PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quik Yin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yin comes to the ring accompanied by I Got A Feeling (lol :P). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Yin
vs
Hall

185 cm
24
222 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Convicted

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quik Yin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yin checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Hall misses.
Yin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Yin's head but Yin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Yin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Yin is looking for a kimura here.

Yin seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hall wants to control but Yin is having none of it.
Yin wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.

Yin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hall is surviving well by controlling Yin's body position as best he can.

Yin looking to secure an arm triangle but Hall defends it well.
Yin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hall to take his back!
Hall is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Yin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yin is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hall up.

Yin looking for the RNC.
Yin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Yin is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.

Yin is persistently looking for the submission but Hall is defending it well.
Hall controlling Yin 's hands.

Yin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hall turns into Yin and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Yin working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Hall trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yin's guard.

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.
Yin pulls Hall in close to his closed guard and prevents Hall from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hall was covering up waiting for the punch and Yin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hall is looking to regain half guard here but Yin keeps moving and retains side control.

Yin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quik Yin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hall is looking to chop away at Yin's legs.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yin is able to avoid easily.

Yin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hall!
Hall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yin landing shots from mount.
Yin with the ground and pound from mount.

Yin has control of Hall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yin wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Yin isn't that keen on the idea.
Yin with shots to the head and body - Hall looks very uncomfortable down there.

Yin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hall can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yin wants to take Hall's back here but Hall is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

Yin looking for a guillotine from mount but Hall is having none of it.
Hall can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Hall defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yin.
Yin working the ground and pound effectively.
Hall is working to get back to half guard.
Yin controlling from the full mount.

Yin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hall is on top in guard.
Yin trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Yin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Yin is trying to get an arm triangle but Hall is defending well.
Yin works to advance to full mount. Hall defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hall has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yin wants to take Hall's back but he can't do it this time.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Yin has a good base and remains in mount.

Yin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hall is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hall and Yin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hall stops Yin from passing to mount.

Yin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hall is looking to regain half guard here but Yin keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quik Yin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Yin misses the target.
Ryan Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Yin's front leg but catches the back leg as Yin tries to avoid it.
Yin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot

and Yin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Yin drops back looking for a leg! Hall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hall manages to kick Yin off! Yin jumps back into Hall's guard.

Yin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hall has his foot on Yin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yin works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yin passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Yin is looking for a kimura here.

Hall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Yin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yin.
Yin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Quik Yin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Yin.

Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Yin.
Yin trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.

Yin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to control but can't.

Yin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
Hall wants to control but Yin is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Yin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.

Yin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hall sprawls well initially but Yin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hall tries to roll over but Yin keeps him under control.
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.

Hall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yin forces his way into half guard.

Yin is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yin to get the leverage.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Yin has control of the leg.
Hall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yin is working away from the top position though.
Ryan Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yin wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Yin there.
Yin controlling the pace.

Yin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quik Yin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yin 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quik Yin!