PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Vinson (ranked 4737 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Yueng (ranked 4470 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vinson
vs
Yueng

213 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Vinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolo Yueng !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yueng closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vinson circles away.
Yueng shoots for a takedown but Vinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vinson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yueng moves in looking to clinch but Vinson pushes him off.
Yueng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yueng should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Yueng closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vinson did well to prevent Yueng getting side control.
Vinson trying to control but Yueng postures up.
Yueng missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vinson has hold of Yueng 's hands but Yueng slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vinson is looking for a sweep. Yueng is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vinson is looking for a sweep. Yueng is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vinson is trying to control but can't.
Yueng is controlling the pace.

Yueng is working for a submission of some sort.
Yueng thows a huge punch but Vinson dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yueng wants to take a breather but Vinson is having none of it.
Yueng tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vinson controls his leg.
Vinson wants to improve his position but Yueng is controlling well.
Yueng with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vinson. That's going to slow Yueng down.
Yueng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yueng moves to clinch but Vinson breaks away
and Vinson counters with a three punch combo that has Yueng backing up. Yueng nods at Vinson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yueng clinches up against the cage.
Vinson has Yueng pushed against the cage.
Vinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Vinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yueng .
Yueng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vinson as Yueng tries to tie him up.
Vinson is trying to break the clinch but Yueng has him pressed against the cage.
Yueng is trying to pull guard but Vinson has him pressed against the cage.
Jermaine Vinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolo Yueng .

Yueng jumps guard.
Yueng not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Yueng has his foot on Vinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Yueng is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Vinson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yueng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vinson is one step ahead there.
Yueng wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yueng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yueng looking for a guillotine here but Vinson defends easily.

Yueng working for a triangle but Vinson defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yueng had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vinson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bolo Yueng will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yueng tries to clinch but Vinson moves away
and Vinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Yueng looks for a takedown but Vinson sprawls well.
Vinson is looking for a counter combo.

Yueng scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vinson is trying to control but can't.

Vinson with the active half guard here but Yueng passes nicely into side control.
Yueng lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vinson down.
Yueng wants to control but Vinson is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng happy to just control the position for now.
Vinson is looking for a sweep.
Vinson is not content to let Yueng control the position.
Vinson wants to control but Yueng postures up.

Yueng stands up.

Yueng shoots in and gets a takedown into Vinson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yueng throws a strike but Vinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Vinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yueng striking from the bottom here.
Vinson scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinson lands a couple of digs.

Vinson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yueng has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vinson has managed to get both his arms back between Yueng 's legs - danger averted.
Yueng is trying to control the position but Vinson postures up.

Yueng is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinson defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yueng working a defensive guard here.
Vinson tries to stand but Yueng is controlling from the bottom.
Vinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yueng is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Yueng is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinson defends well.

Yueng is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vinson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinson landing some decent shots from guard.

Yueng throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Vinson escapes and throws Yueng 's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Vinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yueng throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Vinson cracks Yueng with a big elbow.
Vinson working the ground and pound from side control.
Vinson cracks Yueng with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yueng wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Vinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yueng knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yueng struggling a bit here.
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 Jermaine Vinson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yueng shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yueng was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vinson tries to improve position but can't.
Vinson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Yueng is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Yueng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yueng trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng content just to control the position here.
Vinson working to try and regain half guard.
Yueng landing shots from mount.
Vinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yueng controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Yueng has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yueng .
Vinson is desperately trying to improve his position but Yueng has a good base and remains in mount.
Yueng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yueng connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yueng controlling from the full mount.
Yueng tries to control but Vinson wriggling away.
Yueng lands a big elbow.
Vinson is in a horrible position here. Yueng smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vinson is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yueng punishing his opponent with strikes.

Vinson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yueng is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vinson is surviving well by controlling Yueng 's body position as best he can.
Yueng takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yueng with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Vinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinson is bucking up trying to escape but Yueng cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yueng loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Vinson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Yueng land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Yueng stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolo Yueng !