PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yan Ti San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San's entrance music is Brainfreeze (part 1) - DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bavis's choice of entrance music: When I'm Gone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ti San
vs
Bavis

183 cm
21
223 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
209 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

KING NUTRITION

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yan Ti San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San misses with a head kick.
A shot to de liver by Bavis. Beautiful body shot.
Bavis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
San throws a chopping leg kick but Bavis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bavis pushes San away with a front kick.
Bavis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San.
Bavis throws a low kick, looking for San's leg but San calmly moves out of range.
Bavis shoots in but San avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bavis shoots in for a takedown but San shows good takedown defense.
San lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bavis's sensitive parts.
San scores with a hook to the body. Bavis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bavis finds it's way round the side to connect with San's head.
San is looking to slow Bavis down with leg kicks.
San throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from San.
A nice inside leg kick there by San. That's going to slow Bavis down.
Bavis looks gassed!
Jab from Bavis.
San takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
San throws the kick towards the body but Bavis avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
San pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bavis is out of range and San settles back down.
San looking to land some kicks to the body here.
San blocks a jab.
San ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
San throws a leg kick that misses.
San misses with a head kick.
Bavis throws a series of punches but San moves out of range.
San just misses with a punch to the body.
Bavis looks for a takedown but San sprawls well.
Yan Ti San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drandt Bavis.
Bavis misses with a wild body shot.
San moves out of range of the body kick.
San on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as San blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bavis scores with a hook to the body. San takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Bavis misses.
Bavis digs a good body shot into San's ribs.
Bavis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Bavis misses
and San makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bavis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
San throws a sloppy head kick and Bavis moves out of range easily.
San cracks a nice hook into Bavis's ribs.
San throws a shot to the body.
San misses with a head kick.
San tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bavis misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by San.
San misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San lands a body shot.
San lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bavis's sensitive parts.
Bavis blocks a leg kick.
San throws a sloppy body shot
and Bavis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
San misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bavis misses with a takedown attempt - San sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from San.
San misses with a head kick.
San throws a sloppy head kick
and Bavis counters with a two punch combo.
Bavis scores with a nice right hand.
Bavis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yan Ti San is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bavis throws a combination that misses
and San counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bavis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bavis avoids the head kick by San.
Drandt Bavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bavis feints and then cracks San's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow San down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San tries a head kick but it misses.
Bavis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. San doesn't seem bothered though.
Bavis connects with a jab.
A jab from Bavis finds it's way through San's defenses.
Bavis lands a head shot.
Bavis feints and then cracks San's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow San down.
Bavis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bavis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bavis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
San slips a jab and a cross from Bavis.
San takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San throws a leg kick
and Bavis counters with a left to the body.
San is looking to wear down Bavis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bavis is trying desperately to land a takedown but San is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bavis.
Bavis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
San slips a jab and a cross from Bavis.
A head kick misses from San.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yan Ti San dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bavis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bavis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San thumps Bavis with a low kick.
Bavis thuds a left hand into San's body.
San looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to de liver by Bavis. Beautiful body shot.
San slips a jab and a cross from Bavis.
Bavis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? San is fending him off so far but Bavis persists. Nope, San circles away and we're back to standing.
A leg kick checked by Bavis.
Yan Ti San is winning the standup battle so far.
Bavis lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Bavis.
Bavis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bavis lands a right hook to the body.
San has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bavis misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bavis. That's going to slow San down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavis shoots in but San avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bavis throws a sloppy head kick and San moves out of range easily.
Bavis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
San with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bavis to score with a decent uppercut.
San connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bavis's hands.
Bavis throws a nice head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Bavis as he connects with a hook.
Yan Ti San is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
San checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bavis throws a lazy right hand but San sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San thumps Bavis with a low kick.
Bavis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bavis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

San is rocked!
Bavis connects with a stiff jab that staggers San - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Drandt Bavis!