PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caio Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Preuss
vs
Yip

179 cm
22
184 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Yip!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Yip looks to move away, Preuss throws a big counter combo bu Yip just gets out of the way.
Preuss scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Franky Yip has been cut.
Yip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Yip scores with a takedown into Preuss's guard.
Yip 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.
Preuss wants to stand but Yip is controlling the position.
Yip pushing down on Preuss's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yip wants to pass to mount but Preuss is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yip decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Yip slips a jab and a cross from Preuss.
Yip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preuss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Yip, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Preuss gets tackled into the cage by Yip. Yip maintains the clinch.
Yip is trying to pull guard but Preuss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Preuss breaks the clinch.
Preuss throws a sloppy head kick

and Yip counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Preuss wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yip manages to pass to side control.

The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Yip there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yip moves into full mount! Preuss won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yip wants to finish this one by submission but Preuss is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yip.
Yip landing punches.
Yip sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yip lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Yip goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Preuss turns into him and now he's in Yip's guard.
Preuss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yip on the ground.
Yip pulls Preuss in to control the position.

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

Yip wriggles free and stands up.
Preuss throws a nice looking combination but Yip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yip wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Yip closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Preuss quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yip decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip scores with a kick to the body.
Preuss swinging wildly here.
Yip connects with a jab.

It looks like Caio Preuss has been cut.
Yip lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caio Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preuss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yip moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Preuss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Preuss misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Yip misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yip, as that shot connected.

Preuss tries to keep at a distance but Yip has taken the fight into the clinch.
Preuss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yip wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Yip dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Preuss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yip.
Caio Preuss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yip misses with a body kick.
Yip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Preuss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Preuss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yip throws a right and a left that both miss.

Yip fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Preuss sprawls well initially but Yip persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yip working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Yip is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Preuss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Preuss tries to get out of the position.
Yip moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yip stands up.
Yip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Preuss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Preuss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Yip finds it's way through Preuss's defenses.
Preuss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Preuss throws a right and a left that Yip avoids nicely.
Yip throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yip scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yip has closed the distance and engaged Preuss in a clinch.

Yip breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Preuss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yip shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yip looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss is in trouble now - Yip has advanced to mount!

Yip is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Preuss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Preuss on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Yip moves out of range.

Yip drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Preuss is looking to get back to his feet here but Yip is keeping cool and he's managed to take Preuss's back.

Yip is cranking Preuss's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Preuss! He's tightened the choke and Preuss is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Franky Yip!