PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Thor comes to the cage accompanied by Hail the Dragon. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Al Thor
vs
Yee

175 cm
31
186 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
28
179 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Yee!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Thor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yee lands a jab to the nose.
Al Thor scores with a kick to the body.
Yee misses with a double jab.
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yee misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Al Thor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yee works over Al Thor's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Thor.
Al Thor throws a nice head kick!
Al Thor slips a jab and a cross from Yee.
Yee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Thor counters with a good low kick that Yee was not able to check.
Al Thor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yee.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Thor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Thor scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor throws a head kick that Yee semi-blocks.
Al Thor jabs Yee right on the nose. Yee blinks but takes it well.
Al Thor keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Thor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Thor tries to work over Yee's front leg with a kick but Yee checks it.
Al Thor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yee blocks a head kick by Al Thor.
Yee swings for the body but Al Thor moves out of range.
Yee tries to clinch but Al Thor moves away
and Al Thor counters with a body kick.
Jason Yee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Thor lands a nice looking body kick.
Yee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Thor.
Yee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yee looks to land a combination but Al Thor avoids it well.

Yee drives through and clinches with Al Thor against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Al Thor misses with an elbow strike.
Al Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Al Thor breaks from the clinch.
Al Thor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yee cracks Al Thor with an open hand slap.
Yee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yee misses the jab.

Yee pushes Al Thor up against the cage in a clinch.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Thor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Al Thor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Al Thor throws an elbow but misses.
Al Thor blocks the elbow strike.
Al Thor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Thor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Yee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Yee.
Yee lands a nice elbow.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Thor blocks the elbow strike.

Al Thor breaks the clinch.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
Al Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Thor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yee is out of range and Al Thor settles back down.
Yee lands a nice looking body shot.
Yee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Thor.
A head kick misses from Al Thor.
Yee tries to bum rush Al Thor with a series of wild strikes but Al Thor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yee misses with a looping left.
Al Thor slips under a jab from Yee.
Al Thor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Thor misses with a two punch combination.
Yee blocks a head kick by Al Thor.
Al Thor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor thumps Yee with a low kick.
Yee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Al Thor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Al Thor lands but Yee takes it in his stride.
Yee looks to throw the jab but Al Thor is out of range.
A jab from Yee does it's job there.
Yee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Thors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Yee.
Yee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Al Thor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yee scores with a hook to the body. Al Thor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Thor misses with a double jab.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Thor.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Thor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al Thor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Thor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rand Al Thor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yee tries to clinch up.
Al Thor fakes the leg kick and cracks Yee in the body.
Al Thor misses the shot to the body.
Jason Yee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Thor ducks right into an uppercut from Yee.
A slow jab from Yee misses its intended target.
Yee lands with a nice combination. Al Thor backs away looking to recover.

Al Thor is rocked!

Yee has closed the distance and engaged Al Thor in a clinch.
Oh Al Thor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Thor blocks the elbow strike.
Al Thor avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Thor's brow.
Yee blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Thor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee throws an elbow that misses.
Yee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Yee keeps control of Al Thor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yee scores with a shot to the side of Al Thor's head.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yee's defenses.
Yee takes an elbow to the temple.
Al Thor lands an elbow inside.
Yee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Al Thor.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Thor seems to have got his legs back now.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Al Thor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Thor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Al Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
Yee works Al Thor's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Yee.
Yee takes a swing at Al Thor's ribcage but misses.
Jason Yee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yee lands a head shot.
Yee avoids the head kick by Al Thor.
Al Thor misses with a low kick.
Yee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yee misses the target.

Yee clinches up against the cage.
Al Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Thor blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yee throws an elbow but misses.
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Al Thor's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Thor tries to work over Yee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Thor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Al Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yee works the jab nicely.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
Al Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Thor scores with a spinning back kick!
Yee misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yee. Al Thor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Al Thor.
Yee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Thor jabs at Yee's body.
The fighters circling - Yee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Thor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Yee gets a clinch.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Al Thor blocks the elbow strike.

Al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yee checks a low kick from Al Thor.
Al Thor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yee throws out the jab.
Yee wants to clinch but Al Thor slips to the side
and Al Thor counters with a nice body kick.
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yee loads up on a big right hand but Al Thor slips the punch.
Yee misses the jab.
Al Thor is looking to land body kicks.
Al Thor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yee doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Thor throws a head kick but Yee moves out of range.
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Thor throws a front kick aimed at Yee's knee but Yee avoids it well.
Yee blocks a head kick by Al Thor.
Al Thor takes a swing at Yee's ribcage but misses.
Yee checks a leg kick nicely.
Yee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Thor.
Yee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yee misses the shot to the body.
Al Thor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Yee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Al Thor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yee tries to clinch but Al Thor is having none of it.
Al Thor scores with a jab to the head.
Yee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Thor.
Al Thor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yee.
Al Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yee moves away.
Yee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Thor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yee misses the jab.
Al Thor swings for the body but Yee moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Al Thor.
Yee connects with a looping right hand.
Yee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Thor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Al Thor.
Yee misses with a wild combination.
Yee throws a looping overhand right but Al Thor ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Thor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Al Thor is looking to wear down Yee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Thor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yee circles away quickly and effectively.
Yee jabs at Al Thor's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Thor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Thor finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Yee's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Al Thor falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Yee!