PBP Commentary

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

Bullock
vs
Yelle

188 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Yelle!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bullock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bullock slaps away a takedown attempt from Yelle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Yelle tries to get set, Bullock tries to push him back and clinch up but Yelle manages to avoid the attempt.

Bullock rushes Yelle and presses him up against the cage.
Bullock stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bullock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yelle's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bullock pulls guard.

Yelle stands up and waves to Bullock to follow him.
Yelle swings for the body but Bullock moves out of range.

Bullock fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yelle to the ground. Bullock is now in Yelle's guard.

Yelle pushes Bullock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bullock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bullock lands in his opponent's guard.

Yelle pushes Bullock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yelle loads up on a big right hand but Bullock slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Bullock. No joy for Yelle on that attempt.
Bullock is looking to counter the offense by Yelle and move into the clinch.
Yelle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bullock counters by clinching up.
Kevin Bullock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Yelle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelle tries to pull guard but Bullock won't allow it.
Bullock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bullock taking a breather.
Bullock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yelle letting Bullock take a breather here.
Bullock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bullock throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bullock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kevin Bullock.
Yelle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yelle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bullock but Bullock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yelle has his takedown stuffed

and Bullock counters by clinching up.
Yelle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bullock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bullock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yelle is trying to defend but Bullock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bullock in particular looking to stall.
Bullock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bullock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bullock is controlling the pace.

Bullock decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Yelle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bullock avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Bullock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yelle gets a double leg takedown into Bullock's guard.
Bullock keeping moving, preventing Yelle from controlling successfully.
Bullock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yelle can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock wants to sweep but no luck.
Bullock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bullock looking for a sweep. Not yet Bullock, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bullock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yelle trying to control but Bullock is working from the bottom.

Bullock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Yelle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yelle.

Bullock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yelle, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bullock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bullock is struggling to control the position.
Yelle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yelle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bullock to keep the fight standing.
Kevin Bullock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Yelle.
Yelle letting Bullock take a breather here.

Bullock manages to break the clinch.
Bullock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yelle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelle misses with a hook.

Bullock shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bullock showed some decent athleticism there.
Bullock controlling the action here.
Yelle wants to control but Bullock is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Yelle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Bullock.
Ryan Yelle has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bullock connects with a nice short shot to Yelle's temple.
Bullock lands with a punch from half guard.
Yelle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yelle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yelle is breathing heavily.
Bullock stands up over Yelle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Yelle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bullock passes into half guard.
Bullock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Bullock 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!

Bullock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bullock wants it to stay on the feet.
Yelle shoots in but Bullock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yelle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bullock's waist but Bullock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yelle off to one side.
Kevin Bullock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Yelle.

Bullock shoots in and gets a takedown into Yelle's guard.

Yelle working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bullock has passed into half guard!
Yelle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bullock there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullock lands a nice short elbow.
Bullock working the head and body with strikes.
Bullock scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bullock is nestled in close to Yelle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yelle moves into full guard.
Yelle is trying to hold Bullock in close to prevent damage but Bullock has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullock lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bullock lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelle is pressing down on Bullock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bullock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bullock works over Yelle with some ground and pound from guard.
Yelle controls Bullock momentarily but Bullock frees himself.
Yelle is striking from the bottom but Bullock uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Yelle taking some punishment here, with Bullock in his half guard.
Bullock drops an elbow to the side of Yelle's head.
Yelle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bullock is working away from the top position though.
Bullock lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock content to control rather than advance.
Bullock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yelle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yelle wants to get back to full guard but Bullock has passed into side control.
Yelle is trying to get back to half guard.
Bullock scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ryan Yelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yelle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bullock lands a nice forearm strike.
Yelle is trying to get back to half guard.
Bullock controlling the position from side mount.
Bullock scoring with punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bullock lands an elbow.
Yelle tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bullock presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kevin Bullock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bullock blocks Yelle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bullock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Bullock!