PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milak Juessan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Juessan
vs
Yang

190 cm
26
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Milak Juessan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Yang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juessan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Juessan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Juessan wants it to stay on the feet.

Yang shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Juessan's guard.

Juessan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yang landing some decent shots from guard.
Yang passes Juessan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Juessan actively working from the bottom here.
Yang throwing shots but Juessan is blocking nicely.
Yang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juessan defending well though.
Yang looks to land a strike but Juessan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Juessan controls Yang momentarily but Yang frees himself.
Yang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Juessan is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.

Juessan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juessan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yang postures up in Juessan's guard and throws a big left but Juessan blocks it.

Juessan is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.
Yang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Yang drops back looking for a leg! Juessan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Juessan manages to kick Yang off! Yang jumps back into Juessan's guard.
Juessan keeping full guard, as Yang tries to pass.

Juessan looking for a guillotine here but Yang defends easily.
Yang throwing strikes but missing.

That's two 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.
Yang is looking to work some ground and pound but Juessan has wrist control.
Yang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Juessan is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.

Yang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Juessan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yang defends it easily.

Juessan is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.
Yang connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juessan is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.
Yang with a flurry of punches that miss.

Juessan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yang defends it easily.

Juessan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juessan is breathing heavily.
Yang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juessan is keeping the position for now.
Yang trying to control but Juessan is working from the bottom.
Yang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yang's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juessan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Juessan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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.

Juessan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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

Juessan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yang postures up in Juessan's guard and throws a big left but Juessan blocks it.

Juessan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yang has picked Juessan up and slammed him! Juessan can't keep hold of the triangle and Yang manages to pass to side control!
Yang trying to control the action but Juessan is working from the bottom.
Yang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Milak Juessan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Juessan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Juessan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yang throws an off balance right hand
and Juessan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juessan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yang fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Juessan avoids it really well and circles away.
Yang shoots in for a double leg but Juessan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yang dodges the punch combination from Juessan.
Yang fails with a takedown attempt.
Milak Juessan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Yang.
Yang moves forwards but Juessan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Juessan throws a nice looking combination but Yang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juessan throws a shot to the body.
Juessan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juessan lands a jab-cross combination.
Juessan sizes up Yang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juessan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yang backs up against the cage.
Yang is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Juessan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yang doesn't seem phased though.
Juessan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Juessan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Juessan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juessan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Juessan to score with a decent uppercut.
Juessan scores with a hook.
Juessan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juessan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juessan scores with a jab. Yang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Juessan.
Juessan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yang eats them both and turns towards Juessan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Juessan lands a jab-cross combination.

Yang is rocked!
Juessan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yang is still on wobbly legs! Can Juessan finish him?
Juessan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Juessan does no damage.
Yang seems to have recovered his senses.
Juessan closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juessan!
Juessan lands with a right that hurts Yang. Yang looks to clinch but Juessan throws a short knee that drops Yang. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Milak Juessan!