PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yannick Bahati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy The is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bahati
vs
The

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yannick Bahati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy The!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bahati feints and as The raises his hands in defense, Bahati changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bahati decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The, up you get!
Freddy The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The misses with a takedown

and Bahati holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The wants a takedown but no success here.
The drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bahati pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yannick Bahati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy The.

Bahati scores with a takedown into The's guard.

The has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bahati can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bahati not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The keeping full guard, as Bahati tries to pass.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahati postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bahati is looking to stand up but The won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bahati sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bahati keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The's head.

The is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bahati content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bahati makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bahati is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Bahati decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bahati moves in looking to clinch but The pushes him off.

Bahati decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bahati in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahati tries to stand and escape but The is controlling the position.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bahati wants to pass to mount but The is defending the position.
Bahati passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The!
Bahati lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bahati looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yannick Bahati just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

The gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bahati decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The, up you get!

Bahati gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yannick Bahati 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.

Bahati decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

The looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bahati pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bahati takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bahati will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The regains half guard.
Bahati is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahati is looking to advance position but The won't allow it.

The is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bahati pulls his head out easily.
The taking some punishment here, with Bahati in his half guard.
Bahati controlling the action here.

Bahati stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bahati decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bahati knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The on the ground.
The wants to improve his position but Bahati is controlling well.
Bahati is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bahati looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bahati with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bahati pulls his head out easily.

The actively working from the bottom here.
Bahati sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bahati tries to clinch up but The circles away and keeps his distance.

Bahati shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bahati was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The is looking to get to half guard.
Bahati tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The is trying to escape the mount.
Bahati takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Bahati is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. The can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is looking to get to half guard.
Bahati controlling the pace for now.
Bahati lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bahati looking to control and managing it successfully.
The is desperately trying to improve his position but Bahati has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yannick Bahati dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bahati moves into the clinch successfully.
The is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bahati has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The regains guard immediately.
Bahati controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bahati passes into side control.
Bahati working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Bahati decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Bahati gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bahati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bahati shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bahati lands with some strikes.
The working to try and regain half guard.
The is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yannick Bahati overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bahati is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! The is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yannick Bahati!