PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glorious Superior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Superior
vs
Yaj

167 cm
32
159 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

156 cm
29
158 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glorious Superior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Superior misses with a leg kick.
Superior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yaj feints a jab promting Superior to slip. Yaj then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Superior slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Glorious Superior has been cut.
Yaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Superior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superior shoots in and drives through. Yaj sprawls well.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Superior on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Superior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Superior throws a solid leg kick but Yaj takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Superior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj punishes Superior's body with a nice straight punch.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Superior.
Superior moves in looking to clinch but Yaj pushes him off.
Yaj throws a body punch but Superior moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yaj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Yaj closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yaj pushes Superior back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Superior.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Superior backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yaj.
Yaj is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Superior has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj with a knee to the head.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Superior backwards.
Yaj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Superior is defending well for now.
Superior tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Superior's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Yaj.
Superior takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Superior is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Yaj can't fight it off and eventually Superior manages to take the fight to the floor. Yaj looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Yaj has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Superior is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Knees to the body from Yaj.
Yaj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Superior managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
Superior throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Superior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj tries to work over Superior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Superior controls the action.
Superior misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yaj throws an elbow but misses.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj lands a good knee to the midsection. Superior won't want to take too many of those.
Superior lands with a left to the head.
Yaj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Superior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Superior on the inside.
Superior blocks the elbow strike.
Superior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superior.
Superior blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj landing knees to the head.
A short left from Superior.
Yaj with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Superior can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Yaj lands an elbow just above Superior 's eye.
Superior lands a hook that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Superior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Superior avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superior avoids a wild elbow strike from Yaj.
Superior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Superior's head.
Yaj misses with a knee strike.
Yaj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Superior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yaj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Superior blocks it with crossed arms.
Yaj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Superior's face.
Superior has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yaj after a bit of a struggle.
Superior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Superior.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superior.
Superior misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands a body shot.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Superior's face.
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 Glorious Superior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yaj throws the left hand but Superior avoids the punch easily.
Superior moves to clinch but Yaj breaks away
and Superior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj lands with an uppercut that bounces Superior off the cage and back into range.

Superior is rocked!
Yaj cracks Superior with a hook to the temple - Superior is on wobbly legs here! Yaj swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Superior falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Yaj wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leo Yaj!
Leo Yaj seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.