PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Yeww (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Yeww will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hernandez
vs
Yeww

178 cm
22
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Yeww!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeww avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Yeww takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Yeww misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Javier Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Yeww bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Yeww moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez motions for Yeww to come forward. Hernandez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Yeww blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeww.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Yeww avoids nicely.
Yeww slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Yeww throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Yeww moves away from the strike by Hernandez.

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.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Yeww avoids a kick to the body.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yeww just misses with a punch to the body.
Yeww is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
Yeww slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yeww's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Yeww moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Yeww checks it.
Yeww takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Yeww sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Yeww moves out of range.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeww throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeww moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Hernandez lands a jab.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yeww leaves Hernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Yeww blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yeww checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

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.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Yeww was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez throws a jab when Yeww was well out of range.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yeww ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeww. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Yeww misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Hernandez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yeww slips under a jab.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Yeww moves out of range.
Hernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yeww.
Yeww takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Yeww misses with a body shot.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Yeww slips under a jab from Hernandez.
Yeww defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeww checks a leg kick nicely.
Yeww avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Yeww tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeww.
Yeww uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez throws a hook but Yeww avoids it easily.
Yeww ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Yeww throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Javier Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeww was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Hernandez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the body
and Yeww counters with a left to the body.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Yeww moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hernandez misses
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez misses with a jab to the body
and Yeww makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeww circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Yeww was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yeww scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and Yeww makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yeww tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeww.
Yeww throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeww swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeww ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Yeww avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Yeww.
Yeww throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hernandez throws a head kick that Yeww semi-blocks.
Yeww slips a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yeww counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Yeww counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and Yeww counters with a left to the body.
Hernandez throws a leg kick
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernandez thinking.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yeww in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yeww misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeww throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Yeww fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernandez thinking.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and Yeww counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yeww throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeww tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeww.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and Yeww counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yeww throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Yeww throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
A head kick by Hernandez misses
and Yeww counters with a right hand to the body.
Yeww looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez misses with a straight left.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yeww counters with a right hand to the body.
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yeww makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Hernandez misses
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernandez thinking.
Hernandez misses with a body punch
and Yeww counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeww slips under a jab.
Hernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yeww counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ron Yeww seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Hernandez catches Yeww right on the button with a cross.
Yeww throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeww misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernandez thinking.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick
and Yeww counters with a left to the body.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Yeww.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Yeww.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yeww.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeww swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeww avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Yeww ducks under and follows up with a left that Yeww also avoids with ease.
Hernandez wants to land a leg kick but Yeww is out of range.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Yeww moves away and avoids it.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Yeww moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yeww counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
and Yeww counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yeww throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Yeww blocks a jab.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
and Yeww makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeww counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernandez thinking.
Hernandez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yeww takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Yeww looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Yeww misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeww staying out of range there.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Yeww moves out of range.
Yeww swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeww throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Yeww's shoulder, as Yeww tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Yeww checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
and Yeww counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

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