PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Day
vs
Yehudiah

178 cm
25
164 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

181 cm
22
165 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws a lazy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Day misses its intended target.
Day misses with the body kick
and Yehudiah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yehudiah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yehudiah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Day misses the body punch
and Yehudiah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Day misses the target.
A shot to the body from Day misses
letting Yehudiah counter with a right hand.
Yehudiah throws a body kick the misses
and Day counters with a good, hard body kick but Yehudiah shrugs it off.
Day throws a lazy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yehudiah moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah fails to land with a series of punches.
Day is looking to land body kicks.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yehudiah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Day swings for the body but Yehudiah moves out of range.
A head kick by Yehudiah misses
and Day counters with a series of strikes. Yehudiah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yehudiah thows a leg kick but Day checks it
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Yehudiah throws a poor cross that misses

and Day counters by clinching up.
Day takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Day.
Yehudiah blocks an uppercut.
Day blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Day misses with some punches.
Day takes an elbow to the forehead.
Day blocks an elbow strike.
Day misses with some punches.

Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Yehudiah lands but Day takes it in his stride.
Day on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Day tries to clinch up.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yehudiah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yehudiah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Yehudiah connects with a leg kick. Day looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left lands for Day.
Day blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yehudiah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yehudiah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Day.
Yehudiah motions for Day to come forward. Yehudiah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yehudiah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yehudiah blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yehudiah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah swings widly with a right hand
and Day counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yehudiah throws a poor cross that misses
letting Day counter with a right hand.
Yehudiah misses with a straight left.
Day lands with a straight right. Yehudiah didn't see that one coming.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Day manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yehudiah throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Day counters by clinching up.
Day works on Yehudiah's body with a couple of short punches.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yehudiah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Day is keeping busy.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Yehudiah wants to get back to striking at distance but Day won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zagan Yehudiah will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yehudiah throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Yehudiah moves out of range easily.
Yehudiah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Yehudiah misses with a right hand
and Day makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yehudiah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Day is out of range and Yehudiah settles back down.
Day throws a lazy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a nice leg kick.
Yehudiah misses with a kick to the body.
Yehudiah is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Day.
Yehudiah throws a sloppy head kick
and Day counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yehudiah is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Day misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah looks for the body kick but Day saw that one coming.
Zagan Yehudiah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yehudiah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Day misses with an uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Day pushes Yehudiah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top.
Day scores with a hook to the body.
Day lands a nice uppercut.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Day dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Yehudiah.

Day pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Day throws a sloppy body shot
and Yehudiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Day's knee momentarily.
Yehudiah lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Yehudiah throws a leg kick
and Day makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yehudiah misses with an uppercut
and Day counters with a body kick.
Yehudiah thumps Day with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Day.
Yehudiah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
Day circles away from the clinch attempt.
Day throws a lazy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Day fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yehudiah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day stuns Yehudiah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Day throws a leg kick
and Yehudiah counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Day, as that shot connected.
Day is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yehudiah misses with a right hand
and Yehudiah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Day.
Yehudiah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Day checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yehudiah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Day jabs at Yehudiah's body.
Yehudiah avoids the body shot from Day.
Yehudiah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
Yehudiah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Day explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yehudiah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Day is looking to wear down Yehudiah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Day on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yehudiah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Day dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Day throws a poor cross that misses
and Yehudiah counters with a nice body kick.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up but Day circles away and keeps his distance.
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Day slips under a jab from Yehudiah.
Day tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Day looks to land a right hand but Yehudiah moved out of range.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Day counters with a solid body kick.
Yehudiah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Day's head.
Yehudiah lands a leg kick that knocks Day off balance momentarily.
Day throws a body kick that misses.
Yehudiah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Yehudiah has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yehudiah.
Day pushes Yehudiah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day keeps control of Yehudiah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
Day lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
Day works on Yehudiah's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
Day scores with a shot to the side of Yehudiah's head.
Day tries to throw a body punch but Yehudiah avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yehudiah's elbow.
A short left from Day.
Yehudiah lands an elbow just above Day 's eye.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Day throws a lazy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a solid body kick.
Good work by Day as he checks the leg kick.
Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Yehudiah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Day, pushing him back against the cage.
Day lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses.
Yehudiah stalling in the clinch but Day improves position.
Day working hard to break the clinch.
Day scores with a shot to the side of Yehudiah's head.
Day misses with a body punch.
Yehudiah lands an elbow that stopped Day in his tracks for a moment.
Yehudiah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Day lands with a right to the head.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Day.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Yehudiah controls his hands.
Day avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Day scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yehudiah lands an elbow that stopped Day in his tracks for a moment.

Day breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Yehudiah.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yehudiah darts in and clinches Day up against the cage.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Day pushes Yehudiah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Day checks the leg kick.
Yehudiah wants to clinch up but Day keeps it at a distance.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yehudiah manages to avoid it.
Yehudiah ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Yehudiah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Day.

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.
Day throws a lazy body kick
and Yehudiah counters with a head kick. That will keep Day thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Day throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Day fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yehudiah checks it well.
Day shoots for a takedown but Yehudiah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Yehudiah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Day.
Day throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Day moves out of range.
Day throws a lazy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Day's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zagan Yehudiah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yehudiah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zagan Yehudiah!