PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amali Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Divaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Divaille's choice of entrance music: Knights Of Cydonia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yeboah
vs
Divaille

210 cm
21
250 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amali Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Divaille!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Divaille throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Divaille should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Divaille tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yeboah swivels and escapes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Divaille has eaten all the pies!
Yeboah misses with a takedown attempt

and Divaille counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yeboah wants to sweep here but Divaille controlling him for the moment.
Yeboah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Yeboah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yeboah wants to get back to his feet but Divaille is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Divaille trying to control but Yeboah is working from the bottom.
Yeboah lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Divaille!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divaille tries to hold on but Yeboah postures up.
Divaille tries to reverse the position but Yeboah maintains control.
Yeboah landing strikes from the mount.
Yeboah with good strikes from the mount here!

Yeboah has control of Divaille's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Divaille regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yeboah is breathing heavily.
Divaille wants to hold on but Yeboah pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Divaille can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Yeboah working for a guillotine from mount but Divaille is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Divaille tries to lock up and control but Yeboah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Divaille is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yeboah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Divaille wants to hold on but Yeboah pushes him away.
Divaille keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah avoids the attempt from Divaille to control.
Divaille is trying to escape the mount.
Yeboah avoids the attempt from Divaille to control.
Yeboah throws a sloppy strike and Divaille uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Divaille has ended up in Yeboah's guard.
Divaille stays in close to Yeboah's body and controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Divaille scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yeboah on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yeboah tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divaille takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yeboah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Divaille stops Yeboah from getting back to his feet.
Yeboah is trying to get back to full guard.
Yeboah won't allow Divaille to pass to mount.
Yeboah tries to get to full guard but Divaille has control of the leg.
Yeboah wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fred Divaille will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yeboah with a poor takedown

and Divaille counters with a shoot takedown. Yeboah fights it but they end up in guard.
Divaille is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Divaille won't allow Yeboah to sweep him here.

Divaille gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yeboah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Divaille. Divaille obviously looking to wear him down.

Divaille shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Divaille from controlling successfully.
Yeboah trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divaille wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.
Yeboah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yeboah pulls Divaille in close to prevent any damage.
Yeboah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Divaille wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Divaille misses with a takedown

and Yeboah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yeboah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divaille trying to keep a closed guard but Yeboah is proving a slippery customer.
Divaille wants to stand and escape but Yeboah is having none of it.
Divaille trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Divaille looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Divaille avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yeboah lands a couple of digs.
Divaille has control of Yeboah's left arm, preventing Yeboah from doing any damage.
Yeboah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fred Divaille has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Divaille tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Divaille is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Divaille not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Divaille as Yeboah shoots in.

Divaille drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Divaille is looking to take a break and control but Yeboah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Divaille wants to control but Yeboah is keeping him busy.
Yeboah is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yeboah is trying to maintain the position but Divaille is very close to passing his half guard.
Divaille trying to mount his opponent but Yeboah defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Divaille 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Divaille closes the distance and pushes Yeboah back into the cage.

Divaille escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeboah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yeboah wants it to stay on the feet.

Yeboah gets a takedown into half guard.
Divaille moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Divaille utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Divaille controls Yeboah momentarily but Yeboah frees himself.
Yeboah wants to stand and escape but instead Divaille has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divaille won't allow Yeboah to sweep him here.
Yeboah is working hard here to advance position.
Yeboah keeping moving, preventing Divaille from controlling successfully.
Divaille throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeboah is trying to keep Divaille in close.

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

Divaille drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Yeboah is looking for a triangle but Divaille pushes his legs off easily.

Yeboah scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Yeboah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Divaille counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Divaille not doing much here.
Yeboah has hold of Divaille's hands but Divaille slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yeboah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Divaille's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Divaille's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah missing with punches from the back.

Divaille preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yeboah.

Divaille manages to escape to his feet.
Yeboah fails with the takedown

and Divaille holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Divaille manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Divaille trying to keep a closed guard but Yeboah is proving a slippery customer.

Yeboah stands and steps away. Divaille gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yeboah shoots in and drives through. Divaille sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amali Yeboah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Divaille looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeboah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Divaille sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Divaille drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amali Yeboah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Divaille is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeboah throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Divaille comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Divaille 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Divaille!