PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quick Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Yilmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ness
vs
Yilmaz

200 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
Predator Nutrition

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quick Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gokhan Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yilmaz throws a nice looking combination but Ness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Yilmaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yilmaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yilmaz missing with knees to the body.
Yilmaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ness avoids it.
Ness wants to get back to striking at distance but Yilmaz won't allow it.
Yilmaz tries to land a knee to the head but Ness blocks with his arms.

Ness jumps guard.
Yilmaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ness is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yilmaz defends well.
Ness manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yilmaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Ness slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ness trying to control but Yilmaz is working from the bottom.
Yilmaz is looking to stand up but Ness isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ness postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ness pushing down on Yilmaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ness thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yilmaz's head.
Ness lands with a punch from half guard.
Ness trying to mount his opponent but Yilmaz defends it.
Ness is breathing heavily.
Ness is trying to control. Yilmaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Yilmaz has one foot on Ness's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ness fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yilmaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Ness shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yilmaz but Yilmaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yilmaz tries to clinch there but Ness circles away.
Yilmaz misses with a double jab.
Yilmaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ness paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz throws a series of punches but Ness moves out of range.
Ness fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yilmaz avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Ness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yilmaz tries to clinch up but Ness circles away and keeps his distance.
Yilmaz misses with a head kick.
Yilmaz throws a nice looking combination but Ness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Yilmaz slams his shin into Ness's torso.
Ness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yilmaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ness chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yilmaz can pounce on him.
Yilmaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ness shoots for a takedown but Yilmaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yilmaz throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily.
Yilmaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yilmaz wants to clinch.
Gokhan Yilmaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness shoots in and drives through. Yilmaz sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yilmaz tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Quick Ness will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yilmaz with a hook.
Yilmaz tries to clinch but Ness is having none of it.
Yilmaz scores with a three punch combo!
Yilmaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ness shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yilmaz sprawls well. Yilmaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ness gets slowly back to his feet.
Ness has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ness changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yilmaz tries to avoid it but Ness manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yilmaz to the ground. Yilmaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Ness. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness shoots for a double leg takedown but Yilmaz sprawls well. He's pushed Ness's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ness tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yilmaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Ness swats away the attempt to clinch by Yilmaz.
Yilmaz swinging wilding here.
Ness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yilmaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yilmaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yilmaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yilmaz tries to clinch up.
Yilmaz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ness.
Yilmaz wants to clinch.
Yilmaz tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Yilmaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ness.
Yilmaz misses with a head kick.
Yilmaz leaves Ness with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily.
Yilmaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Ness shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ness was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ness takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yilmaz is squirming around, avoiding Ness's attempts to control the action.
Ness is really struggling to control Yilmaz but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws some wild stikes that Yilmaz manages to avoid easily.
Ness 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.
Yilmaz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Yilmaz taking shots to the head.
Ness tries to control but Yilmaz wriggling away.
Yilmaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yilmaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ness. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ness lands a big elbow.
Ness looking to control but Yilmaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Ness jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yilmaz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yilmaz and Ness has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gokhan Yilmaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ness fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yilmaz sprawls well initially but Ness persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ness is pressing down on Yilmaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yilmaz is holding on for now.
Ness is trying to control. Yilmaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yilmaz tries to kick Ness off but Ness keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness is trying to control. Yilmaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ness trying to pass the guard but Yilmaz defending well.
Ness is looking to stall here but Yilmaz recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness wants to control from the top but Yilmaz keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ness swats away the attempt to clinch by Yilmaz.
Ness misses with a takedown attempt - Yilmaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yilmaz tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yilmaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ness moves away.
Yilmaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ness has a takedown stuffed.
Yilmaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yilmaz tries to clinch there but Ness circles away.
Ness blocks a head kick by Yilmaz.
Gokhan Yilmaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ness fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Ness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yilmaz.
Yilmaz scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gokhan Yilmaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ness fails with a takedown attempt.
Yilmaz scores with a three punch combo!
Ness fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Yilmaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yilmaz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yilmaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ness fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ness misses with a takedown attempt - Yilmaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yilmaz throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily.
Yilmaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yilmaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Yilmaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ness to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yilmaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gokhan Yilmaz.
I think Yilmaz 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gokhan Yilmaz!