PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Enki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yang
vs
Enki

178 cm
33
193 lbs
24 - 30 - 0

189 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 30 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Enki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yang.
Enki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yang.
Yang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Enki's sensitive parts.
Yang scores with a shot to the body.
Yang shoots in but no luck this time.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang scores with a jab to the body.
Yang tries a low kick but Enki avoids it.
Enki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Enki is out of range.
Enki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yang circles away quickly and effectively.
Yang misses the jab.
Yang looks to land a body kick but Enki moved away.
Enki throws a series of punches but Yang avoids them all with ease.
Yang takes one to the side of the head.
Yang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Enki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Yang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Enki defends well.
Yang controls Enki momentarily but Enki frees himself.
Enki wants to pass the guard but Yang is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Yang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Enki stands up and waves to Yang to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Master Enki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Enki checks it well.
Yang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Enki lunges at Yang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yang's hand.
Yang misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Enki lands but Yang takes it in his stride.
Yang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Enki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yang has time to react.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki avoids the body shot from Yang.
Yang walks into a stiff left hand from Enki.
Yang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Enki scores with a jab. Yang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Enki scores with the left hand. Yang knows he should have avoided that one.
Enki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yang.
Yang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enki is out of range and Yang settles back down.
Yang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Enki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yang.
Yang misses with a body shot.
Yang motions for Enki to come forward. Yang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yang throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Enki counter with a right hand.
Enki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang looks to land a combination but Enki avoids it well.
Enki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Enki misses with a hook. Yang ducked under it nicely.
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!
Yang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Enki.
Yang looks to throw the jab but Enki is out of range.
Enki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yang.
Yang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Enki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking cross lands there for Enki.
Yang misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yang punishes Enki's body with a nice straight punch.
Yang dives in for a single leg takedown but Enki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Yang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Enki managing to block the knees to the body from Yang.
Yang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Enki pulls guard.
Enki is trying to control the position but Yang postures up.

Enki is looking for a triangle but Yang pushes his legs off easily.
Enki wants to stand and escape but Yang is having none of it.
Enki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yang!
Yang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Enki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yang tries to hold on but Enki postures up.
Yang regains half guard.

Yang actively working from the bottom here.
Enki thows a huge punch but Yang dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enki tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Yang.
Enki moves into full mount! Yang won't be happy about that!
Enki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yang tries to hold on but Enki postures up.
Yang gets back to half guard.

Yang looking for submissions off his back.
Yang is trying to control but Enki manages to pass to mount!
Enki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yang is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enki fails to take his opponent's back.

Enki looking for a guillotine from mount but Yang is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Enki is working for a guillotine from mount but Yang frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yang is looking for a sweep. Enki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Enki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yang moves into full guard.
Yang looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enki passes Yang's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Enki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Enki is keen to just control but Yang is a slippery customer.
Yang is looking to control Enki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yang avoid being mounted?
Enki wants to take a breather but Yang is having none of it.
Enki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Yang looking for submissions off his back.
Enki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Enki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yang!
Yang is trying to escape the mount.

Enki is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Yang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang walks into a straight right hand from Enki.
Yang shoots in for a double leg but Enki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang misses with a series of wild punches.
Yang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enki was well out of range. Poor timing from Yang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Enki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Yang moves away from the strike by Enki.
Enki misses with a wild body shot.
Yang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yang!
A combination from Enki does no damage.
Yang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Enki.
Yang swings for the body but Enki moves out of range.
Yang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yang.
Yang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Yang misses.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang defending well as Enki loads up on a big left hand.
Yang is looking to wear down Enki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Enki swinging wildly here.
Yang throws a leg kick
and Enki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Enki avoids the body shot from Yang.
Yang tries to clinch but Enki moves away
letting Enki counter with a right hand.
Yang needs to keep his hands up - Enki had a free shot at his head there.
Enki throws a jab when Yang was well out of range.
Enki scores with a jab to the body.
Yang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Enki tries a head kick but it misses.
Enki thuds his right hand into Yang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Yang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Enki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Yang seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Master Enki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Enki can't do much from the bottom here.
Enki tries to buck Yang off but Yang is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Yang.
Enki wants to control but Yang postures up.

Yang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Enki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yang throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Enki tries to buck Yang off but Yang is having none of it.
Enki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yang's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yang is thwarting Enki's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Enki tries to kick Yang off but Yang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Yang is working for a kimura here but Enki manages to reverse the position and he's now in Yang's guard.

Yang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Enki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Enki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Enki gets to his feet - Yang follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enki scores with a jab. Yang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Enki scores with a nice right hand.
Yang misses with a shot to the body
letting Enki counter with a right hand.
Enki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Enki misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Enki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enki.
Yang takes a swing at Enki's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Enki.
Richie Yang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yang swings for the body but Enki moves out of range.

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 Richie Yang.
I think Enki 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Enki!