PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yason Tupaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupaz's entrance music is Step Up. A fine choice. Yip Man will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tupaz
vs
Man

170 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yason Tupaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tupaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Man manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tupaz's best efforts.
Tupaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Tupaz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tupaz wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Tupaz wants to free his trapped foot but Man is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tupaz is taking a breather. Man says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man kicks off Tupaz and gets to his feet.
Tupaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tupaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tupaz controlling from side mount.
Tupaz wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Tupaz is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Tupaz stalls from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tupaz takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man wants to clinch.
Man throws a head kick but Tupaz moves out of range.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.

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.
Tupaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Tupaz settles back down.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Tupaz circles away.

Tupaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Man was covering up waiting for the punch and Tupaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Tupaz from controlling successfully.
Tupaz stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Tupaz trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yason Tupaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tupaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tupaz's head.
Tupaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man swings for the body but Tupaz moves out of range.
Tupaz ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Yason Tupaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
Tupaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Tupaz lands but Man takes it in his stride.
Man tries to clinch there but Tupaz circles away.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Tupaz pushes him off.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupaz moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yip Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Tupaz's shoulder, as Tupaz tries to avoid the shot.
Tupaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Tupaz gets the takedown into side control.
Tupaz trying to control the position but Man is working away.
Man is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to remain calm as Tupaz controls from the top position.
Tupaz working away.
Man might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tupaz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Man is breathing heavily.
Tupaz is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man prevents Tupaz from moving into mount.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man misses with a head kick.
Tupaz misses with a low kick.
Tupaz keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four 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.
Man wants to clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tupaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tupaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tupaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man lands a head kick. Tupaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tupaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tupaz's head.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man tries to clinch but Tupaz moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yip Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Tupaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tupaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupaz shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Man tries to clinch there but Tupaz circles away.
Tupaz blocks a head kick by Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tupaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to clinch but Tupaz moves out of range.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man is looking to clinch but Tupaz is avoiding it.
Man wants to clinch up but Tupaz keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupaz avoids the head kick by Man.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yason Tupaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupaz shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Tupaz pushes him off.
Tupaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tupaz shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man leaves Tupaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man tries to clinch but Tupaz moves out of range.

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.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man tries to clinch but Tupaz moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch there but Tupaz circles away.
Tupaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tupaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man tries to clinch up but Tupaz circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tupaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Man manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Man is looking to clinch.
Tupaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Tupaz lands with a kick to the temple. Man shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man tries to clinch but Tupaz is having none of it.
Man swings for the body but Tupaz moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tupaz.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tupaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tupaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tupaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tupaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to clinch up but Tupaz circles away and keeps his distance.

Tupaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tupaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yason Tupaz.
I think Tupaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yason Tupaz!