PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Incredible Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Yelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelton has chosen "My Life" - The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brett Yelton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Incredible Hulk's chin.

Hulk
vs
Yelton

186 cm
20
197 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Incredible Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Yelton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A head kick lands from Yelton that sends Hulk to the canvas. Hulk tries to scramble back to his feet but Yelton brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Incredible Hulk has been cut.
Yelton working away.
Hulk seems a little lost for a moment, as Yelton dominates the positioning.

Yelton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hulk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Hulk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yelton controls the position.
Hulk wants to get back to his feet.
Yelton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Hulk bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Yelton circles away easily

and Yelton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hulk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yelton pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hulk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yelton parries the strikes from Hulk easily there. Hulk is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yelton to escape.
Hulk working away.
Yelton is looking for a sweep.
Hulk working the ground and pound.
Yelton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hulk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hulk working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yelton looking for submissions off his back.
Hulk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yelton manages to get to full guard.
Hulk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hulk looking to pass the guard.
Hulk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hulk lands a couple of digs.
Yelton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yelton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Yelton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yelton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hulk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hulk connects with a couple of short punches.
Yelton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hulk landing with the ground and pound.
Hulk wants to control from the top but Yelton keeps moving.
Yelton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hulk is one step ahead there.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Yelton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Hulk won't allow Yelton to sweep him here.
Hulk throws a big right hand that misses.

Yelton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hulk is aware though and is defending well.
Hulk throws a strike but Yelton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hulk pulls Yelton in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brett Yelton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incredible Hulk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yelton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yelton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hulk pinned against the cage. Hulk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hulk shoots and misses

and Yelton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hulk's guard.
Yelton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hulk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yelton's guard.

Yelton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hulk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yelton keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yelton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yelton is breathing heavily.
Hulk lands a couple of elbows.
Hulk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hulk trying to control but Yelton is working from the bottom.
Yelton keeping full guard, as Hulk tries to pass.
Hulk wants to control from the top but Yelton keeps moving.

Yelton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelton has momentary wrist control but Hulk slips an elbow through the middle.
Yelton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hulk is one step ahead there.
Hulk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hulk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yelton's head.
Yelton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hulk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hulk is in close to Yelton's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Yelton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hulk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hulk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Yelton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk throwing strikes from guard but Yelton blocks nicely.
Hulk lands a couple of elbows.
Hulk passes Yelton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yelton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hulk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hulk trying to control from half guard but Yelton is working away.
Incredible Hulk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like Hulk is going to stand back up.

Hulk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hulk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hulk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yelton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hulk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yelton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hulk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hulk's back!

Yelton has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hulk has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Hulk showing good submission defense here.
Hulk looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Incredible Hulk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Incredible Hulk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hulk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yelton counters with a big head kick but Hulk shrugs it off.
Hulk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yelton throws a head kick but Hulk moves out of range.

Hulk shoots in and gets a takedown into Yelton's guard.
Yelton controls Hulk momentarily but Hulk frees himself.
Hulk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hulk is working hard here to advance position.
Hulk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Yelton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hulk passes into half guard.
Hulk trying to control the action but Yelton is working from the bottom.
Yelton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yelton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hulk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yelton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Hulk.
Hulk working over Yelton with some ground and pound. Yelton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Yelton actively working from the bottom here.

Hulk decides to stand up.
Hulk throws a nice looking combination but Yelton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk misses with a double jab

and Yelton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hulk is pressing down on Yelton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hulk is controlling Yelton's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk trying to control the position.

Hulk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yelton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yelton.
Incredible Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hulk shoots and misses
and Hulk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelton lands a body shot.
Yelton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hulk misses with a takedown attempt
and Yelton counters with a big head kick but Hulk shrugs it off.
Yelton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yelton lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yelton. That snapped Hulk's head back.
Yelton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hulk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Incredible Hulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yelton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yelton but Yelton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Incredible Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulk with a poor takedown
and Yelton counters with a nice uppercut.
Hulk has his takedown stuffed

so Yelton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yelton won't allow Hulk to get back to his feet.
Yelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Hulk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hulk is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yelton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hulk defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Yelton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yelton 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Yelton!