PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coronado Demas (ranked 4744 p4p, 3942 weight class) and Yellow Yellen (ranked 411 p4p, 387 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Demas
vs
Yellen

177 cm
25
156
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
161
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Coronado Demas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yellow Yellen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yellen wants to slow Demas down by chopping away at his legs.

Yellen clinches with his opponent.
Demas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yellen managing to block the knees to the body from Demas.
Demas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yellen just stands there and leans against the cage.

Demas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Demas rushes Yellen and presses him up against the cage.
Yellen wants to take the fight to the mat but Demas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yellen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coronado Demas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Yellen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Demas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yellen defends well and Demas ends up having to push Yellen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Demas holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yellen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yellen at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Yellen. No joy for Demas on that attempt.

Demas has Yellen up against the cage in a clinch.
Yellen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Demas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Demas goes for a takedown attempt but Yellen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Demas clinches.
Demas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yellen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yellen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yellen after a bit of a struggle.
Yellen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demas smiles and moves away.
Demas misses with a takedown attempt - Yellen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yellen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yellen goes for a double leg but Demas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Demas continues to drive forward.
Yellen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yellen shoots for a double leg takedown but Demas sprawls well. He's pushed Yellen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Demas shoots in for a takedown but Yellen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yellen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demas's waist but Demas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yellen off to one side.
Yellen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demas's waist but Demas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yellen off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Demas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yellen prevents the takedown attempt.
Demas is breathing heavily.
Yellen tries for a takedown but Demas manages to get underhooks.
Yellen trying to control the position but instead, Demas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yellen into the cage.
Yellen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Demas to keep the fight standing.
Yellen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Demas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Demas is working for takedown but Yellen is calmly controlling the position for now.

Yellen manages to pull guard.
Demas throws a strike but Yellen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yellen stays in close to Demas's body and controls the position.
Demas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yellen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demas is trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Coronado Demas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yellen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demas as he jumps to the side.

Demas has closed the distance and engaged Yellen in a clinch.

Yellen jumps guard and drags Demas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Demas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yellen is keeping the position for now.
Yellen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demas's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yellen controlling from the top position.
Yellen postures up in Demas's guard and throws a big left but Demas blocks it.
Demas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Demas tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellen trying to control but Demas is working from the bottom.
Yellen looking to pass the guard.
Yellen controlling from the top position.
Yellen postures up in Demas's guard and throws a big left but Demas blocks it.
Demas trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yellen controlling from the top position.
Demas is looking to stand up but Yellen isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demas looks to land a body kick but Yellen moved away.
Yellen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Demas throws a leg kick that misses.

Demas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yellen wants a takedown.
Yellen is trying to push Demas away but Demas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yellen tries to pull guard but Demas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coronado Demas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yellow Yellen.

Demas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Yellen as Demas shoots in.
Yellen shoots and misses
and Demas counters with a straight right hand.

Demas moves into the clinch successfully.
Yellen wants a takedown.
Yellen tries to pull guard but Demas won't allow it.
Demas is trying to drag Yellen to the mat but Yellen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Demas fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Demas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yellen is fending him off so far but Demas persists. Nope, Yellen circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yellen.
Demas fails with the takedown.
Yellen dives in for a single leg takedown but Demas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yellen tries to clinch but Demas is having none of it.
Yellen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Yellen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yellen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demas circles away quickly and effectively.
Yellen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Coronado Demas 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!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demas is defended easily by Yellen.
Demas tries for a takedown but Yellen circles away easily
and Yellen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Demas clinches up with Yellen and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Demas throws an elbow but misses.

Yellen decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demas postures up.

Yellen pushes Demas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yellen misses with a looping left.
Yellen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coronado Demas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yellen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demas, pushing him back against the cage.
Yellen stalling against the cage.
Demas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yellen after a bit of a struggle.

Yellen pulls Demas into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Yellen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Demas blocks a body shot from Yellen.

Demas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yellen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Demas throws a hook but Yellen avoids it easily.

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

Demas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yellen, pushing him back against the cage.
Yellen can't get the takedown.

Demas breaks the clinch.
Demas dives in and grabs Yellen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yellen pushes down on Demas's head and hops out.
Yellen shoots for a takedown but Demas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Demas fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yellen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Yellen with that takedown attempt.
Demas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coronado Demas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Yellen closes the distance and clinches.
Yellen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yellen after a bit of a struggle.

Demas breaks from the clinch.

Yellen clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demas avoiding damage as Yellen throws knees to the body.
Yellen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yellen wants to take the fight to the mat but Demas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Demas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yellen smiles and moves away.
Demas shoots in and drives through. Yellen sprawls well.
Yellen closes the distance and clinches up with Demas, looking for a takedown. Yellen pushes Demas against the cage but Demas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Demas.
Yellen connects with a high kick.
Demas has a takedown stuffed.
Yellow Yellen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coronado Demas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Yellen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yellow Yellen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Demas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coronado Demas!