PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papasito Luiz Yois (ranked 2859 p4p, 316 weight class) and Middle Weight (ranked 1388 p4p, 170 weight class). The key to victory for Papasito Luiz Yois has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Luiz Yois
vs
Weight

189 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

ZZ POPS

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papasito Luiz Yois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Middle Weight!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz Yois is looking to clinch but Weight is avoiding it.
Weight throws a hook to the side of Luiz Yois's head but Luiz Yois sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weight lands a right hook to the body.

Weight closes the distance and pushes Luiz Yois back into the cage.
Weight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luiz Yois misses with the head strike.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weight tries to throw a body punch but Luiz Yois avoids it by throwing Weight back against the cage.

Luiz Yois escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Weight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luiz Yois's elbow.
Luiz Yois takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Weight on the inside.
Luiz Yois definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Weight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz Yois blocks an uppercut.
Weight prevents a body shot from Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois blocks a body shot from Weight.
Weight misses with some punches.
Luiz Yois swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weight has Luiz Yois pressed against the cage, preventing Luiz Yois from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luiz Yois blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weight blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Luiz Yois controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Luiz Yois fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois lands an uppercut.
Luiz Yois stalling in the clinch but Weight improves position.
Weight has a couple of punches blocked by Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weight has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Weight.
Luiz Yois goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weight.
Luiz Yois misses with a knee to the head.
Weight's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Weight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Luiz Yois lands a right hand.
Weight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weight tries to throw a body punch but Luiz Yois avoids it by throwing Weight back against the cage.
Luiz Yois blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weight misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weight's elbow.
Luiz Yois has a couple of punches blocked by Weight.
Weight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Luiz Yois.
Weight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weight lands a body punch.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luiz Yois's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz Yois's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Luiz Yois's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Luiz Yois is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weight tries to work over Luiz Yois's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Luiz Yois pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Weight finds it's way through Luiz Yois's defenses.

Weight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Luiz Yois tries to circle away but Weight has him pinned against the cage.
Weight lands a shot to the body.
Weight has a couple of punches blocked by Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Luiz Yois can't break the clinch.
Luiz Yois lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Middle Weight dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Luiz Yois fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weight tries to counter by closing the distance.
Papasito Luiz Yois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luiz Yois is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Weight closes the distance and clinches.
Weight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Luiz Yois manages to break the clinch.
Luiz Yois fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luiz Yois finds it's way round the side to connect with Weight's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weight in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Weight keeps the fight on the outside.
Luiz Yois looks to clinch
and Weight counters with a series of strikes. Luiz Yois will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luiz Yois tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luiz Yois scores with a jab to the head.

Weight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Middle Weight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luiz Yois blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
A head punch on the inside from Weight fails to land.
Luiz Yois leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Weight.
Luiz Yois wants to get back to striking at distance but Weight won't allow it.
Luiz Yois throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weights head.
Weight lands a nice shot to the body.
Luiz Yois wants to get back to striking at distance but Weight won't allow it.
Weight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luiz Yois's elbow.
Luiz Yois wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luiz Yois.
Weight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luiz Yois backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz Yois misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luiz Yois slows down the pace here.

Luiz Yois pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weight scores with a jab to the body.
Luiz Yois swings away with a body shot that misses
and Weight counters with a nice uppercut.

Luiz Yois is rocked!
The fighters circling - Weight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luiz Yois misses with a straight left.

Weight closes the distance and pushes Luiz Yois back into the cage.
Luiz Yois blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Luiz Yois is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Weight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight throws a big uppercut that drops Luiz Yois! More strikes from Weight and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Luiz Yois lies dazed against the cage as Weight celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Middle Weight!
A very excited looking Middle Weight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.