PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daley Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Heero Yuy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daley Borisov's chin.

Borisov
vs
Yuy

169 cm
21
139 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

165 cm
27
132 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daley Borisov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy cracks a nice hook into Borisov's ribs.

Yuy has Borisov up against the cage in a clinch.
Yuy can't break the clinch.

Yuy gets control of Borisov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yuy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Borisov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Borisov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yuy's legs.
Borisov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Borisov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy pushes Borisov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Borisov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Borisov is looking to take a break and control but Yuy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yuy wants to get back to his feet.
Yuy wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yuy fails to land the takedown.
Yuy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borisov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borisov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yuy looks for a takedown but Borisov sprawls well.
Borisov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yuy wants to clinch up but Borisov keeps it at a distance.
Yuy misses with a combination
and Borisov counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov lands with an overhand left.
Yuy throws a body punch but Borisov moves out of range.
Yuy throws a lazy uppercut
and Borisov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yuy misses with a few strikes there.
Borisov throws a lazy right hand but Yuy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuy shoots in and drives through. Borisov sprawls well.
Daley Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heero Yuy.
Yuy looks gassed!
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuy swinging wildly here.
Heero Yuy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yuy.
Yuy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Borisov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov slips a jab and a cross from Yuy.
Borisov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Yuy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yuy working away.
Borisov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yuy's best efforts.

Borisov actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuy wants to control but Borisov is keeping him busy.
Yuy throwing shots but Borisov is blocking nicely.
Borisov gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Borisov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yuy defends well.

Borisov working for a triangle but Yuy defends it easily.
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 Daley Borisov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Borisov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Borisov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuy moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuy moves away.
Borisov looks to land a combination but Yuy avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yuy!
Yuy swinging wildly here.
Daley Borisov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borisov avoids the head kick by Yuy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borisov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borisov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yuy under the eye.
Yuy walks into a left hand.
Yuy looks for a takedown but Borisov sprawls well.
Yuy tries to bum rush Borisov with a series of wild strikes but Borisov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuy takes one to the side of the head.
Yuy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Borisov avoids them all with ease.
Yuy is breathing heavily.
Yuy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yuy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Borisov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borisov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yuy is defended easily by Borisov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy tries to clinch up.
Heero Yuy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borisov throws a right and a left that Yuy avoids nicely.
Yuy misses with a few strikes there.
Borisov feints a jab promting Yuy to slip. Borisov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yuy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A left lands for Yuy.
Yuy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borisov with a jab.
Yuy throws a nice looking combination but Borisov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borisov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borisov slips under a jab.
Daley Borisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Borisov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Borisov lands a glancing blow to the side of Yuy's head.
Borisov misses with a few strikes there.
Yuy misses with a combination
and Borisov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borisov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yuy on the side of the head.
Yuy misses with a double jab
and Borisov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borisov lands a jab.
Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy slips under a jab from Borisov.
Borisov throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuy throws a hook to the side of Borisov's head but Borisov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yuy misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuy doesn't manage to clinch there - Borisov circles away.
Yuy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borisov circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuy tries to bum rush Borisov with a series of wild strikes but Borisov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borisov leaves Yuy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daley Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heero Yuy.
Borisov throws a series of strikes that have Yuy backpedaling.
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 Daley Borisov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Yuy throws a head kick but Borisov moves out of range.
Borisov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yuy walks into a stiff left hand from Borisov.
Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borisov lands with a straight right. Yuy didn't see that one coming.
Yuy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yuy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Borisov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yuy.
Borisov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yuy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yuy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borisov circles away quickly and effectively.
Borisov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yuy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yuy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Borisov finds it's way round the side to connect with Yuy's head.
Borisov cracks Yuy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Borisov - just one landing.
Yuy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borisov moves away.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yuy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borisov misses with a looping right.
Borisov throws a combination. Yuy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Borisov blocks a head kick by Yuy.
Yuy misses with a series of wild punches.
Yuy throws a big shot that misses.
Yuy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borisov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuy moves in looking to clinch but Borisov pushes him off.
Yuy defending well as Borisov loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borisov slips under a jab from Yuy.
Borisov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yuy ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Borisov looks to land a combination but Yuy avoids it well.
Borisov scores with a one two! Yuy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yuy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borisov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuy's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Borisov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Borisov scores with a jab. Yuy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Borisov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuy circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borisov.
Borisov connects with a nice looking jab.
Borisov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yuy throws out the jab.
Yuy looks for a takedown but Borisov sprawls well.
Borisov looks to land a left hand but Yuy moved out of range nicely.
Borisov misses with a straight right.
A combination from Yuy does no damage.
Borisov throws a right hand that Yuy ducks under and follows up with a left that Yuy also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yuy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuy staying out of range there.
Yuy swinging wildly here.
Yuy walks into a stiff left hand from Borisov.
Heero Yuy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borisov scores with a nice strike.
Borisov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yuy's head backwards.
Borisov looks to land a combination. Yuy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Borisov.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuy misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daley Borisov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Borisov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daley Borisov!
After the big win, Daley Borisov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors XTREME PWNAGE and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.