PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kala Ya An (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klovek Gluvekenhiem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klovek Gluvekenhiem has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kala Ya An's chin.

Ya An
vs
Gluvekenhiem

172 cm
24
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kala Ya An!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klovek Gluvekenhiem!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya An changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gluvekenhiem tries for a takedown but Ya An sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ya An misses with a series of wild punches.
Gluvekenhiem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ya An misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gluvekenhiem fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Ya An misses the target.
Kala Ya An seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ya An fails to land with a series of punches.

Gluvekenhiem clinches up with Ya An and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ya An just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gluvekenhiem's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gluvekenhiem presses Ya An against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gluvekenhiem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ya An looking for a takedown.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya An scores with a nice head shot.
Ya An leaves Gluvekenhiem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kala Ya An has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klovek Gluvekenhiem.
Gluvekenhiem leaves Ya An with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gluvekenhiem wants to counter the offense by Ya An and move into the clinch position.

Gluvekenhiem moves into the clinch.

Gluvekenhiem pulls guard.
Ya An stays in close to Gluvekenhiem's body and controls the position.
Gluvekenhiem is trying to control the position but Ya An postures up.
Ya An trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gluvekenhiem's guard.
Ya An will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem keeping moving, preventing Ya An from controlling successfully.
Ya An has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ya An postures up.

Gluvekenhiem has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ya An has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Gluvekenhiem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ya An swinging wildly here.
Ya An tries to clinch up but Gluvekenhiem circles away and keeps his distance.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in for a takedown but Ya An shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem fails with a takedown attempt.

Ya An darts in and clinches Gluvekenhiem up against the cage.
Gluvekenhiem is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ya An has Gluvekenhiem pressed against the cage, preventing Gluvekenhiem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gluvekenhiem gets control of Ya An's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gluvekenhiem will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ya An looking to pass the guard.
Gluvekenhiem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ya An.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gluvekenhiem is trying to keep Ya An in close.
Ya An trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gluvekenhiem's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem pulls Ya An in to control the position.
Ya An controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gluvekenhiem keeping moving, preventing Ya An from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ya An is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gluvekenhiem dodges the punch combination from Ya An.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kala Ya An will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gluvekenhiem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ya An misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ya An throws a lazy right hand but Gluvekenhiem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ya An fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ya An misses with a combination
and Gluvekenhiem counters with a one-two to the body.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in for a takedown but Ya An shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gluvekenhiem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ya An shoots in looking for a takedown but Gluvekenhiem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ya An's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gluvekenhiem drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ya An defends it well.
A nice combination there by Gluvekenhiem.
Kala Ya An is winning the standup battle so far.
Ya An keeps the fight on the outside.
Gluvekenhiem fails with a takedown attempt.
Kala Ya An has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klovek Gluvekenhiem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya An showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gluvekenhiem.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ya An as he jumps to the side.
Gluvekenhiem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ya An.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in and drives through. Ya An sprawls well.
Gluvekenhiem is breathing heavily.

Gluvekenhiem tries to keep at a distance but Ya An has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ya An breaks the clinch.
Ya An moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem dives in and grabs Ya An's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ya An pushes down on Gluvekenhiem's head and hops out.
Ya An is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gluvekenhiem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kala Ya An is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gluvekenhiem looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ya An wants to clinch.

Ya An gets a clinch.
Gluvekenhiem is trying to pull guard but Ya An has him pressed against the cage.
Gluvekenhiem is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem looking to slow down the pace here.
Ya An working hard to break the clinch.
Ya An pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ya An breaks from the clinch.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in and drives through. Ya An sprawls well.
Ya An avoids a kick to the body.
Gluvekenhiem shoots for a takedown but Ya An saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Gluvekenhiem clinches with his opponent.
Gluvekenhiem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluvekenhiem tries to land knees in the clinch but Ya An avoids the damage to the body.
Gluvekenhiem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gluvekenhiem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gluvekenhiem is trying to break free.

Ya An breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ya An fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gluvekenhiem is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Ya An gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ya An pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ya An tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gluvekenhiem was well out of range. Poor timing from Ya An.
Gluvekenhiem wants to clinch up but Ya An keeps it at a distance.
Ya An tries to clinch up but Gluvekenhiem circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kala Ya An dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ya An lands a jab to the head.

Ya An gets tackled into the cage by Gluvekenhiem. Gluvekenhiem maintains the clinch.
Ya An misses with a punch on the inside.
Ya An lands an elbow inside.

Gluvekenhiem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gluvekenhiem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ya An trying to control the position from guard on top but Gluvekenhiem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ya An pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gluvekenhiem is keeping the position for now.
Ya An sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ya An trying to control the position from guard on top but Gluvekenhiem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya An wants to stand but Gluvekenhiem is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gluvekenhiem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ya An doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ya An manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ya An trying to control but Gluvekenhiem is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ya An is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gluvekenhiem is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gluvekenhiem is looking to chop away at Ya An's legs.
Gluvekenhiem shoots in looking for a takedown. Ya An tries to sprawl out of it but Gluvekenhiem keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ya An manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gluvekenhiem moves in looking to clinch but Ya An pushes him off.
Gluvekenhiem looks for a takedown but Ya An sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Gluvekenhiem.

Ya An forces Gluvekenhiem back against the cage and clinches.
Ya An is pressed up against the cage. Gluvekenhiem has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ya An down to the mat. Ya An avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kala Ya An has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klovek Gluvekenhiem.
Gluvekenhiem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gluvekenhiem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya An connects with a looping right hand.

Ya An pushes Gluvekenhiem up against the cage in a clinch.
Gluvekenhiem can't get the takedown.
Ya An controlling the action here for a moment.

Ya An manages to break the clinch.

Ya An closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ya An is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gluvekenhiem can do to turn this around?

Ya An breaks the clinch.
Gluvekenhiem misses with a body kick.
Ya An seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Ya An instigates a clinch.
Ya An gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gluvekenhiem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ya An escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ya An tries to clinch but Gluvekenhiem is having none of it.
Ya An is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ya An.
Gluvekenhiem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gluvekenhiem tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ya An defends well and Gluvekenhiem ends up having to push Ya An into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ya An swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gluvekenhiem showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ya An.
Despite the aggression on Gluvekenhiem's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Klovek Gluvekenhiem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kala Ya An is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ya An thuds a left hand into Gluvekenhiem's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kala Ya An showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ya An, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kala Ya An!