates
vs
The

179 cm
19
148
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
150
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Threads of Fate

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrell Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff The!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates lands a jab to The's midsection.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Yates tenderised The's leg. The is trying to keep his angry face on.

Yates tries to keep at a distance but The has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Yates's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but The uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
The stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The has Yates pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Yates.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The can turn it around.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands a hook to the side of the head.
The throws a head punch that misses.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Yates prevents a body shot from The.
The misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates is working The over against the cage.
The is stalling here.
The lands a shoulder strike.
Yates is looking to control The's arms but The gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yates has his back to the cage.
The takes a shot to the head.
The gets through Yates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The is trying to pull guard but Yates turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The or not.
The stalling against the cage.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
The working aggressively here.
Yates lands a right hand.
Yates gets through The's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The effectively controlling the action here.
The misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates digs a right hand into The's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The's gas tank.
Yates misses with some punches.
The manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
The lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by The.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is looking for a takedown.
Yates dodges an elbow strike from The.
A bit of stalling here from Yates.
The has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
The prevents a body shot from Yates.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates is working The over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by The.
Come on The - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Yates 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.

The shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
The walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeff The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yates as he avoids it easily.
The tries to clinch up.
Yates lands with a straight right. The didn't see that one coming.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The moves to clinch but Yates breaks away
and Yates counters with a nice leg kick.
The closes the distance and clinches up with Yates, looking for a takedown. The pushes Yates against the cage but Yates circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff The.

The closes the distance and clinches.
The prevents Yates from breaking the clinch.
The prevents a body shot from Yates.
The will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yates up against the cage.

Yates breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Yates lands a slapping body shot.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The scrambles back to his feet.
Terrell Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yates stuffs the takedown.
As The backs away, Yates returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The darts in trying to clinch
and The takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The closes the distance but Yates moves to the side
and Yates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The tries for a takedown but Yates circles away easily
enabling Yates to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates scores with a nice strike.
The avoids the body shot from Yates.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Yates.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The can do to turn this around?
Yates presses The against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates prevents the takedown attempt.
Yates misses with some punches.
Yates stalling in the clinch but The improves position.
Yates misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
The tries to pull guard but Yates won't allow it.
The pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrell Yates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
The content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The slows down the pace here.
The struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Yates lands a left hand that snaps the head of The backwards.
The throws a head punch that misses.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but The avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from The.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The stalling the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, The throws an elbow but misses.
The misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yates tries a body shot but The blocks it.
Yates lands with a light punch inside.
The misses with a punch to the body.
Yates tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Yates dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yates delivers a nice body kick.
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The shoots in and drives through. Yates sprawls well.

The clinches.
A head punch on the inside from The fails to land.
Yates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yates lands a left hand.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates blocks an uppercut.
Yates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
A short right from Yates on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yates blocking some punches.
The slows down the pace here.
Yates working aggressively here.
Yates lands a shot to the body.
Yates lands a nice uppercut.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
The content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yates taking a breather.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The misses with a hook from the clinch.
The throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yates tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates is working The over against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a body shot.
The blocks a body shot from Yates.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates avoids the elbow strike from The, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The has a couple of punches blocked by Yates.
The slows down the pace here.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The wants to take the fight to the mat but Yates manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates lands with a short shot to the head.
The swings wildly with an uppercut but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates has had enough of the clinch but The keeps him there for the moment.
Jeff The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Yates.
A frustrated look appears on Yates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The is looking to take this one to the mat.
Terrell Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff The.
Yates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Yates avoids a wild elbow strike from The.
Terrell Yates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Yates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yates 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Yates!