PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Yee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yee
vs
Archer

188 cm
23
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yee misses with an uppercut.
Archer jabs Yee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sterling Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yee dodges the punch combination from Archer.
Good leg kick by Archer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Yee takes the fight into the clinch.
Archer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yee lands an elbow just above Archer 's eye.

It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Yee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yee wants to clinch but Archer slips to the side
and Archer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Archer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yee.
Archer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Archer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jason Yee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yee moves out of range of the body kick from Archer.
Archer circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yee pinned against the cage. Yee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yee misses with a right hand
and Archer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big left from Yee misses.
Archer tries a head kick but it misses.
Archer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Archer throws a low kick but Yee avoids it.
Archer tries to land a leg kick but Yee saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Archer. That one must have hurt.
Archer tries a low kick but Yee avoids it.
Yee misses with a hook.
Archer keeps the fight on the outside.
Archer scores with a jab to the body.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yee tries to bum rush Archer with a series of wild strikes but Archer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Archer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yee trying to hold on to Archer's head to control him but Archer postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Archer decides to stand and escape the position.
Archer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yee's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archer thows a body shot but no joy.
Archer slips a jab from Yee.
Yee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yee ducks right into an uppercut from Archer.
Archer sizes up Yee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Archer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sterling Archer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Archer throws a push kick but Yee slaps the foot to one side.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yee.
Yee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Yee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yee missing with a left hand there. Archer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Archer misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Archer, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer shoots for a double leg takedown but Yee sprawls well. He's pushed Archer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee misses with a double jab.
Archer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Archer blocks a jab.
Archer misses with a straight left.
Yee tries to bum rush Archer with a series of wild strikes but Archer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yee throws out a loose jab but Archer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yee throws a poor cross that misses
and Archer counters with a low kick, right behind Yee 's knee.
A lazy left from Archer finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer looks to land a body kick but Yee moved away.
Sterling Archer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Yee misses the target.
Archer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Archer is looking to score with low kicks.
Yee misses the jab.
Yee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archer throws a low kick but Yee moves out of range easily.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Yee does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee tries to bum rush Archer with a series of wild strikes but Archer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Archer connects with a body shot.
Archer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yee tries to avoid it but Archer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yee to the ground. Yee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yee blocks the body kick.
Archer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yee walks into a left hand.
Yee loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.
Archer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yee rather than just go for the knockout.
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and Yee moves out of range easily.
Archer scores with a hook to the body. Yee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Archer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yee is trying to defend but Archer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Archer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Let's hope that Archer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Archer trying to control from half guard but Yee is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Archer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Archer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sterling Archer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yee wants to clinch.
Yee throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Archer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Archer tries to score with a low kick but Yee moves his leg out of the way.
Archer misses with a body kick.
Yee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Archer has time to react.

Yee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yee throws an elbow but misses.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Yee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yee.
Archer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Archer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Archer's brow.
Yee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Yee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yee throws an elbow but misses.
Archer avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yee throws an elbow but misses.
Archer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Archer blocks an elbow strike.
Archer takes an elbow to the temple.
Jason Yee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Archer's defenses.

Archer manages to break the clinch.
Archer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yee throws a lazy right hand but Archer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Archer throws a head kick that misses.
Yee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Archer misses with a body kick.
Yee scores with a jab to the body.
Yee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Archer.
Yee throws a big shot that misses.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Archer thuds his right hand into Yee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Archer scores with a spinning back kick!
Yee moves out of range of the body kick.
Archer scores with a spinning back kick!
Archer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yee.
Archer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yee swings widly with a right hand
and Archer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yee doesn't manage to clinch there - Archer circles away.
Archer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Archer swings for the body but Yee moves out of range.
Yee throws a lazy uppercut

and Archer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Archer decides to stand up.
Sterling Archer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Yee moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yee misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Archer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Archer!
A very excited looking Sterling Archer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.