PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mintaka Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Yvel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mintaka Starseed's chin.

Starseed
vs
Yvel

210 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mintaka Starseed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Yvel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starseed wants to clinch.

Yvel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starseed, pushing him back against the cage.
Starseed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yvel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Starseed is looking to control Yvel's arms but Yvel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Starseed has his back to the cage.
Yvel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starseed's elbow.
Yvel wants to break free but Starseed has control.
Yvel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starseed up against the cage.
Starseed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yvel backwards.
Starseed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Starseed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Starseed gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Yvel.
Starseed scores with a hook to the body.
Starseed trying to control the position but instead, Yvel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starseed into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Yvel to work.
Starseed blocks the elbow strike.
Yvel looking to stall.
Starseed lands a shot to the body.
Yvel working aggressively here.
Yvel is looking to control Starseed's arms but Starseed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yvel has his back to the cage.
Starseed is looking to break free of the clinch but Yvel has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Yvel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starseed.

Yvel breaks the clinch.
Yvel swinging wildly here.
Starseed is looking to clinch but Yvel is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yvel has closed the distance and engaged Starseed in a clinch.
Yvel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Starseed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yvel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starseed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yvel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Starseed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yvel blocks it with crossed arms.
Yvel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starseed's efforts to push away.

Starseed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yvel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yvel thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed wants to clinch.
Yvel looks to land a left hand but Starseed moved out of range nicely.
Yvel jabs at Starseed's body.

Yvel moves into the clinch.
Yvel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yvel missing with knees to the body.
Yvel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yvel wants to break free but Starseed has control.
Yvel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Starseed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Starseed has taken the fight to the clinch.
Starseed tries to break free but Yvel pushes him back against the cage.
Yvel trying to stall but Starseed improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Starseed stalling in the clinch.
Starseed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Starseed slows down the pace here.

Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Starseed clinches up with Yvel and pushes him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Starseed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yvel working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yvel blocks a body shot from Starseed.
Starseed stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Yvel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yvel fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Yvel misses
and Starseed counters with a head kick.
Starseed tries to close the distance and clinch but Yvel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.

Yvel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Starseed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yvel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Starseed leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yvel as Starseed tries to tie him up.
Yvel working aggressively here.
Starseed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mintaka Starseed.

Yvel moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed takes an elbow to the forehead.
Starseed is trying to break free.
Yvel is looking to control Starseed's arms but Starseed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yvel has his back to the cage.
Starseed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yvel lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mintaka Starseed has been cut.
Starseed is trying to push Yvel away but Yvel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Starseed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Starseed lands a nice knee to the body.
Starseed misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starseed.
Starseed tries to land knees in the clinch but Yvel avoids the damage to the body.
Yvel tries to break the clinch but Starseed is controlling the position.
Starseed blocks an elbow strike.
Starseed is trying to break the clinch but Yvel has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yvel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yvel misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yvel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Starseed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilbert Yvel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Starseed instigates a clinch.
Yvel struggles to land a body shot inside as Starseed controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Starseed.
Yvel looking to slow down the pace here.
Yvel misses with a body punch.
Gilbert Yvel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed tries to stall but Yvel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yvel taking a breather.
Yvel lands an uppercut.
Starseed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yvel is defending well for now.
Yvel trying to stall but Starseed improves his position.
Starseed tries to break free but Yvel pushes him back against the cage.
Starseed is trying to stall.
Starseed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Starseed looking to slow down the pace here.
Starseed managing to block the knees to the body from Yvel.
Starseed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yvel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yvel looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yvel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Starseed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yvel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yvel throws a head punch that misses.
Yvel can't find room to land a body shot as Starseed controls the action.
Yvel taking a breather.

Yvel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mintaka Starseed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Starseed tries to keep at a distance but Yvel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yvel is trying to break the clinch but Starseed has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yvel avoiding damage as Starseed throws knees to the body.

Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yvel throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gilbert Yvel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mintaka Starseed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yvel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yvel misses with an uppercut.
Starseed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Starseed throws a sloppy head kick and Yvel moves out of range easily.
Starseed moves in looking to clinch but Yvel pushes him off.
Starseed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yvel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starseed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yvel.
Yvel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starseed is looking to clinch.
Starseed slips a straight right by Yvel.

Yvel clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yvel tries to circle away but Starseed has him pinned against the cage.
Starseed is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yvel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starseed backwards.
Starseed stalling.

Yvel breaks the clinch.
Yvel misses with a two punch combination.
Yvel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Yvel moves into the clinch.
Starseed stalling in the clinch but Yvel improves position.
Yvel avoiding damage as Starseed throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Starseed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Starseed pushes off an throws an elbow but Yvel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yvel wants to stall.
Starseed tries to stall but Yvel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starseed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yvel.

Starseed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yvel misses with a kick to the body
and Starseed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yvel throws a big shot that misses.
Starseed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yvel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

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

Yvel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yvel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starseed tries to close the distance and clinch but Yvel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Yvel misses its intended target.
Yvel misses with a body kick.
Starseed is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel keeps the fight on the outside.

Starseed has Yvel up against the cage in a clinch.

Starseed manages to break the clinch.
Starseed fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yvel. That's going to slow Starseed down.
Gilbert Yvel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starseed moves away from the strike by Yvel.
Starseed moves out of range of the leg kick from Yvel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starseed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starseed moves in looking to clinch but Yvel pushes him off.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses

and Starseed moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yvel misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Starseed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Starseed scores with a hook to the body.
Starseed taking a breather.

Starseed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starseed avoids a kick to the body.
Starseed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Yvel rushes Starseed and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yvel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starseed pushes Yvel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Starseed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Starseed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starseed wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mintaka Starseed.
Well Yvel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Gilbert Yvel!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gilbert Yvel!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Gilbert Yvel!

Gilbert Yvel wins by unanimous decision!