PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Yut Chepkauw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tei Yeily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chepkauw comes to the ring accompanied by Sublime Frequencies: Shadow Music Of Thailand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chepkauw
vs
Yeily

175 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Versus

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yut Chepkauw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tei Yeily!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeily with a jab.

Chepkauw has managed to clinch.

Chepkauw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeily dips to his left and cracks Chepkauw with an uppercut!
Yeily moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Chepkauw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yeily, pushing him back against the ropes.

Chepkauw breaks from the clinch.
Yeily connects with an inside leg kick.
Chepkauw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Yeily is avoiding it.

Chepkauw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yeily misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeily.
Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Chepkauw.
A right hand to the body from Yeily.
Yeily swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chepkauw manages to break the clinch.
Yeily with a nice cross.
Tei Yeily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Yeily.
Yeily scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeily feints and then cracks Chepkauw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chepkauw down.
Yeily wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chepkauw looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Yeily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeily. Chepkauw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeily throws a sloppy head kick and Chepkauw moves out of range easily.
Yeily jabs Chepkauw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yeily misses with a body kick.

Chepkauw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chepkauw blocks an uppercut.
Yeily misses with some punches.
Yeily throws a punch but it's blocked by Chepkauw.

Chepkauw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeily throws a jab when Chepkauw was well out of range.
Chepkauw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeily jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chepkauw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chepkauw needs to keep his hands up - Yeily had a free shot at his head there.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Yeily is avoiding it.
Yeily throws a shot to the body.
Yeily dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeily scores with a punch to the head.
Yeily is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chepkauw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chepkauw blocks a leg kick.
Chepkauw wants to clinch.
Yeily stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yeily throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up.
Yeily lands a leg kick that knocks Chepkauw off balance momentarily.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Yeily is avoiding it.
Yeily scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chepkauw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yeily dodges an elbow strike from Chepkauw.
Yeily lands a left hand.
Yeily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yeily misses with a body punch.
Chepkauw missing with knees to the body.
Yeily scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yeily has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chepkauw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yeily can turn it around.
Yeily lands a shoulder strike.
Yeily misses with a punch on the inside.
Chepkauw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chepkauw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yeily misses with the head strike.
Chepkauw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yeily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chepkauw tries to stall but Yeily uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Yeily fails to land.

Chepkauw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Chepkauw clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Chepkauw breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chepkauw avoids the head kick by Yeily.
Yeily scores with a jab. Chepkauw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chepkauw wants to clinch up but Yeily keeps it at a distance.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Yeily is having none of it.
Yeily throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chepkauw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yeily throws a low kick, looking for Chepkauw's leg but Chepkauw calmly moves out of range.

Chepkauw closes the distance and pushes Yeily back into the ropes.
Chepkauw throws an elbow that misses.
Yeily tries to work over Chepkauw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yeily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yeily works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yeily lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chepkauw.

Chepkauw breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chepkauw closes the distance but Yeily moves to the side
and Yeily connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeily punishes Chepkauw's body with a nice straight punch.
Yeily lands a nice hook to Chepkauw's body. Chepkauw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tei Yeily dominated that round.
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.

Yeily fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chepkauw.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Yeily is avoiding it.
Yeily throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yeily throws a head kick but Chepkauw moves out of range.
Yeily keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeily cracks Chepkauw with a good jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yeily.
Yeily is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chepkauw.
Chepkauw darts in trying to clinch
and Yeily counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yeily manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yeily appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yeily keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeily looks to land a right hand but Chepkauw moved out of range.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yeily changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yeily manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Yeily moves out of range.
Yeily cracks the inside of Chepkauw's front leg.
Yeily turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chepkauw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crunch! Yeily slams his shin into Chepkauw's torso.
Chepkauw needs to keep his hands up - Yeily had a free shot at his head there.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yeily paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch.
Chepkauw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Yeily.
Chepkauw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Yeily.
Chepkauw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeily looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yeily scores with a jab. Chepkauw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yeily has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yeily throws a low kick but Chepkauw avoids it.
Yeily lands a nice hook to Chepkauw's body. Chepkauw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch.
Yeily keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Yeily.
Yeily lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yeily circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chepkauw tries to clinch up.
Yeily digs a good hook to Chepkauw's body.
Yeily keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yeily goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yeily connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chepkauw avoids a kick to the body.
Yeily lands a jab to the nose.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Yeily is avoiding it.
Donk. Yeily catches Chepkauw right on the button with a cross.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yeily swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chepkauw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yeily paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chepkauw moves forwards but Yeily connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yeily.
Chepkauw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeily. Yeily obviously looking to wear him down.
Chepkauw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yeily bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch but Yeily is avoiding it.
Yeily catches Chepkauw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chepkauw tries to clinch there but Yeily circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeily circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chepkauw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yeily connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chepkauw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeily doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chepkauw is looking to clinch.
Jab from Yeily.
Chepkauw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chepkauw drops his hands momentarily and Yeily takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yeily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chepkauw manages to avoid it.
That kick from Yeily tenderised Chepkauw's leg. Chepkauw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chepkauw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chepkauw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yeily lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chepkauw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yeily jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chepkauw wants to clinch up but Yeily keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tei Yeily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yeily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chepkauw moves away.
Yeily throws a leg kick that misses.
Chepkauw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yeily throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chepkauw appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yeily lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chepkauw walks into a stiff left hand from Yeily.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Yeily is having none of it.
Tei Yeily seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chepkauw doesn't manage to clinch there - Yeily circles away.
Yeily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeily finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Chepkauw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chepkauw slips a straight right by Yeily.
A quick step to the side and Chepkauw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Yeily finds it's way through Chepkauw's defenses.
Chepkauw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from Yeily.
A big left from Yeily misses.
Yeily throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Yeily moves out of range.
Chepkauw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yeily misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chepkauw.
Yeily misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chepkauw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yeily paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yeily tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chepkauw is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Chepkauw.
Chepkauw on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chepkauw tries to clinch there but Yeily circles away.
Chepkauw moves in looking to clinch but Yeily pushes him off.
Chepkauw moves to clinch but Yeily breaks away
enabling Yeily to counter with a crisp jab.
Yut Chepkauw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chepkauw wants to clinch.
Yeily turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yut Chepkauw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chepkauw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chepkauw tries to clinch
and Yeily cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yeily fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chepkauw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A good leg kick by Yeily.
Yeily circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeily swings for the body but Chepkauw moves out of range.
Chepkauw throws a counter high kick but Yeily was just alert enough to avoid it.
Chepkauw wants to clinch up but Yeily keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeily connects with a jab.
Yeily fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chepkauw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yeily looks to land a left hand but Chepkauw moved out of range nicely.
Yeily dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chepkauw. That did some damage!
Yeily lands a two punch combo.

Chepkauw is rocked!
Yeily lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Chepkauw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chepkauw tries to clinch but Yeily is having none of it.
Yeily buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yeily is looking to slow Chepkauw down with leg kicks.
Chepkauw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yeily lunges at Chepkauw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chepkauw's hand.
Yeily throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yeily cracks Chepkauw with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Chepkauw is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Chepkauw is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Chepkauw could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tei Yeily!
Tei Yeily thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Yut Chepkauw was interviewed post fight and said 'Xụ thī̀ keid k̄hụ̂n'.