PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Yeww (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to H²O- Heart on my Sleeve. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Daniels
vs
Yeww

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

199 cm
22
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Yeww!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Yeww sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Yeww fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Daniels sprawls well initially but Yeww persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Daniels missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Daniels is not content to let Yeww control the position.
Daniels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yeww's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yeww's back!
Daniels missing with punches from the back.
Daniels punches the canvas rather than the man.
Daniels misses with an elbow to the head.
Yeww trying to control but not successfully.
Yeww might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Daniels kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Daniels lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Yeww hold on?!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeww is trying to break free.
Daniels misses with a punch to the head.
Daniels avoiding Yeww 's attempts to control his hands.
Yeww really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Daniels's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Yeww wants to escape the position.
Daniels has Yeww flattened out and is raining down punches.
Daniels has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Yeww.
Daniels throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Yeww!
Daniels missing with punches from the back.
Daniels avoiding Yeww 's attempts to control his hands.
Yeww covering up well under a series of strikes from Daniels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeww tries to roll but Daniels sticks to his back.
Daniels thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Daniels avoiding Yeww 's attempts to control his hands.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Daniels.
Yeww wants to control his opponent's hands but Daniels gets his hands free.
Daniels lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Daniels. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Yeww wants to escape the position.
Yeww wants to get back to his feet.
Daniels misses with an elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeww looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Yeww wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Daniels thowing shots but they're missing.
Yeww is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels dominating with strikes here.
Yeww is bucking up trying to escape but Daniels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Daniels thowing shots but they're missing.
Yeww wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Daniels working Yeww over with strikes here.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the head.
Daniels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yeww looks a forlorn figure.
Yeww is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels lands with some strikes.
Daniels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniels lands a big elbow.
Daniels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yeww is desperately trying to improve his position but Daniels has a good base and remains in mount.
Daniels thowing shots but they're missing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniels thowing shots but they're missing.
Daniels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yeww is in a horrible position here. Daniels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Daniels avoids the attempt from Yeww to control.
Daniels scoring with strikes but Yeww is staying in there.
Daniels raining down shots from the mount!
Daniels thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Daniels misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels thowing shots but they're missing.
Yeww tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Daniels breaks from Yeww's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Daniels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yeww really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yeww wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Daniels lands a big elbow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is landing with some decent strikes but Yeww is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yeww manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Daniels throwing shots but Yeww is blocking nicely.
Yeww tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.
Yeww has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Daniels is nestled in close to Yeww, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Yeww dodges it nicely.
Daniels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yeww regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Daniels.
Yeww seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's eight 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daniels shoots and misses
and Yeww counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeww.
Daniels has his takedown stuffed

and Yeww counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Daniels working the head and body with strikes.
Yeww controlling the position for now.
Daniels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yeww keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yeww works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yeww controlling the position.
Yeww keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yeww working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yeww's head.

Yeww pushes Daniels off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yeww tried to score with a low kick but Daniels checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ron Yeww will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yeww scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yeww trying to control the position but Daniels is working away.
Daniels throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Daniels throws a few strikes from the bottom but Yeww takes advantage and mounts!
Daniels is working to get back to half guard.
Yeww lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yeww is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Yeww counters with a shoot takedown. Daniels fights it but they end up in guard.
Daniels doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Daniels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yeww's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom.
Daniels scores with a nice shot.
Daniels doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Daniels striking from the bottom here.

Yeww gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yeww tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Yeww circles away easily

so Yeww counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeww trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Yeww content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daniels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Daniels doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ron Yeww has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daniels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Daniels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Yeww is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Yeww pushing down on Daniels's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yeww blocks the strikes from Daniels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeww uses his free foot to push down on Daniels's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Daniels.
Daniels slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Yeww is controlling well.

Yeww is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yeww content to control rather than advance.

Yeww escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt

and Yeww moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Yeww keeps him there for the moment.
Yeww is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yeww looking for a takedown.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.

Yeww bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yeww in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yeww lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Daniels down.
Daniels sneaks back into half guard.
Yeww working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a strike from the bottom but Yeww passes into side control!
Daniels misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Daniels tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yeww wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.

Yeww is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Yeww instigates a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Daniels has Yeww pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Daniels pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yeww tumbling to the mat - Daniels dives into Yeww's guard.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels postures up in Yeww's guard and throws a big left but Yeww blocks it.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Yeww working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Yeww blocks nicely.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.

Yeww has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
Daniels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yeww misses the shot to the body.
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Yeww counters with a shoot takedown. Daniels fights it but they end up in guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yeww showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yeww is looking to stand up but Daniels won't let him.
Daniels striking off his back but it's not causing Yeww any problems.
Yeww sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yeww landing with the ground and pound.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yeww manages to get himself to full guard.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daniels scoring with some ground and pound.
Yeww manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard.
Yeww wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Daniels trying to strike off his back.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daniels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Yeww showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Yeww darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yeww lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels is trying to drag Yeww to the mat but Yeww just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yeww.
Daniels is working for takedown but Yeww is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yeww working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yeww breaks from the clinch.

Yeww closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels looking for a sweep but Yeww has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeww tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daniels gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Yeww biding his time, looking for the opening.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Yeww is trying to stick to Daniels's back but Daniels is turning into Yeww. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Yeww's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Daniels.
Yeww controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Yeww has wrist control.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Yeww counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels landing strikes from the bottom.
Daniels punching from the bottom.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Daniels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Daniels landing a few short strikes.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels gets back to full guard.
Yeww showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daniels striking off his back but it's not causing Yeww any problems.
Yeww scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daniels wants to improve his position but instead Yeww has moved into half guard.
Daniels throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Yeww manages to pass to side control.
Daniels throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Yeww decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yeww counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Daniels!
Daniels swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.
Yeww blocks Daniels's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Yeww blocks Daniels's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Daniels throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yeww. What's that going to do exactly?
Daniels flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Yeww has a good base and remains in mount.

Yeww has hold of Daniels's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Daniels manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yeww wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Yeww looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniels regains half guard.
Daniels wants to get back to full guard.
Daniels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yeww is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daniels missing with punches from the bottom.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daniels missing with punches from the bottom.
Daniels missing with punches from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yeww wants to clinch.
Daniels doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Yeww counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yeww preventing the sweep.
Daniels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Yeww drops back looking for a leg! Daniels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daniels manages to kick Yeww off! Yeww jumps back into Daniels's guard.
Daniels is striking but Yeww is not phased and passes to half guard.
Yeww wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
Daniels misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yeww tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daniels knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeww looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeww misses with a takedown attempt

and Daniels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yeww's guard now.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yeww trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chris Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Yeww kicks Daniels off and gets to his feet.
Ron Yeww seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yeww closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels has hold of Yeww's hands but Yeww slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Yeww seems content to control.
Daniels misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daniels misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Yeww counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daniels's guard now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Yeww comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yeww has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Yeww!