PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd comes to the ring accompanied by Out of touch. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gilbert Yvel enters the ring!

Kidd
vs
Yvel

194 cm
21
245 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

188 cm
24
243 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yvel gets caught flat footed, as Kidd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kidd landing some decent shots from guard.
Kidd is in close to Yvel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yvel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kidd.
Yvel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kidd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yvel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kidd lands a couple of digs.
Kidd postures up and lands a big shot to Yvel's brow.

Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kidd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kidd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kidd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kidd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yvel's head.

Yvel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yvel working a defensive guard here.
Kidd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd postures up in Yvel's guard and throws a big left but Yvel blocks it.
Kidd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kidd chips away with some ground and pound.
Kidd with a nice head shot there.
Kidd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kidd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yvel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kidd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Yvel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kidd defends well.
Yvel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Yvel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kidd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yvel looks gassed!
Kidd chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel lands a decent shot there.
Kidd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kidd chips away with some ground and pound.
Kidd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Yvel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kidd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Yvel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yvel manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Yvel's guard.
Yvel wants to get back to his feet but Kidd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd works over Yvel with some ground and pound from guard.
Kidd is working Yvel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kidd chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yvel is trying to control the position but Kidd postures up.

Yvel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kidd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kidd postures up and lands a big shot to Yvel's brow.
Kidd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kidd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kidd cracks Yvel with a solid left hand.
Kidd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kidd lands a couple of digs.
Yvel has momentary wrist control but Kidd slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kidd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kidd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kidd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kidd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yvel's head.
Kidd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yvel wants to get back to his feet but Kidd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Yvel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kidd passes into half guard.
Kidd is nestled in close to Yvel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yvel pushes Kidd off looking to stand but Kidd dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kidd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kidd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kidd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kidd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

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

Yvel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kidd pulls his head out easily.
Kidd drops an elbow to the side of Yvel's head.
Yvel taking some punishment here, with Kidd in his half guard.
Yvel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kidd scores with a couple of nice shots.

Kidd is looking for a kimura here.
Yvel is breathing heavily.

Kidd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yvel striking from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kidd is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yvel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kidd.
Yvel taking some punishment here, with Kidd in his half guard.
Kidd looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yvel has hold of Kidd's hands but Kidd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kidd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yvel trying to hold on to Kidd's head to control him but Kidd postures up.

Yvel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kidd seems to be working for a kimura but Yvel defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kidd prevents Yvel from improving his position.
Kidd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yvel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kidd working over Yvel with some ground and pound. Yvel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kidd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yvel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kidd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Yvel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yvel manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Yvel's guard.
Kidd looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd lands a couple of elbows.
Yvel trying to keep a closed guard but Kidd is proving a slippery customer.
Kidd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yvel's head.

Kidd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kidd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yvel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

Yvel feints and as Kidd raises his hands in defense, Yvel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yvel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kidd is holding on to half guard well.
Kidd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yvel is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yvel is working for a kimura but Kidd is defending it quite comfortably.
Kidd controlling the position well.
Yvel is thwarting Kidd's attempts to control the position.
Kidd is refusing to be controlled, as Yvel sits in half guard.
Kidd keeping hold of Yvel's head, controlling as best he can.
Kidd is trying to maintain the position but Yvel is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Kidd dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kidd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yvel was covering up waiting for the punch and Kidd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kidd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yvel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kidd dives into side control.
Yvel manages to get back to half guard.
Yvel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ground and pound from Kidd.
Yvel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kidd has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Yvel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tyson Kidd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kidd is working for a guillotine from mount but Yvel frees his head quite easily.
Yvel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the head.

Kidd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kidd with a couple of short strikes.
Kidd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Kidd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yvel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kidd landing strikes from the mount.
Kidd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kidd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yvel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kidd landing punches.
Kidd landing shots from mount.

Kidd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kidd raining down shots from the mount!
Kidd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Kidd goes for an armbar but Yvel turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Yvel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd working a defensive guard here.
Kidd lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Yvel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kidd is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yvel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kidd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yvel's guard.
Yvel wants to stand but Kidd is controlling the position.
Kidd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kidd connects with a couple of short punches.

Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Yvel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yvel manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Yvel's guard.
Kidd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilbert Yvel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Kidd drops back looking for a leg! Yvel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yvel manages to kick Kidd off! Kidd jumps back into Yvel's guard.

Yvel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kidd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Yvel is tightening it up a little... Kidd has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kidd reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kidd taps out! nice BJJ there by Yvel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gilbert Yvel!