PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Yaj (ranked 2572 p4p, 0 weight class) and Annie Tibbers (ranked 4606 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yaj
vs
Tibbers

170 cm
25
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ilya Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Annie Tibbers!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tibbers misses.
Yaj misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yaj scores with a body shot.
Tibbers misses with a wild combination.
Tibbers throws the left hand but Yaj avoids the punch easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tibbers has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tibbers misses with an uppercut.
Yaj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Yaj moves into range and clinches up with Tibbers.
Tibbers throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tibbers.
Yaj pushes Tibbers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Tibbers wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yaj as Tibbers tries to tie him up.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tibbers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yaj has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj cracks Tibbers with a nice body shot.
Tibbers tries to pull guard but Yaj holds him up against the cage and eventually Tibbers drops back down to his feet.
Yaj digs a right hand underneath Tibbers's ribcage. Tibbers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Tibbers backwards.
Tibbers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tibbers tries to stall but Yaj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tibbers seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yaj as Tibbers tries to tie him up.
Tibbers is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good body shot from Yaj.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
A body shot lands from Yaj.
Tibbers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yaj just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tibbers taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
Tibbers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tibbers backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tibbers backwards.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tibbers.
Tibbers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yaj pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ilya Yaj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Annie Tibbers.
Tibbers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Tibbers taking a breather.
Tibbers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tibbers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yaj just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
Yaj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tibbers looks winded!
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tibbers is rocked!
Yaj digs a right hand into Tibbers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tibbers's gas tank.
Tibbers is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaj creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tibbers's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tibbers drops to his knees and Yaj pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilya Yaj!
After winning the bout, Ilya Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.