PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eon Yaj (ranked 2306 p4p, 265 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 1629 p4p, 194 weight class). Brown has chosen Shook Ones Pt II as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yaj
vs
Brown

165 cm
38
147 lbs
20 - 9 - 2

180 cm
37
166 lbs
26 - 32 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Trashy Bar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 32 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Yaj has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Yaj avoids it.
Yaj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown throws a leg kick but Yaj sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Yaj moves out of range of the body kick.
Yaj tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj walks into a jab.
Yaj blocks a low kick nicely.
Yaj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yaj scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Yaj wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Yaj. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj scores with a body shot.
Yaj attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws out a counter right but Yaj avoids it with no problem.
Yaj scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yaj throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Yaj's ribs.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Yaj counters with a left to the body.
Yaj moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's front leg with a kick but Yaj checks it.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaj misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yaj.
Yaj throws a quick counter head kick but Brown was just out of range.
Yaj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yaj stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown feints a counter leg kick.
Brown is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Yaj seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yaj defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Yaj misses its target.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yaj's head backwards.
Yaj throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yaj throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Yaj avoids a kick to the body.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Yaj cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown throws a leg kick but Yaj moved away.
Jab by Brown.
Yaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yaj had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yaj looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yaj scores with a body shot.
Yaj lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a low kick but Yaj moves out of range easily.
Yaj appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown lands with a straight right. Yaj didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Brown.
Jab by Yaj.
Yaj connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yaj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown stuns Yaj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yaj throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Yaj checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Yaj drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Yaj.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yaj avoids a wild elbow strike from Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Yaj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yaj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Knees to the body from Yaj.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yaj obliges.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Yaj keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yaj is defending well for now.
Yaj managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Yaj.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands an elbow inside.
Yaj lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yaj avoids it.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
A short uppercut from Yaj.

That has opened up John Brown's cut even more.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eon Yaj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj lands a body shot.
Yaj jabs at Brown's body.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Yaj lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Yaj throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Yaj on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yaj.
Brown thumps Yaj with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
John Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Yaj sees coming a mile off.
Yaj throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yaj blocks it well.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yaj. Those never looked like landing.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yaj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yaj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yaj crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Yaj gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Yaj manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yaj lands with a shot to the body.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown throws a leg kick but Yaj sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with a low kick as Yaj jumps back.

Yaj clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Yaj.
Yaj lands an elbow inside.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Yaj blocks it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown works on Yaj's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Yaj works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Yaj.
Yaj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Yaj.
Yaj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yaj.
Yaj lands with a good body shot.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Yaj's side.
Brown wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs.
Yaj throws a counter high kick but Brown was just alert enough to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eon Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yaj has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!