PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes to the cage accompanied by Bate Pesadão. Jimmy Pyle looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Pyle
vs
Yang

194 cm
25
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Pyle!
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, Yan Yang!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang scores with a nice right hand.
Pyle looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yang wants to clinch but Pyle slips to the side

and Pyle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Pyle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yang has managed to free his arm - good work.

Pyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yang sees it coming and defends easily.

Pyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yang pushes Pyle off looking to stand but Pyle dives back in and keeps control.

Pyle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle stops Yang from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pyle is working for a submission of some sort.

Pyle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to kick Pyle off but Pyle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Pyle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Pyle is looking for a kimura but Yang is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pyle to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle stops Yang from getting back to his feet.

Pyle is looking for a kimura here.
Yang pushes Pyle off looking to stand but Pyle dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pyle seems to be working for a kimura but Yang defends the submission attempt.
Yang tries to kick Pyle off but Pyle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Pyle looking for a submission but Yang manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Pyle stops Yang from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pyle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yang has escaped and now he's on top!
Yang wanted to stand there but Pyle had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yan Yang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yang looks to land a combination but Pyle avoids it well.
Yang wants to clinch but Pyle slips to the side

and Pyle counters with a takedown into side control.
Yang is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pyle has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Pyle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pyle's guard! Nice work there by Yang!

Pyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yang is aware though and is defending well.

Pyle working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yang has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Pyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yang seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Pyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yang seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle wants to improve his position but Yang is controlling well.
It looks like Yang is going to stand back up.
Yang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pyle looking for submissions off his back.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pyle with the active half guard here but Yang passes nicely into side control.
Yang tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yan Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yang tries to clinch there but Pyle circles away.
Yang closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pyle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yang won't be happy with that.

Pyle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Pyle is trying to get an arm triangle but Yang is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet.

Pyle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Pyle is trying to get an arm triangle but Yang is defending well.

Pyle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pyle's guard! Nice work there by Yang!
Yang wants to stand but Pyle is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pyle is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.

Pyle is looking for a triangle here but Yang uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Yang gets to mount! Pyle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pyle is looking to escape.
Yang might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pyle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Pyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yan Yang!
Yan Yang bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.