PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Moreno has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moreno
vs
Yaj

173 cm
34
160 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

156 cm
26
158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaj takes a swing at Moreno's ribcage but misses.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Yaj closes the distance and pushes Moreno back into the cage.
Moreno misses with an elbow strike.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno lands an elbow inside that Yaj shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreno.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yaj.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Yaj misses with an elbow over the top.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Yaj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Yaj is blocking nicely.
Moreno is breathing heavily.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Moreno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj digs a right hand into Moreno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moreno's gas tank.
Yaj misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj lands an elbow inside.
Yaj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Paulo Moreno has been cut.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.

Moreno is rocked!
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oh Moreno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
Moreno seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Moreno avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj tries a knee to the head but Moreno blocks it.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreno avoids it.
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Moreno.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moreno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreno.
Yaj avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Yaj takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
Moreno blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Yaj avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
Yaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
Moreno lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno avoiding damage as Yaj throws knees to the body.
Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj gets through Moreno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Yaj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreno.
Yaj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moreno's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj crunches a lovely knee into Moreno's ribcage.
Yaj with a knee to the head.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Yaj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Moreno's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yaj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moreno circles away quickly and effectively.
Moreno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj throws a hook but Moreno avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Yaj.
Moreno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
It looked like Moreno was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yaj.
Moreno takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.

Moreno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moreno stalling in the clinch but Yaj improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yaj.
Yaj lands a damaging elbow.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj lands a nice elbow.
Moreno takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj blocks the elbow strike.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but Yaj blocks with his arms.
Moreno takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Moreno.
A short right from Yaj.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Moreno's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Moreno drops to his knees and Yaj pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Yaj!
Leo Yaj took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bullet Proof System for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Paulo Moreno stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sa lahat ng ayaw sakin mga putang ina niyo.'.