PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Durango Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durango Kid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kid
vs
Yaj

180 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
219 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Good wrestler
Basic striking

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Durango Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yio Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kid fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yaj to the ground. Kid is now in Yaj's guard.
Kid being controlled here momentarily.
Yaj is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but Yaj is retaining full guard.
Kid trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Durango Kid just wasn't active enough.
Kid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yaj manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Yaj feints and as Kid raises his hands in defense, Yaj changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yaj controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yaj keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kid's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kid controls Yaj momentarily but Yaj frees himself.
Yaj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yaj stands up over Kid, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kid is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj content to stall in guard here.
Kid trying to control the position.
Yaj must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yaj with a nice head shot there.
Yaj really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yaj connects with a couple of short punches.
Kid is breathing heavily.
Kid has momentary wrist control but Yaj slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kid is keeping the position for now.
Yaj scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yaj works over Kid with some ground and pound from guard.
Yaj working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yaj working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yaj postures up and lands a big shot to Kid's brow.
Yaj is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yaj landing with the ground and pound.
Yaj showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj chips away with some ground and pound.
Yaj is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kid being controlled here, momentarily.
Yaj landing some decent shots from guard.
Yaj controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yaj working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is pushing down on Kid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kid is fighting to maintain full guard but Yaj has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yaj wants to free his trapped foot but Kid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yaj slows the pace down in half guard.
Yaj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!

Yaj is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Yaj is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kid sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yaj seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yaj shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kid's guard.
Kid is trying to keep Yaj in close.
Kid keeping full guard, as Yaj tries to pass.
Kid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaj seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kid is keeping the position for now.
Yaj makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yaj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Yaj drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kid!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj is looking to reverse the position.
Yaj is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kid off and has taken his back!
Kid wants to control his opponent's hands but Yaj gets his hands free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaj is landing with strikes from the back.
Kid trying to control the action but Yaj just sinks the hooks in.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yaj.
Kid is keeping busy.
Kid tries to break free.
Yaj lands shots from the back.
Kid is trying to remain composed but Yaj is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with punches to the body.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj doesn't have the hooks in and Kid manages to turn into his guard.

Yaj pushes Kid off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Yaj looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yaj in particular looking to stall.
Yaj working the head and body with strikes.
Yaj trying to pass the guard but Kid defending well.
Ground and pound from Yaj.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yaj slows the pace down in half guard.
Yaj lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yaj looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yaj is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yaj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yaj is controlling the pace.
Yaj slips a nice elbow through Kid's hands, connecting with Kid's forehead.
Kid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaj is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Yaj there.
Yaj tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yio Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yaj closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yio Yaj has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yaj controlling the action here.
Yaj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kid trying to hold on to Yaj's head to control him but Yaj postures up.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kid tries to get to full guard but Yaj has control of the leg.

Yaj is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kid sees it coming and defends easily.
Yaj slows the pace down in half guard.
Yaj is looking to advance position but Kid won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj working Kid over with strikes.
Yaj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yaj is controlling the pace.
Yaj is looking to advance position but Kid won't allow it.

Kid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yaj pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj works his way into side control.
Yaj controls the position.

Yaj is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kid has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yaj working the ground and pound.
Yaj works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kid!
Yaj landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kid?
Kid is bucking up trying to escape but Yaj cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yaj lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kid hang on?
Yaj postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kid looks a forlorn figure.
Kid tries to lock up and control but Yaj gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yaj lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kid hang on?
Kid is bucking up trying to escape but Yaj cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yaj raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yaj punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yaj is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kid is surviving well by controlling Yaj's body position as best he can.
Yaj controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yaj controlling from mount.
Yaj has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kid's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaj is landing with some decent strikes but Kid is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Kid that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Durango Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kid is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yio Yaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yaj 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yio Yaj!