PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang has chosen Diamond Eyes as his entrance music. Jeff Li could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ying Yang 's chin.

Li
vs
Yang

171 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ying Yang !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
Li takes a swing at Yang 's ribcage but misses.
Li walks into a left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yang . Li shrugs it off though.
Li misses with a shot to the body
and Yang counters with a body kick.
Li cracks a nice hook into Yang 's ribs.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li works Yang 's body with a nice hook.
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Li has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yang .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but Yang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Yang .
Yang throws out a powerful jab.
No luck for Yang with that takedown attempt.
Yang slips a straight right by Li.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang lands an overhand right.
Li tries to bum rush Yang with a series of wild strikes but Yang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yang throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Li throws a series of punches but Yang moves out of range.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li takes a swing at Yang 's ribcage but misses.
Jeff Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yang , right into the meat.
Li looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yang .
Yang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jeff Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ying Yang .
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yang .
Yang misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yang lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Yang .
Yang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yang throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Yang .
Yang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Li sizes up Yang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li is looking to wear down Yang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yang lands a jab to the head.
Li shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yang defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Li throws a one two combo.
Li works Yang 's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yang manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Li misses.
Li takes one to the side of the head.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Yang moves away and avoids it.
Li throws a hook but Yang blocks it.
Li blocks a head kick by Yang .
Li moves out of range as Yang throws a body kick.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Yang .
Li swinging wildly here.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yang .
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Li tests Yang 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Li moves forwards but Yang connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yang 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Yang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Li is rocked!
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yang .
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Li momentarily.
Yang throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Yang is just out of range.
Yang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Li had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Yang off the cage and back into range.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Li.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yang throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ying Yang dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Li lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeff Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Yang scores with a leg kick.
Yang slips under a jab.
Yang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Li tries to sprawl but Yang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Li wants to get back to full guard.
Yang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Li trying to control but Yang postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yang trying to mount his opponent but Li defends it.

Jeff Li has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Yang closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Li's guard.
Yang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Yang is proving a slippery customer.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ying Yang .
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeff Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Li misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Li misses.
Ying Yang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yang bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Yang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yang scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yang - that will leave a mark!
Yang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Li.
Li gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yang .
Li walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yang .
Li on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yang .
Yang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yang throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Yang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Li takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang connects with a jab.
Yang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
The fighters circle, before Yang throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Li's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Yang lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ying Yang !
Ying Yang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.