PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Egans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zagan Yehudiah's chin.

Egans
vs
Yehudiah

175 cm
25
160 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

181 cm
24
165 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yehudiah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yehudiah tries to clinch there but Egans circles away.
Egans throws a leg kick
and Yehudiah counters with a good, hard body kick but Egans shrugs it off.
Egans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yehudiah.
Egans throws a leg kick
and Yehudiah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Egans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yehudiah. That one must have hurt.
Egans blocks a head kick by Yehudiah.
Egans wants to slow Yehudiah down by chopping away at his legs.
Yehudiah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egans can pounce on him.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egans takes a swing at Yehudiah's ribcage but misses.
Egans throws a solid leg kick but Yehudiah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egans.
Egans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egans misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans is looking to slow Yehudiah down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Egans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yehudiah throws a solid leg kick but Egans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yehudiah.
Egans tries to work over Yehudiah's front leg with a kick but Yehudiah checks it.
A leg kick checked by Egans.
Yehudiah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egans.
Egans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egans, right into the meat.
Egans fails to land with a series of punches.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans misses with a takedown attempt - Yehudiah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yehudiah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egans missing with a left hand there. Yehudiah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egans throws a jab but it's blocked by Yehudiah.
Egans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yehudiah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Egans shoots in and drives through. Yehudiah sprawls well.
Yehudiah throws a body kick that misses.
Yehudiah throws a head kick but Egans moves out of range.
Yehudiah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yehudiah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Egans takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Egans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egans looks to score with a jab to the body but Yehudiah is just out of range.
Egans throws a front kick aimed at Yehudiah's knee but Yehudiah avoids it well.
Good work by Yehudiah as he checks the leg kick.
Yehudiah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egans.
Yehudiah throws a right hand that Egans ducks under and follows up with a left that Egans also avoids with ease.
Egans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yehudiah.
Egans thumps Yehudiah with a low kick.
Egans scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egans throws a poor cross that misses
and Yehudiah counters with an inside leg kick.
Egans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yehudiah is out of range.
Yehudiah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Egans takes a step back to recover.
Yehudiah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Egans keeps the fight on the outside.
Egans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egans thows a body kick. Yehudiah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Egans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Egans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Egans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Yehudiah.
Yehudiah scores with a jab to the head.

Egans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yehudiah to the mat! Yehudiah manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Egans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yehudiah wants to stand and escape but Egans is having none of it.
Egans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yehudiah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egans throwing strikes from guard but Yehudiah blocks nicely.
Yehudiah looking for a sweep. Not yet Yehudiah, not yet.
Egans tries to free his leg and advance position but Yehudiah is retaining full guard.
Yehudiah pulls Egans in close to his closed guard and prevents Egans from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah keeping full guard, as Egans tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yehudiah keeping moving, preventing Egans from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Egans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egans.
Yehudiah blocks a leg kick.
Yehudiah misses with a low kick.
Yehudiah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans misses with a low kick.
Egans is looking to chop away at Yehudiah's legs.
Yehudiah moves out of range of the body kick.

Yehudiah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Egans jumps guard but Yehudiah stands there with Egans around his waist. Egans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Egans blocks the elbow strike.
Egans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Egans fails to pull guard.
Egans fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Egans. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yehudiah breaks from the clinch.
Yehudiah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egans.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses.
Yehudiah throws a front kick that sends Egans stumbling back into the cage.
Yehudiah misses with a low kick.
Egans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yehudiah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Egans gets a double leg takedown into Yehudiah's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egans trying to control the position from guard on top but Yehudiah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yehudiah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Egans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Egans is having none of it.
Egans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yehudiah closes the distance and clinches.
Yehudiah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Egans up against the cage.
Egans misses with a punch to the body.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yehudiah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egans has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Yehudiah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Egans throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Egans's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zagan Yehudiah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Egans does no damage.

It looks like Gerald Egans has been cut.
Yehudiah throws a solid leg kick but Egans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yehudiah.
Egans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Egans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Egans feints and then cracks Yehudiah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yehudiah down.
Egans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Egans throws a right and a left that Yehudiah avoids nicely.
Yehudiah checks a leg kick.
Egans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yehudiah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Egans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yehudiah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Egans checks a leg kick.
Yehudiah blocks a low kick nicely.
Yehudiah checks a low kick from Egans.
Egans throws a sloppy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Egans's knee momentarily.
Yehudiah checks a leg kick nicely.
Egans blocks a leg kick.
Yehudiah feints and then cracks Egans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egans down.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Egans.
Yehudiah tries to buck Egans off but Egans is having none of it.
Yehudiah dodges the ground and pound from Egans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah defending against the ground and pound.
Egans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Egans is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yehudiah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Egans stands up and beckons Yehudiah to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Yehudiah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yehudiah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerald Egans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yehudiah misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Egans misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses.
Zagan Yehudiah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yehudiah throws a low kick, looking for Egans's leg but Egans calmly moves out of range.
Zagan Yehudiah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Egans throws a leg kick but Yehudiah checks it.
A head kick from Yehudiah lands but Egans takes it in his stride.
Egans throws a nice looking combination but Yehudiah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egans connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egans, right into the meat.
Egans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yehudiah circles away.
Yehudiah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egans.
Yehudiah misses with a low kick.
Egans avoids the head kick by Yehudiah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah loads up on a big right hand but Egans slips the punch.
Yehudiah checks a leg kick nicely.
Yehudiah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Egans. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Egans. Those never looked like landing.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Egans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yehudiah avoids a kick to the body.
Egans connects with an inside leg kick.
Yehudiah fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egans misses with the body kick
and Yehudiah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egans looks to land a body kick but Yehudiah moved away.
Egans throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Egans showed his dominance in that final round.
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 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... Zagan Yehudiah!