PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Yates (ranked 2654 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Raja Guru (ranked 186 p4p, 187 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yates
vs
Guru

179 cm
24
148
9 - 10 - 0

173 cm
25
149
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raja Guru!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guru misses with a right hand
and Yates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guru misses with a left hand
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guru with a nice calf kick.
Guru looks to land a body kick but Yates moved away.
Guru takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yates scores with the left hand. Guru knows he should have avoided that one.
Guru lands a jab to the head.
Guru slips a jab from Yates.
A little jabbing left from Guru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Guru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates misses with a hook to the body
and Guru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Guru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates tries to land a front kick but Guru steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guru counters with a leg kick.
Guru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates misses with a straight left.
Guru tries to move into range but Yates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yates throws a leg kick
and Guru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Guru lands a jab to the nose.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Guru.
Yates scores with a sloppy right hand. Guru should have avoided that one.
Yates seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Guru blocks a head kick by Yates.
Guru looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Yates.
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 misses with a wild combination.
Yates connects with a body shot.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guru misses with a straight left.
Yates slips a straight right by Guru.
Guru thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yates if he has to take too many more of those.
Guru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yates is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Terrell Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guru blocks a jab.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yates moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Guru is predictable there
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Yates with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yates.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Yates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guru swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guru was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates thuds a left hand into Guru's body.
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Yates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Guru lands a jab to Yates's midsection.
A leg kick checked by Guru.
Guru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guru misses the body punch
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guru throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Guru swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guru throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guru rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates counters with a stiff right hand.
Yates explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Guru blocks a head kick by Yates.
Guru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Guru.
Yates throws a counter high kick but Guru was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates connects with a single shot there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guru counters with a leg kick.
Guru misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Yates.
Guru misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
It appears Yates was looking to counter with a kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Yates misses the target.
Guru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot.
Guru moves away from the strike by Yates.
A little jabbing left from Guru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guru. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guru misses with an uppercut
and Yates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yates misses the jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yates fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crunch! Guru slams his shin into Yates's torso.
Guru throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Guru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yates throws a jab when Guru was well out of range.
Guru ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Yates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yates misses with a low kick as Guru jumps back.
Guru with a nice calf kick.
Guru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Guru lands a lovely overhand right.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Guru moves out of range easily.
Guru connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Yates smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Guru misses with a body kick.
Guru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Guru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Guru throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yates.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guru misses with a hook
and Yates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guru throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Yates throws a head kick that half lands.
Yates scores with a one two! Guru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Guru throws a body kick that misses
letting Yates counter with a right hand.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Guru misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yates to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guru jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Guru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrell Yates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guru misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
Guru throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
Guru connects with a body shot.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Guru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guru throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Yates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yates.
Guru takes one on the button.
Guru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru misses with a body shot
and Yates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yates blocks a head kick by Guru.
Yates throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Guru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yates. That did some damage!
Yates blocks the body kick.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Guru.
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
Guru ducks under a wild hook from Yates.
Guru looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming.
Guru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
Guru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yates blocks a head kick by Guru.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Guru slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru slips a straight right by Yates.
A countering left hand to the body from Guru misses.
Guru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yates momentarily.
Guru chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guru fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Guru misses with a left hand
and Yates counters with a left to the body.
Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Guru looks to land a body kick but Yates moved away.
Guru swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yates does it's job there.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yates on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guru swings widly with a right hand
and Yates counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Yates.
Guru misses with a hook.
Guru throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Yates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guru counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a head kick that Guru semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guru looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guru is looking to land body kicks.
Yates was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yates throws a lazy uppercut
and Guru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates misses with a body punch
and Guru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Yates is rocked!
Guru misses the shot to the body.
Oh Yates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Guru.
Yates seems to have got his legs back now.
Yates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guru can do to turn this around?
Guru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Yates throws a body punch but Guru moves out of range.
Guru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guru connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yates punishes Guru's body with a nice straight punch.
Guru connects with a looping right hand.
Guru scoring well with a low kick there.
Guru lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guru swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates connects with a nice looking jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guru rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guru.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guru.
Yates throws the kick towards the body but Guru avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Guru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guru moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Guru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yates. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut there from Guru.
Guru connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guru counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Guru - that will leave a mark!
Guru throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yates to counter with a crisp jab.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guru.
Guru throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily.
As Guru looks to move away, Yates throws a big counter combo but Guru just gets out of the way.
Yates takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guru slips under a jab from Yates.
Yates misses with a combination
and Guru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Guru lands a big uppercut and Yates crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yates looks OK. Guru waves Yates back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
and Guru counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Yates! He's just covering up as Guru starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Guru!