PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franky Yip (ranked 2344 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Brit (ranked 4570 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Yip
vs
Brit

180 cm
37
185 lbs
15 - 9 - 3

178 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Franky Yip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Brit!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yip takes a step back to recover.
Brit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yip.
Yip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yip is looking to counter punch.
Brit misses with a head kick.
Brit misses with a right hand
and Yip counters with a stiff right hand.
Brit throws a body shot but no joy.
Brit keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brit loads up on a big right hand but Yip slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brit misses with a looping right.
Brit misses with a wild combination.
Brit misses with an uppercut
and Yip counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Yip closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brit tries to circle away but Yip has him pinned against the cage.
Brit is trying to push Yip away but Yip has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yip tries for a takedown but Brit manages to get underhooks.
Brit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brit tries to break free but Yip pushes him back against the cage.

Yip wants the takedown. Brit is fighting it off but Yip persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brit's guard against the cage.
Yip working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brit's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yip has passed into side control.
Yip is looking to take a break and control but Brit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yip tries to move to mount but Brit blocks the move with his legs.
Brit tries to improve position but can't.
Yip has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brit prevents Yip from moving into mount.
Brit tries to bench press Yip off him but Yip keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brit is trying to work for a sweep but Yip has mounted him!
Yip in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brit is controlling an arm, preventing Yip from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Yip working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brit tries to reverse the position but Yip maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yip looking for a guillotine from mount but Brit is having none of it.
Yip scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brit is looking to get to half guard.
Yip lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yip scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brit is in all sorts of trouble here.

Yip is working for a guillotine from mount but Brit frees his head quite easily.
Brit is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit is still trying to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yip is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yip prevents Brit from getting the reversal.
Brit is squirming around, avoiding Yip's attempts to control the action.
Yip forces the positional change into back control.

Yip working for a choke but Brit is defending well.
Brit is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Yip working for a choke but Brit is defending well.
Yip controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Yip dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yip takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brit misses with a right hand
and Yip counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Brit misses.
Yip is looking to counter punch.
Yip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brit tries to bum rush Yip with a series of wild strikes but Yip uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yip swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Yip gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brit regains guard.
Yip is standing up over Brit. Brit looks to escape but Yip dives into side control.

Brit tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Franky Yip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if Yip is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Brit actively working from the bottom here.
Brit is not content to let Yip control the position.
Brit tries to get to full guard but Yip has control of the leg.
Yip is looking to advance position but Brit won't allow it.

Brit looking for submissions off his back.

Yip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, if Yip is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Brit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yip pulls his head out easily.
Yip wants to control but Brit is keeping him busy.

Yip seems to be looking for submissions.

Brit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yip pulls his head out easily.
Brit is pressing down on Yip's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Brit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yip slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit is trying to get back to full guard.
Yip slips a nice elbow through Brit's hands, connecting with Brit's forehead.
Brit is refusing to be controlled, as Yip sits in half guard.
Brit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brit swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yip defends it easily.

Brit has his foot on Yip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yip works his way back into a safe position though.
Yip slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yip seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yip is pressing down on Brit's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brit is holding on for now.

Brit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Yip is looking for a kimura here.
Brit pushes Yip off looking to stand but Yip dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yip lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Yip dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yip makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Brit.
Brit misses with a looping right.
Brit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brit. Yip does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yip throwing a counter right hand but Brit manages to avoid it.
Yip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brit can do to turn this around?

Brit gets tackled into the cage by Yip. Yip maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brit manages to break the clinch.
Yip moves in looking to clinch but Brit pushes him off.
Brit misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit swings widly with a right hand
enabling Yip to counter with a crisp jab.
Brit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brit throws a body punch but Yip moves out of range.
Jimmy Brit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brit misses with a low kick.
Brit throws a poor cross that misses
and Yip makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jimmy Brit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brit! But no joy.
Yip doesn't manage to clinch there - Brit circles away.
Yip blocks a low kick nicely.
Brit throws a right hand that Yip ducks under and follows up with a left that Yip also avoids with ease.
Brit misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Yip was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brit.
Jimmy Brit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit tries to move into range but Yip moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yip moves out of range of the body kick.
Yip swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yip.
Brit misses with a hook to the body
and Yip counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yip was well out of range. Poor timing from Brit.
Good work by Yip as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Yip misses the target.
Brit misses with a left hand
and Yip makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brit throws a right hand that misses
and Yip counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brit throws a sloppy body shot
and Yip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brit.
Brit misses with a right hand
and Yip counters with a nice uppercut.
Brit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brit looks to land a combination but Yip avoids it well.
Yip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brit misses with a few strikes there.
Brit misses with a leg kick
and Yip counters with a nice body shot.
Brit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Yip wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yip slips a straight right by Brit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yip throws a body kick that misses.

Yip drives through and clinches with Brit against the cage.
Yip keeps control of Brit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yip tries to score a body lock takedown but Brit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brit looking to throw knees to the head but Yip is blocking nicely.
Brit is trying to break the clinch but Yip has him pressed against the cage.
Yip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brit or not.
Brit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yip is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Brit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brit stops a takedown attempt from Yip.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Yip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brit trying to land knees to the body.

Yip gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brit regains guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Yip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yip, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Yip!
In his post fight interview, Franky Yip started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Jimmy Brit spoke after the fight, saying 'Bahbahbooee bahbahbooee! Howard Sterns P... "mic yanked away"'.