PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and huk yihu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Love has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Love
vs
yihu

182 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

170 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, huk yihu!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love misses with a kick to the body.
yihu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love wants to clinch up but yihu keeps it at a distance.
yihu swats away the attempt to clinch by Love.
yihu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

yihu clinches.
Love letting yihu take a breather here.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
yihu landing knees to the head.

It looks like Bobby Love has been cut.
Love takes a knee right on the jaw!
yihu with a knee to the head.

Love is rocked!
Love looking to slow down the pace here.
Oh Love is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Come on yihu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Love seems to have got his legs back now.
yihu tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
yihu has Love pushed against the cage.
yihu looking to throw knees to the head but Love is blocking nicely.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Love looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is trying to break the clinch but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
yihu landing knees to the head.

Love breaks from the clinch.
Bobby Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yihu tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love tries to clinch up but yihu circles away and keeps his distance.
yihu wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
huk yihu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Love shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in yihu's guard.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but yihu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but yihu is retaining full guard.
yihu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Love is controlling him.
Love wants to control from the top but yihu keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Love thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Love wants to control from the top but yihu keeps moving.
Love won't allow yihu to get back to his feet.
yihu looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
yihu throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love fails in his attempt to clinch.
Love throws a lazy head kick

and yihu counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yihu misses with a knee to the head.
yihu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Love blocks it with crossed arms.
Love tried to land a shot to the body but connects with yihu's elbow.
yihu pushes Love back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
yihu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yihu keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
yihu blocks an uppercut.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.

Love lands a takedown into guard.
yihu keeping full guard, as Love tries to pass.
yihu trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer.
yihu is wriggling around but Love manages to pass to half guard.
yihu wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
yihu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Love wants to lay and pray for a moment but yihu keeps working.
Love stops yihu from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
yihu tries to clinch up.
Love closes the distance looking to clinch

and yihu moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
yihu lands a knee to the body.
yihu lands a shoulder strike.
yihu scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but huk yihu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Love's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Love looks for a takedown but yihu sprawls well.
Love takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

yihu closes the distance and clinches.
yihu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
yihu connects with a knee to the head.
yihu with a knee to the head.
yihu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
yihu connects with a knee to the head.
Love digs a right hand underneath yihu's ribcage. yihu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
yihu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Love is keeping busy.
Love will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning yihu up against the cage.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but yihu won't allow it.
yihu is breathing heavily.
Love is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yihu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Love with an attempt at a knee that misses.
yihu trying to stall but Love improves his position.
Love misses with some punches.
Love is trying to break the clinch but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
Love blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Love can't break the clinch.
Love tries to break the clinch but yihu is controlling the position.
Love on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love is trying to break free.
Love misses with a shot to the kidneys.
yihu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yihu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
yihu keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
yihu misses with a knee to the head.
yihu landing knees to the head.
yihu scores with a knee to the head.
yihu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
yihu connects with a knee to the head.
yihu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Love lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
yihu stalling against the cage.
yihu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
yihu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
yihu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Love blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by yihu.
yihu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yihu landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from yihu.
yihu prevents the takedown attempt.
yihu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
yihu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
yihu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Love wants to get back to striking at distance but yihu won't allow it.
yihu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by yihu.
Love takes a knee right on the jaw!
yihu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Love up against the cage.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
yihu tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
Love is trying to break the clinch but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yihu landing knees to the body.
yihu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
yihu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
yihu lands a left hand.
yihu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Love.
yihu tries to stall but Love uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Love trying to land knees to the body.
Love wants to stall.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Love misses with a punch to the body.
yihu scores a nice knee to the body.
yihu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Love breaks the clinch.
Love works yihu's body with a nice hook.
yihu tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.

yihu instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
yihu scores with a knee to the head.
yihu has Love pressed against the cage.
yihu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bobby Love's cut is getting worse.
Love throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but yihu blocks it with crossed arms.
yihu misses with a knee strike.
yihu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Love can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by yihu.
yihu tries to stall but Love uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Love tries to break the clinch but yihu is controlling the position.
yihu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
yihu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
yihu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from yihu.
yihu stalling.
yihu connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by yihu.
Love takes a knee right on the jaw!
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
yihu tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
yihu misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

huk yihu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Love's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Love darts in trying to clinch

and yihu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by yihu.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but Love blocks with his arms.
Love is trying to break the clinch but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
yihu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Love fails to land.
Love wants to break free but yihu has control.
yihu misses with a knee to the head.
yihu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Love stalling the fight.
huk yihu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
yihu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Love is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love trying to stall but yihu improves his position.
yihu keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
yihu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
yihu keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
yihu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Love has had enough of the clinch but yihu keeps him there for the moment.
yihu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Love has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yihu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but yihu has double underhooks.
Love wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
yihu scores with a knee to the head.
yihu keeps control of Love as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
yihu tries a knee to the head but Love blocks it.
yihu misses with a knee to the head.
Love is looking to control yihu's arms but yihu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Love has his back to the cage.
yihu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for yihu.
Love is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but yihu is keeping busy.
yihu with a knee to the head.
yihu lands a knee to the head.

Love breaks the clinch.
yihu tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt

and Love counters with a nice double leg into side control. yihu won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yihu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Love is controlling him well.
Love controls the position.
yihu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Love connects with a decent elbow.
Love working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
yihu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Love is controlling him well.
yihu being controlled for a moment.
yihu is trying to control Love's posture but Love avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yihu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Love is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
yihu tries to control the position but Love now has his back.
yihu is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Love is looking for the choke from the back position but yihu is controlling his hands well.
Love trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure yihu doesn't escape.
yihu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Love has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love controlling the position well here. yihu rolled but Love kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
yihu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love scores with punches to the body.
Bobby Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
yihu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Love showed his dominance in that final round.
I think yihu 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... huk yihu!