PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giacomo Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man
vs
Ysengrin

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
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, Giacomo Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ysengrin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ysengrin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Ysengrin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Man's half guard.
Ysengrin throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Ysengrin trying to pass the guard but Man defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is trying to control but can't.
Ysengrin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ysengrin slows the pace down in half guard.
Ysengrin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ysengrin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ysengrin on the ground.
Ysengrin winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ysengrin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ysengrin slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead.
Ysengrin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ysengrin winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ysengrin slows the pace down in half guard.
Man is in trouble now - Ysengrin has advanced to mount!
Ysengrin lands a big elbow.
Ysengrin dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound effectively.
Ysengrin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Man looks a forlorn figure.
Man can't escape the position.
Ysengrin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ysengrin with a couple of short strikes.
Man is looking to improve his position but Ysengrin isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Ysengrin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Man is in a horrible position here. Ysengrin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin controlling from the full mount.
Man tries to hold on but Ysengrin pushes him away.
Ysengrin landing strikes from the mount.
Ysengrin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ysengrin raining down shots from the mount!
Ysengrin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ysengrin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ysengrin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ysengrin controlling the pace for now.
Ysengrin lands with some strikes.
Ysengrin raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Man tries to hold on but Ysengrin postures up.
Ysengrin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ysengrin landing strikes from the mount.
Ysengrin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ysengrin controlling from the full mount.
Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound effectively.
Ysengrin dominating with strikes here.
Ysengrin looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giacomo Ysengrin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ysengrin jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Man throws a lazy head kick

and Ysengrin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ysengrin controlling from the top position.
Giacomo Ysengrin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ysengrin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ysengrin stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ysengrin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ysengrin stays in close to Man's body and controls the position.
Ysengrin postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin distracts Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ysengrin is one step ahead there.
Ysengrin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ysengrin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man working a defensive guard but Ysengrin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ysengrin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ysengrin controls the position.
Ysengrin scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Ysengrin politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ysengrin prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ysengrin is working Man over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ysengrin lands a few punches from side control.
Ysengrin is staying tight to Man's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ysengrin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ysengrin working the body and head with strikes.
Ysengrin cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ysengrin scoring with punches and elbows.
Ysengrin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.
Ysengrin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Man to see if he's OK.
Ysengrin lands a few punches from side control.
Ysengrin lands an elbow.
Ysengrin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin taking a breather here.
Ysengrin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Man to see if he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
Ysengrin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Man some visible discomfort.
Ysengrin lands a nice forearm strike.
Ysengrin is working Man over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ysengrin scores with punches from side control.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Man tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ysengrin cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ysengrin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ysengrin controlling the position from side mount.
Ysengrin scoring with punches from side control.
Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ysengrin working the body and head with strikes.
Ysengrin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Man will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ysengrin lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giacomo Ysengrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Ysengrin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ysengrin working the head and body with strikes.
Ysengrin controls the position from side control.
Man tries to buck Ysengrin off but Ysengrin is having none of it.
Ysengrin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ysengrin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ysengrin scoring with punches and elbows.
Ysengrin scores with punches from side control.
Ysengrin controlling from side mount.
Man is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ysengrin looks up at the clock and then as Man takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ysengrin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ysengrin controlling the position from side mount.
Ysengrin working the body and head with strikes.
Man taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ysengrin landing strikes.
Check out the look on Ysengrin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ysengrin working the head with strikes.
Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ysengrin landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ysengrin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Ysengrin stalls from top position.
Ysengrin working the body and head with strikes.
Man taking a bit of punishment here - Ysengrin scoring with strikes.
Ysengrin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ysengrin lands an elbow.
Ysengrin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin landing a few strikes.
Ysengrin lands a nice forearm strike.
Ysengrin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Man to see if he's OK.
Ysengrin lands some shots froms side control.
Ysengrin scoring with punches and elbows.
Ysengrin 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.
Ysengrin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ysengrin working away.
Ysengrin landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to control but Ysengrin postures up.
Ysengrin working the ground and pound.
Ysengrin working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Ysengrin stalls from top position.
Ysengrin landing a few strikes.
Ysengrin controlling from side mount.
Man takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Giacomo Ysengrin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Man on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fook Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ysengrin lands a decent elbow from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giacomo Ysengrin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ysengrin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giacomo Ysengrin!