PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yu Wi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wi
vs
Howard

160 cm
26
138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yu Wi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Howard!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard looks to land a combination but Wi avoids it well.
Howard shoots and misses

and Wi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wi preventing the sweep.
Wi sitting in guard here, content to control.

Wi gets to his feet. Howard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Howard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wi throws a big elbow that misses.
Wi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wi throwing strikes but missing.

Howard has his foot on Wi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wi works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wi pushing down on Howard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wi controlling the pace.

Howard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wi.
Wi tries to stand and escape but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wi is working away from the top position though.

Wi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Howard to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wi.
Jacob Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Howard gets tackled into the cage by Wi. Wi maintains the clinch.
Wi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Wi jumps guard and drags Howard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Howard drops back looking for a leg! Wi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wi manages to kick Howard off! Howard jumps back into Wi's guard.

Wi pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Wi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Howard dives on top into guard.
Wi can't keep his opponent in guard - Howard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wi tries to roll over but Howard keeps him under control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Howard is controlling him.
Wi wants to control but Howard passes easily into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yu Wi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Howard tries for a takedown but Wi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but Wi shows good takedown defense.

Wi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Howard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wi controlling from the full mount.
Howard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Howard hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wi working the ground and pound effectively.
Wi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wi.
Wi lands a heavy elbow.
Wi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Howard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Howard is rocked!
Wi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Howard is still in real trouble! Can Wi finish him?
Wi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wi scoring with strikes but Howard is staying in there.
Yu Wi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wi postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Howard in real trouble here! The ref calls for Howard to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Wi!