PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross's entrance music is Dr. Dre - Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat feat. Snoop Dogg & RBX. A fine choice. Ricky Ross is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ross
vs
Yogi

180 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Conviction
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Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tantric Yogi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogi fails to land with a series of punches.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Yogi shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense.
Ross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ross lands with a straight right. Yogi didn't see that one coming.
Ross throws a low kick but Yogi avoids it.
Ross misses with a hook. Yogi ducked under it nicely.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Yogi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross is trying to stand back up but Yogi is controlling him
Ross won't allow Yogi to pass to mount.
Still in half guard, Yogi seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogi prevents Ross from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Yogi sits in half guard.

Ross kicks off Yogi and gets to his feet.
A big right from Ross misses.
Yogi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Good shot there by Ross.
Yogi scores with a push kick.
Ricky Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yogi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yogi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ross is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogi throws a head kick that Ross semi-blocks.
Ross throws a lazy head kick

and Yogi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ross!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yogi with shots to the head and body - Ross looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yogi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yogi with a couple of short strikes.

Yogi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ross has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yogi controlling his opponent.
Yogi prevents Ross from getting the reversal.
Yogi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yogi raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yogi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yogi with shots to the head and body - Ross looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yogi on the ground.
Yogi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ross is desperately trying to improve his position but Yogi has a good base and remains in mount.
Ross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ross working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yogi lands a big shot there that rocks Ross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ross is trying desperately to improve position.
Ross is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yogi with a couple of short strikes.
Yogi raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yogi looking to secure an arm triangle but Ross defends it well.
Ross is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tantric Yogi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yogi scores with a head kick.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked

so Yogi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ross wants to stand but Yogi is controlling the position.
Ross is wriggling around but Yogi manages to pass to half guard.
Ross wants to control but Yogi is keeping busy.
Yogi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yogi.
Yogi stops Ross from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Yogi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ross was covering up waiting for the punch and Yogi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Yogi from controlling successfully.
Ross is wriggling around but Yogi manages to pass to half guard.
Yogi is thwarting Ross's attempts to control the position.
Yogi is trying to control the action in half guard but Ross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yogi controlling the action here.
Yogi wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogi controlling the action here.
Yogi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
Yogi is thwarting Ross's attempts to control the position.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
Yogi passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogi just content to control the position.
Ross is looking to get back to his feet here but Yogi is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ross's back.
Yogi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
A lull in the action here.
Good control from Yogi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Ross tries to roll but Yogi sticks to his back.
Ross controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Good control from Yogi.
Yogi trying to control momentarily.
Well, with Yogi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ross is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Ross is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tantric Yogi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ross throws a hook but Yogi blocks it.
Yogi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yogi somewhat.
Yogi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ross lands with a nice combination. Yogi backs away looking to recover.
Ross looks to land a combination but Yogi avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Ross.
Ricky Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Yogi checks the leg kick.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yogi feints and then cracks Ross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ross down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross misses with a hook.
Yogi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Yogi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ross!
Ross is squirming around, avoiding Yogi's attempts to control the action.
Ross wants to hold on but Yogi pushes him away.
Yogi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yogi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ross is in a horrible position here. Yogi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ross squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ricky Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tantric Yogi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogi prevents Ross from getting the reversal.
Yogi controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Yogi.

Yogi has control of Ross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Yogi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is looking to improve his position but Yogi isn't that keen on the idea.
Yogi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yogi working the ground and pound effectively.
Yogi with shots to the head and body - Ross looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yogi working the ground and pound effectively.
Yogi tries to control but Ross wriggling away.
Yogi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ross is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogi scoring with strikes but Ross is staying in there.

Yogi has control of Ross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ross regains half guard.
Ross is trying to stand back up but Yogi is controlling him
Ross is looking for a sweep. Yogi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ross tries to kick Yogi off but Yogi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yogi trying to control the pace.
Ross tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tantric Yogi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yogi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantric Yogi!