PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everything in its right place- Radio Head. Snider comes into a darkened arena with his song building. i can walk on water i can fly- basshunter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ying Yang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yang
vs
Snider

150 cm
23
138 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ying Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Snider!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snider swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Ying Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Snider drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yang tries to bench press Snider off him but Snider keeps the position.

Snider thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Snider throwing strikes but Yang manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Yang tries for a kimura but Snider is defending well.
Yang tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yang swings around for an armbar but Snider sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yang's guard.
Yang keeping moving, preventing Snider from controlling successfully.
Snider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snider throws and elbow that misses. Yang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snider's guard. Nice move by Yang!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Snider had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yang is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Snider Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yang's back instead.
Snider looks gassed!

Snider is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

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.

Snider working for a choke but Yang is defending well.
Yang rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snider thows a huge punch but Yang dodges it nicely.
Yang is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snider's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snider's back!

Yang working for a choke but Snider is defending well.

Snider defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yang's arms.

Yang looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yang looking for the choke but no joy.

Yang is persistently looking for the submission but Snider is defending it well.

Snider fending off the submission attempt from Yang.

Yang patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ying Yang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Snider misses with a head kick.
Snider throws the kick towards the body but Yang avoids it.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snider throws a sloppy head kick and Yang moves out of range easily.
Yang tries to clinch but Snider is having none of it.

Snider clinches up with Yang and pushes him back against the cage.
Snider fails to pull guard.
Yang lands an elbow just above Snider 's eye.

It looks like Drake Snider has been cut.
Yang lands an elbow that stopped Snider in his tracks for a moment.
Yang lands an elbow inside that Snider shrugs off.
Yang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snider jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yang walks away with a smile on his face. Snider gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yang gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snider to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Snider is breathing heavily.
Yang controlling Snider's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snider drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yang!

Yang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Yang in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Snider is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ying Yang!