PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Killza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yap comes to the cage accompanied by Ten Thousand Fists. Jay Yap looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Yap
vs
Killza

188 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Knockout 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Yap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Killza!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yap shoots in but no luck this time.
Killza avoids the body shot from Yap.
Killza lands with an uppercut that bounces Yap off the cage and back into rage.
Killza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Yap scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Yap is trying to work for a kimura but Killza is defending well.
Killza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yap is working away from the top position though.
Yap prevents Killza from standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Killza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Killza is trying to control the position but Yap postures up.
Killza wants to stand up but Yap is controlling him.
Killza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Killza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Jay Yap has been cut.
Killza misses with a series of wild punches.
Yap showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killza.
Killza throws a series of punches but Yap avoids them all with ease.
Yap lands with a nice body punch.
Killza scores with a nice right hand.
Killza misses with a series of wild punches.
Killza clobbers Yap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Killza throws a big shot that misses.
Dante Killza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Yap 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Yap scores a takedown into full mount!
Yap is breathing heavily.
Killza is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yap postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Killza looks a forlorn figure.
Yap misses with some ground and pound and Killza recovers position to half guard.
Killza is trying to stand back up but Yap is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yap not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Killza is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yap takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Killza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yap postures up.
Killza is looking to stand up but Yap isn't so interested in that idea.
Killza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yap thows a big elbow that misses.
Killza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yap won't allow Killza to get back to his feet.
Killza keeping moving, preventing Yap from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Yap has taken the fight to the clinch.
Killza stops a takedown attempt from Yap.
Killza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Killza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Yap breaks from the clinch.
Killza digs a good body shot into Yap's ribs.
A jab from Killza finds it's way through Yap's defenses.
Killza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Killza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yap with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Killza to score with a decent uppercut.
Killza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Killza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Killza misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Killza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Yap's cut.
That's time! Yap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yap takes one to the chin there.
Yap on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Yap is rocked!
Yap moves away from the strike by Killza.
Oh Yap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Killza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yap dodges the punch combination from Killza.
Yap seems to have got his legs back now.
Killza lands a head shot.
Killza lands a with a good body shot.
Killza stuffs the takedown attempt from Yap. Yap gets slowly back to his feet.
Killza connects with a crisp jab.
Killza lands with a hook. Yap tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Killza closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Yap! Killza dives in looking to finish! Yap is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Killza!