PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 1657 p4p, 1241 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 261 p4p, 185 weight class). Tarlac has chosen Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Yew
vs
Tarlac

187 cm
40
185
30 - 12 - 3

174 cm
40
201
25 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 30 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yew throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tarlac.
Yew connects with a solid leg kick.
Tarlac on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tarlac misses with a few strikes there.
Yew throws a leg kick which misses Tarlac's front leg but catches the back leg as Tarlac tries to avoid it.

Yew moves into the clinch.
Yew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tarlac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
A short uppercut from Yew.
Yew scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew lands a nice elbow.
Yew lands with a light punch inside.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarlac's elbow.
A hook to the body from Yew.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tarlac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yew lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yew.
Tarlac looks winded!

Yew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarlac swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yew counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tarlac back to the cage. Yew follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarlac.
Yew digs a good body shot into Tarlac's ribs.
Yew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Yew clinches up with Tarlac and pushes him back against the cage.
Tarlac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarlac misses with a punch to the body.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yew prevents a body shot from Tarlac.
Yew blocking some punches.
Tarlac misses with some punches.
Yew working Tarlac over with knees to the body.
Tarlac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Tarlac avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Yew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yew lands an elbow just above Tarlac 's eye.

It looks like Vladimir Tarlac has been cut.
Yew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Yew blocking some punches.
Yew has Tarlac pressed against the cage.
Yew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Yew blocking some punches.
A short right from Yew.
Yew blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tarlac being controlled against the cage.
Yew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
Yew lands an elbow just above Tarlac 's eye.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yew is working Tarlac over against the cage.
Yew scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yew gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yew scores with a hook to the body.
Yew gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yew lands a shoulder strike.
Yew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Tarlac is rocked!
Yew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tarlac is still on wobbly legs! Can Yew finish him?
Yew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarlac seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Yew.
Tarlac has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew lands an elbow inside that Tarlac shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Yew.
Yew digs a right hand underneath Tarlac's ribcage. Tarlac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 left hand lands to the body for Yew.
Yew scores with a shoulder strike.
Yew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yew lands with a light punch inside.
Yew lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yew digs a right hand underneath Tarlac's ribcage. Tarlac let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew missing with knees to the body.
Tarlac has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tarlac can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yew.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
Yew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tarlac.
Yew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarlac backwards.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yew dips a shoulder and cracks Tarlac with a mighty uppercut! Tarlac falls back against the cage and Yew unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tarlac is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yew screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yef Yew!
Yef Yew decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Vladimir Tarlac was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time '.