PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mamuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamuh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://youtu.be/q6FNpV7-cyo. Fei Yue could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Mamuh's chin.

Yue
vs
Mamuh

150 cm
24
147 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fei Yue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Mamuh!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yue scores with a hook.
Fei Yue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamuh slips under a jab.
Mamuh throws a sloppy body shot
and Yue counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Yue closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yue advances to full mount.
Yue has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mamuh's face.
Mamuh is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yue content just to control the position here.
Mamuh tries to reverse the position but Yue maintains control.
Mamuh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mamuh is looking to get to half guard.
Yue unloading with bombs!
Yue 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue controlling his opponent.
Yue lands a heavy elbow.
Mamuh can't escape the position.
Mamuh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Yue seems content to control.
Mamuh trying to control but Yue postures up.
Yue drops an elbow to the side of Mamuh's head.
Mamuh tries to get to full guard but Yue has control of the leg.
Mamuh punching from the bottom.
Yue takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue is looking to take a break and control but Mamuh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamuh punching from the bottom.
Mamuh missing with punches from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yue prevents Mamuh from improving his position.
Yue not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mamuh is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Yue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mamuh keeps working.
Mamuh wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue stalling.
Mamuh is looking to improve his position.
Mamuh manages to get to full guard.
Yue is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mamuh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamuh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yue won't allow Mamuh to sweep him here.
Yue lands a couple of elbows.
Yue content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yue trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamuh is trying to control the position but Yue postures up.
Mamuh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yue is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yue's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yue stands up over Mamuh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yue throws an elbow that misses. Mamuh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yue's guard. Nice move by Mamuh!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fei Yue dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mamuh throws a right and a left that both miss.

Yue drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mamuh wants to sweep here but Yue controlling him for the moment.
Yue controlling from the top position.
Yue content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mamuh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yue is one step ahead there.
Yue throwing strikes but missing.
Yue with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yue is one step ahead there.
Yue connects with a couple of short punches.
Yue scoring with some ground and pound.
Mamuh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yue wants to pass the guard but Mamuh is keeping the position.
Yue with a nice head shot there.
Yue trying to control but Mamuh is working from the bottom.
Yue working some strikes from top position.
Yue throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yue trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamuh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yue is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue wants to control from the top but Mamuh keeps moving.

Mamuh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yue defends well.
Mamuh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yue passes Mamuh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamuh is trying to get back to full guard.
Yue is thwarting Mamuh's attempts to control the position.
Yue thows a huge punch but Mamuh dodges it nicely.
Yue passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yue just content to control the position.
Yue scores with punches from side control.
Mamuh tries to buck Yue off but Yue is having none of it.
Yue landing strikes.

Mamuh is rocked!
Yue lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mamuh is still in real trouble! Can Yue finish him?
Mamuh is not content to let Yue control the position.
Yue working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yue advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big strike lands for Yue! That's really hurt Mamuh and he's turned his back - Yue keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Yue jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fei Yue!
A pretty intense looking Fei Yue took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.