PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chau Yanhui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin White looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

White
vs
Yanhui

183 cm
18
135 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

165 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chau Yanhui!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Yanhui manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Yanhui clinches up against the cage.
Yanhui crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
Yanhui with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Yanhui unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yanhui lands with a left to the head.
Yanhui utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yanhui throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Yanhui lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yanhui landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yanhui comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yanhui lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yanhui.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yanhui unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yanhui landing knees to the head.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yanhui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yanhui working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yanhui scores with a knee to the head.
White takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yanhui.
Yanhui presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanhui tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yanhui tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Yanhui lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Yanhui.
Yanhui landing knees to the body.
Yanhui with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yanhui using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yanhui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yanhui creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Yanhui is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yanhui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yanhui lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yanhui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yanhui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yanhui landing knees to the head.
Yanhui scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yanhui lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yanhui blocks an uppercut.
Yanhui lands a damaging elbow.
Yanhui lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanhui connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Yanhui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Yanhui lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yanhui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yanhui gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yanhui lands a knee to the body.
Yanhui tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yanhui.
Yanhui lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yanhui.
Yanhui creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Yanhui lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yanhui.
Yanhui landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yanhui lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Yanhui lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Yanhui as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanhui misses with a knee strike.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yanhui landing knees to the head.
Yanhui unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yanhui landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yanhui working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Yanhui.
Yanhui landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Yanhui shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yanhui crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yanhui.
Yanhui working White over with knees to the body.
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!
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yanhui fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martin White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

White tries to keep at a distance but Yanhui has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yanhui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Yanhui.
Yanhui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yanhui lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yanhui.
A left hand lands to the body for Yanhui.
A knee to the head by Yanhui.
Yanhui lands a nice elbow.
Yanhui throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yanhui lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yanhui lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
Yanhui throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yanhui utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chau Yanhui dominated that 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.

White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yanhui but Yanhui pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Yanhui pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Yanhui.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yanhui.
Yanhui landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yanhui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yanhui lands with a light punch inside.
Yanhui scores with a hook to the body.
Yanhui scores with a hook to the body.
Yanhui lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yanhui working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yanhui lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Yanhui.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanhui lands a nice uppercut.
Yanhui lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Yanhui landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yanhui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

White is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yanhui presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanhui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yanhui lands a left hand.
Yanhui scores with a shoulder strike.
Yanhui lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Yanhui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
A knee to the head by Yanhui.
Yanhui pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yanhui lands a shot to the body.
Yanhui lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yanhui digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Yanhui.
Chau Yanhui seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yanhui lands a damaging elbow.
Yanhui lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Yanhui lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yanhui lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
Yanhui lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yanhui.
Yanhui crunches a lovely knee into White's ribcage.
Yanhui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Yanhui lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yanhui landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White gets through Yanhui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yanhui lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yanhui gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Yanhui.
Yanhui stops a takedown attempt from White.
Yanhui lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Yanhui comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yanhui tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Yanhui lands a left hand.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Yanhui.
Yanhui using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yanhui lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Yanhui as the two fighters clinch.
Yanhui scores with a hook to the body.
White tries for a takedown but Yanhui manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yanhui lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Yanhui lands a knee to the head.
Yanhui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yanhui with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yanhui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yanhui lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Yanhui - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yanhui.
Yanhui landing knees to the body.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yanhui lands a body punch.
Yanhui lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Yanhui.
Yanhui is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yanhui down to the mat. Yanhui avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yanhui catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yanhui listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

White shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yanhui napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Yanhui sneaks out the side door and pushes White away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Yanhui lands the left hand.
Jab by Yanhui.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yanhui swivels and escapes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yanhui lands a knee to the body.
Yanhui stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yanhui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yanhui lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
A short right from Yanhui.
Yanhui with a knee to the head.
Yanhui lands a nice uppercut.
White goes for a takedown attempt but Yanhui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Yanhui counter with a right hand.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Yanhui tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yanhui manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Yanhui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yanhui pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yanhui connects with a knee to the head.
Yanhui lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Yanhui landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White is trying to break the clinch but Yanhui has him pressed against the cage.
Yanhui landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yanhui working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yanhui scores a nice knee to the body.
Yanhui scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to work over Yanhui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yanhui scores a nice knee to the body.
Yanhui presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yanhui lands a knee to the head.
Yanhui scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Yanhui.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yanhui lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yanhui pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.

White has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yanhui clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Yanhui is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if White gets his way!
Yanhui rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Yanhui trying to control here.

Yanhui is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chau Yanhui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yanhui feints a jab promting White to slip. Yanhui then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yanhui pinned against the cage. Yanhui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White sets himself, and Yanhui steps forward looking for the clinch! White avoids it this time.

Yanhui pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Yanhui.
Yanhui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yanhui.
Yanhui lands with a left to the head.
Yanhui prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Yanhui.
Yanhui lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yanhui.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanhui lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Yanhui pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns White! Yanhui unloads with more strikes and White sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chau Yanhui!
Our winner, Chau Yanhui, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.