PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro de Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Ferro has chosen CMX - Ruoste as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Yankee
vs
de Ferro

180 cm
21
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Yankee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro de Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Ferro fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for de Ferro. That snapped Yankee's head back.
Yankee wants to clinch.
Yankee fails with an attempt to clinch.

Yankee darts in and clinches de Ferro up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yankee just misses with a elbow thrown towards de Ferro's brow.
de Ferro tries to land knees in the clinch but Yankee avoids the damage to the body.
de Ferro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yankee's elbow.
Yankee prevents de Ferro from breaking the clinch.
Yankee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yankee prevents a takedown attempt there.
de Ferro tries to throw a body punch but Yankee avoids it by throwing de Ferro back against the cage.

Yankee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yankee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Ferro lands a jab to the nose.
Yankee fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Ferro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
de Ferro throws the left hand but Yankee avoids the punch easily.
de Ferro swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Ferro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yankee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Ferro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alessandro de Ferro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Ferro throws a one two combo.
de Ferro throws a shot from downtown. Yankee moves away and avoids it.
Yankee shoots for a double leg takedown but de Ferro sprawls well. He's pushed Yankee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
de Ferro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yankee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Ferro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Ferro misses the shot to the body.
Jim Yankee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yankee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with de Ferro, pushing him back against the cage.
de Ferro can't get the takedown.
Jim Yankee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro de Ferro.
Yankee lands an elbow that stopped de Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
Yankee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Ferro blocks the elbow strike.
Yankee lands a nice elbow.
Yankee lands an elbow inside that de Ferro shrugs off.
Yankee lands an elbow that stopped de Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
de Ferro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yankee lands an elbow just above de Ferro 's eye.
Yankee misses with a knee to the head.

Yankee breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from de Ferro misses the target.
de Ferro misses with a takedown

and Yankee moves into the clinch.
de Ferro wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Ferro tries to pull guard but Yankee holds him up against the cage and eventually de Ferro drops back down to his feet.
Yankee misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yankee throws an elbow but misses.

de Ferro has hold of one of Yankee's legs. Yankee is fighting the takedown attempt but de Ferro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Ferro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yankee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
de Ferro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yankee is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankee is pulling down on de Ferro's head. It's preventing any offense from de Ferro, at least for the moment.
de Ferro is looking to work some ground and pound but Yankee has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yankee slips under a jab from de Ferro.
Yankee wants to clinch.
de Ferro shoots in for a takedown but Yankee shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jab by de Ferro.
de Ferro misses with a takedown attempt
and Yankee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
de Ferro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick there by Yankee.
de Ferro looks gassed!
de Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
de Ferro keeps the fight on the outside.

Yankee clinches up with de Ferro and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yankee.
de Ferro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yankee pushes off an throws an elbow but de Ferro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yankee.

Yankee breaks the clinch.
Yankee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yankee slips a jab and a cross from de Ferro.
No joy there for de Ferro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yankee tries to clinch up.
de Ferro blocks a head kick by Yankee.

Yankee rushes de Ferro and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Yankee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yankee doesn't manage to clinch there - de Ferro circles away.
Yankee ducks under a wild hook from de Ferro.
Yankee wants to clinch up but de Ferro keeps it at a distance.
Yankee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Ferro shoots in but no luck this time.

Yankee moves into range and clinches up with de Ferro.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yankee just misses with a elbow thrown towards de Ferro's brow.
Nice elbow from Yankee.
Yankee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
de Ferro is trying to stall.
de Ferro tries to score a body lock takedown but Yankee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
de Ferro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Ferro looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yankee lands an elbow just above de Ferro 's eye.
Yankee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yankee tries a knee to the head but de Ferro blocks it.

Yankee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yankee is looking to clinch.
Yankee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Ferro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Ferro swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankee.
de Ferro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Ferro throws a head kick that misses.
Yankee tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Ferro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Ferro throws a jab when Yankee was well out of range.

Yankee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with de Ferro, pushing him back against the cage.
Yankee misses with a knee strike.
de Ferro tries to pull guard but Yankee holds him up against the cage and eventually de Ferro drops back down to his feet.
Jim Yankee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro de Ferro.
Yankee lands a nice elbow.
Yankee lands an elbow just above de Ferro 's eye.
de Ferro trying to stall but Yankee improves his position.
Yankee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
de Ferro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yankee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yankee lands a knee to the head.
Yankee prevents a takedown attempt there.
de Ferro takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankee lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Yankee.
Yankee throws an elbow but it misses.
de Ferro blocks an elbow strike.
de Ferro blocks the elbow strike.
de Ferro fails to pull guard.
Yankee lands a nice elbow.
Yankee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee prevents a body shot from de Ferro.
Yankee throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Yankee.
de Ferro looking to stall.
de Ferro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yankee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yankee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
de Ferro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yankee smiles and moves away.

Yankee rushes de Ferro and presses him up against the cage.
de Ferro tries to pull guard but Yankee won't allow it.
Yankee throws a knee to the head but misses.

de Ferro breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as de Ferro throws out the jab.
Alessandro de Ferro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yankee tries to clinch but de Ferro moves out of range.
Yankee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

de Ferro is rocked!
Yankee lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as de Ferro crumples to the floor! Yankee milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Yankee!