PBP Commentary

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

Yang
vs
Frederick

225 cm
29
210 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

GREEN!160

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yan Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Frederick!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang stuffs the takedown.
Yang moves in looking to clinch but Frederick pushes him off.
Frederick dives in for a single leg takedown but Yang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frederick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yan Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Frederick.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frederick's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frederick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frederick stalling in the clinch.

Frederick has clasped his hands together around Yang's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Frederick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yang is trying to get back to his feet.
Yang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Frederick decides to stand back up.

Frederick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yang on his heels. He'll look to pass Yang's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Frederick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yang being controlled here, momentarily.
Yang wants to stand but Frederick is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Frederick lands a couple of elbows.
Yang has momentary wrist control but Frederick slips an elbow through the middle.
Yang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frederick stops Yang from standing up.
Frederick throws an elbow that misses. Yang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frederick's guard. Nice move by Yang!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frederick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yang is one step ahead there.
Frederick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Frederick looking for a guillotine here but Yang defends easily.
Yang wants to get up but he can't break Frederick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is fighting to break Frederick's control of his arms but Frederick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frederick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frederick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yang manages to get himself to full guard.
Yang is looking to stand up but Frederick isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick stays in close to Yang's body and controls the position.
Frederick stands up over Yang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frederick controlling from the top position.
Yang is looking to stand up but Frederick isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frederick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Frederick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frederick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Yang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Frederick clinches up with Yang and pushes him back against the cage.

Frederick turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Frederick manages to end up in side control.
Frederick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yang down.
Frederick controls the position.
Frederick cracks Yang with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paul Frederick has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Frederick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yang some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick is staying tight to Yang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Frederick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Frederick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Frederick controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frederick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Frederick fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick looks up at the clock and then as Yang takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Frederick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Frederick landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frederick remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Frederick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yang has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick scoring with punches from side control.
Frederick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Frederick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yang some visible discomfort.
Frederick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Yang's face as Frederick controls the position.
Yang managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Frederick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick working the ground and pound but Yang is defending the strikes.
Frederick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Frederick just content to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frederick landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frederick working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Frederick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Frederick clinches.
Frederick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yang prevents it.
Frederick has Yang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frederick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yan Yang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Frederick.
Frederick stalling the fight.
Frederick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frederick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frederick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yang to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yang gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Frederick tries to pull guard but Yang holds him up against the cage and eventually Frederick drops back down to his feet.
Yang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frederick.
Frederick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yang smiles and moves away.
Frederick has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yang is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paul Frederick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frederick misses with a takedown attempt - Yang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Yang misses.
Frederick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frederick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Yang scores with a four punch combination!
Yan Yang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Frederick gets the takedown into side control.
Yang is being controlled here.
Frederick misses with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frederick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yang is trying to buck Frederick off.
Frederick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yang down.
Frederick just content to control the position.
Frederick working the head and body with strikes.
Frederick staying calm.
Paul Frederick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick prevents Yang from escaping the position.
Frederick lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Frederick wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yang, who protects the arm well.
Frederick controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Frederick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Frederick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Frederick!