PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Yamoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Warners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Warners has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yamoth
vs
Warners

173 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul Yamoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Warners!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamoth stuffs the takedown.
Yamoth lands a really nice looking cross but Warners seems unphased.
Yamoth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamoth misses the jab.
Yamoth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warners was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamoth.
Warners walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Yamoth has closed the distance and engaged Warners in a clinch.
Yamoth lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamoth lands with a light punch inside.
Warners blocks an uppercut.
Warners misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth scores with a shot to the side of Warners's head.
Yamoth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yamoth pushes Warners back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Warners controls his hands.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike.
Warners tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamoth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warners throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamoth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamoth tries to break the clinch but Warners is controlling the position.
Yamoth misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamoth.
Warners wants a takedown but no success here.
Warners tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamoth avoids it.
Warners throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Warners is trying to stall.
Yamoth lands a hook that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
A hook to the body from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Yamoth.
Yamoth is looking to break free of the clinch but Warners has double underhooks.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike.
Warners is trying to force a seperation but Yamoth has the dominant position.
Warners jumps guard but Yamoth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Raoul Yamoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Warners.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamoth is trying to push Warners away but Warners has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Warners tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamoth avoids it.
Yamoth cracks Warners with a nice body shot.
Yamoth lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Warners controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamoth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Yamoth is leaning against Warners and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands with a left to the head.
Yamoth stops a takedown attempt from Warners.
Yamoth lands with a right to the head.
Yamoth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Warners drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamoth pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yamoth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamoth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warners doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamoth thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamoth swings for the body but Warners moves out of range.
Warners tries to clinch there but Yamoth circles away.
Yamoth thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamoth misses with a wild body shot.

Yamoth clinches up with Warners and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamoth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamoth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Warners.
A body shot lands from Yamoth.
A right hand to the body from Yamoth.
Warners goes for a takedown attempt but Yamoth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Warners looks winded!

Yamoth closes the distance and clinches.
Warners tries to pull guard but Yamoth won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Warners drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short body shot lands from Yamoth as the two fighters clinch.
Warners jumps guard but Yamoth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Yamoth on the inside.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Warners is trying to break the clinch but Yamoth is controlling him.
Yamoth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamoth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamoth lands with a left to the head.
Yamoth lands a hook that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Warners jumps guard but Yamoth stands there with Warners around his waist. Warners gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Yamoth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yamoth works Warners's body with a nice hook.

Yamoth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Warners is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yamoth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yamoth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamoth scores with a hook to the body.
Yamoth lands a nice uppercut.
Raoul Yamoth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamoth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warners tries to pull guard but Yamoth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamoth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Good body shot from Yamoth.
A short left from Yamoth.
Warners takes a shot to the head.
Yamoth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Yamoth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warners jumps guard but Yamoth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Yamoth.
Warners is breathing heavily.
Yamoth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Warners or not.

Warners breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamoth is looking to wear down Warners with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Warners changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamoth tries to avoid it but Warners manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamoth to the ground. Yamoth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raoul Yamoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Warners.
Warners is looking to clinch but Yamoth is avoiding it.

Yamoth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamoth scores with a hook to the body.
Yamoth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warners can't get the takedown.
Warners has Yamoth pressed against the cage, preventing Yamoth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Yamoth.
Yamoth tries to break free but Warners pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Yamoth as the two fighters clinch.
Yamoth scores with a shot to the side of Warners's head.
Warners wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warners tries to pull guard but Yamoth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamoth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warners has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamoth avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamoth gets through Warners's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamoth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Yamoth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamoth digs a right hand into Warners's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warners's gas tank.
Yamoth cracks Warners with a nice body shot.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamoth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamoth.
Warners is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamoth to keep the fight standing.
Yamoth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamoth lands a left hand.
A short right from Yamoth.
Yamoth scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Yamoth - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warners keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamoth's efforts to push away.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike.
Yamoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Warners is looking to control Yamoth's arms but Yamoth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Warners has his back to the cage.
Yamoth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamoth cracks Warners with a nice body shot.
Yamoth lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamoth scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Yamoth.
Warners goes for a takedown attempt but Yamoth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas Warners is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Yamoth drives through and clinches with Warners against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamoth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamoth cracks Warners with a nice body shot.
Yamoth tries to break free but Warners pushes him back against the cage.
Yamoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamoth is leaning against Warners and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warners goes for a takedown attempt but Yamoth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Warners gets tackled into the cage by Yamoth. Yamoth maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamoth can't break the clinch.
Yamoth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamoth lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Yamoth.
Yamoth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamoth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yamoth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul Yamoth dominated that second round.
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!

Yamoth thuds a left hand into Warners's body.
Warners fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamoth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warners.
Warners uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamoth.

Yamoth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warners has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Yamoth as the two fighters clinch.
Yamoth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamoth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warnerss head.
Yamoth pushes Warners back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamoth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warners takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Yamoth as the two fighters clinch.
Warners tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamoth avoids it.
Yamoth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamoth lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamoth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamoth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warners can do to turn this around?
Yamoth lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamoth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Warners is trying to force a seperation but Yamoth has the dominant position.
Yamoth lands with a left to the head.
Yamoth works on Warners's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamoth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Warners keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamoth's efforts to push away.
Warners misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamoth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamoth lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamoth.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth presses Warners against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warners jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamoth walks away with a smile on his face. Warners gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Warners gets tackled into the cage by Yamoth. Yamoth maintains the clinch.
Yamoth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
Yamoth lands with a right to the head.
Yamoth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamoth is trying to push Warners away but Warners has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Yamoth scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamoth working hard to break the clinch.
Yamoth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warners tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Raoul Yamoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Warners.
Warners is working for takedown but Yamoth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamoth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamoth is leaning against Warners and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamoth scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamoth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamoth lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Yamoth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warners wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Yamoth.
Yamoth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a body punch.
Yamoth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamoth lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamoth lands a nice uppercut.
Yamoth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a nice uppercut.
Yamoth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamoth lands with a left to the head.
Yamoth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warnerss head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warners tries to break free but Yamoth pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warners backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamoth.
A short right from Yamoth.
Yamoth prevents a body shot from Warners.
Yamoth cracks Warners with a nice body shot.
Warners takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warners wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamoth has him pressed against the cage.
Yamoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamoth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamoth scores with a shot to the side of Warners's head.
Nice body punch from Yamoth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamoth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warnerss head.
Yamoth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thomas Warners has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raoul Yamoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warners wants a takedown but no success here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Yamoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamoth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Yamoth!
Raoul Yamoth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.