PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bruce (ranked 3610 p4p, 293 weight class) and Ilya Yaj (ranked 2050 p4p, 197 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruce
vs
Yaj

174 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

ZZ POPS

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ilya Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yaj circles away quickly and effectively.
Yaj tries to counter with a clinch but Bruce shakes him off and moves away.
Yaj cracks Bruce with an open hand slap.
Yaj changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce tries to land a body kick

and Yaj counters by clinching up.
Our sources have told us that Bruce has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
Bruce tries to break free but Yaj pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj prevents Bruce from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Yaj.
Yaj has Bruce pressed against the cage, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce wants to break free but Yaj has control.
Yaj presses Bruce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yaj has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
A short body shot lands from Yaj as the two fighters clinch.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj lands a shot to the body.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Yaj.
Yaj lands a shot to the body.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
Yaj is working Bruce over against the cage.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Yaj has him pressed against the cage.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Yaj has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
Yaj lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yaj presses Bruce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
Yaj stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaj presses Bruce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Yaj as the two fighters clinch.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
Yaj lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.

Bruce is rocked!
Yaj has Bruce pressed against the cage, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Yaj lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
Yaj stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Yaj 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.

Yaj clinches up against the cage.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce is trying to break free.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch but Yaj keeps him there for the moment.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Yaj has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bruce.
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Yaj.
Bruce is trying to break free.
Ilya Yaj seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
Yaj keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bruces head.
Bruce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Yaj breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Yaj shuts the power down on Bruce. Lights out, game over! Yaj is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ilya Yaj!
Our winner, Ilya Yaj, 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.