PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Yolpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mean has chosen Seven Nation Army as his entrance music. Dean Mean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yolpan
vs
Mean

220 cm
32
281 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

195 cm
31
279 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Yolpan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dean Mean!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yolpan closes the distance and clinches.
Yolpan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Mean breaks the clinch.
Mean lands a two punch combo.
Mean tries to clinch up but Yolpan circles away and keeps his distance.

Yolpan moves into the clinch.

Mean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mean with a nice cross.
No joy there for Mean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mean's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yolpan under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mean tries to clinch but Yolpan moves out of range.
Yolpan misses with a few strikes there.

Mean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mean is trying to force a seperation but Yolpan has the dominant position.
Yolpan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yolpan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yolpan lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mean manages to break the clinch.
Mean is looking to clinch but Yolpan is avoiding it.
Mean misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Yolpan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yolpan punishes Mean's body with a nice straight punch.

Mean clinches up against the cage.

Mean pulls guard successfully.

Yolpan gets to his feet - Mean follows without any prompting.
Yolpan connects with a jab.
Yolpan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mean.
Mean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yolpan.
Mean throws a right and a left that Yolpan avoids nicely.
Mean doesn't manage to clinch there - Yolpan circles away.
It looked like Yolpan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yolpan throws a right and a left that Mean avoids nicely.
Yolpan digs a good body shot into Mean's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean tries to clinch but Yolpan moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mean lands with a good body shot.
Yolpan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mean looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mean tries to land a leg kick but Yolpan saw it coming and moves away.
Yolpan is looking for a counter combo.
Yolpan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mean throws a counter combo.
Yolpan lands with an uppercut that bounces Mean off the cage and back into range.

Yolpan clinches with his opponent.
Mean tries to break free but Yolpan pushes him back against the cage.
Yolpan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mean is looking to break free of the clinch but Yolpan has double underhooks.
Mean is trying to break the clinch but Yolpan has him pressed against the cage.
Yolpan tries to throw a body punch but Mean avoids it by throwing Yolpan back against the cage.
Mean is looking to break free of the clinch but Yolpan has double underhooks.
Mean can't break the clinch.
Yolpan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mean tries to break the clinch but Yolpan is controlling the position.
Yolpan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mean looks winded!
A frustrated look appears on Mean's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yolpan lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Yolpan.
Yolpan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yolpan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yolpan lands with a short shot to the head.
Yolpan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yolpan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mean backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yolpan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yolpan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mean is rocked!
Yolpan mutters something to Mean before pushing him back against the cage. As Mean comes back towards him, Yolpan unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Mean clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Yolpan!
Robert Yolpan thanked the fans post fight for their support.