PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between huk yihu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

yihu
vs
Danky

170 cm
24
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

StarDust.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, huk yihu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky fails in his attempt to clinch.

Danky drives through and clinches with yihu against the cage.
yihu looking to throw knees to the head but Danky is blocking nicely.
Danky takes a shot to the head.
Danky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
yihu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Danky up against the cage.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but Danky blocks with his arms.
yihu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danky's face.

It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
yihu looking to throw knees to the head but Danky is blocking nicely.

Danky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
yihu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but yihu circles away quickly and effectively.
Danky lands a jab-cross combination.

Danky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
yihu with a knee to the head.
yihu misses with a knee strike.
Danky is leaning against yihu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danky being controlled against the cage.
Danky misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yihu lands a nice knee to the body.
Danky takes a knee right on the jaw!
yihu misses with a knee strike.
yihu is breathing heavily.

Danky has hold of one of yihu's legs. yihu is fighting the takedown attempt but Danky gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
yihu wants to stand up but Danky is controlling him.

Danky gets to his feet - yihu follows without any prompting.
Danky misses with a few strikes there.
Danky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danky moves in looking to clinch but yihu pushes him off.
Danky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danky pivots, looking for a leg kick but yihu is out of range and Danky settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky blocks a head kick by yihu.
Danky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by yihu.
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!
Danky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says yihu as he avoids it easily.
Danky throws a right hand that yihu ducks under and follows up with a left that yihu also avoids with ease.
Danky looks for the body kick but yihu saw that one coming.
yihu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danky throws a series of punches but yihu avoids them all with ease.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
huk yihu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danky. That's going to slow yihu down.
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky closes the distance looking to clinch

and yihu moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danky takes a shot to the head.
Danky can't break the clinch.
Danky is trying to break free.
Danky can't break the clinch.
yihu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danky is keeping busy.
Danky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
Danky can't break the clinch.
Danky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
yihu misses with a knee strike.
Danky wants to break free but yihu has control.
yihu lands an uppercut.
yihu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
yihu misses with a knee to the head.
yihu prevents Danky from breaking the clinch.
Danky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as yihu walks away with a smile on his face. Danky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
yihu takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick misses from yihu.

Danky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

yihu pushes Danky off and gets back to his feet.
yihu throws a sloppy head kick

and Danky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in yihu's guard now.
yihu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Danky is controlling him.
Danky tries to free his leg and advance position but yihu is retaining full guard.
Danky preventing the sweep.
yihu keeping full guard, as Danky tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
yihu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Danky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Danky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt yihu.
yihu avoids the head kick by Danky.
yihu stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from yihu misses the target.
yihu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
yihu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danky. Danky obviously looking to wear him down.

yihu moves into range and clinches up with Danky.
yihu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
yihu misses with a knee to the head.
yihu throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
yihu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
yihu misses with a knee strike.
Danky can't break the clinch.
Danky can't break the clinch.
Danky can't break the clinch.
Danky can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danky tries to score a body lock takedown but yihu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
huk yihu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yihu tries a knee to the head but Danky blocks it.
yihu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Danky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. yihu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
yihu connects with a knee to the head.

yihu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Danky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip yihu to the mat. yihu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

yihu pushes Danky off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

yihu clinches up against the cage.
yihu misses with a knee strike.
Danky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. yihu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danky can't break the clinch.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Danky gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Danky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
yihu is trying to stand up here but Danky is controlling him well.
Danky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yihu is trying to stand up here but Danky is controlling him well.
Danky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Danky postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for yihu to stand up.
Danky throws a combination that misses

and yihu counters by moving into the clinch.
yihu throws a knee to the head but misses.
yihu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danky blocks it with crossed arms.

Danky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
yihu wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.
Danky tries to close the distance and clinch but yihu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Danky with that takedown attempt.
Danky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
yihu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danky tries to clinch but yihu moves away

and yihu moves into the clinch.
Danky can't break the clinch.
yihu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
yihu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. yihu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
yihu stalling against the cage.
Danky tries to score a body lock takedown but yihu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
yihu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Danky is trying to break free.
yihu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
yihu taking a breather.

Danky lands a takedown into guard.

yihu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Danky off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky wants to land a leg kick but yihu is out of range.
yihu tries a head kick but it misses.
Danky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
yihu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danky has his takedown stuffed

and yihu counters by moving into the clinch.
yihu crunches a lovely knee into Danky's ribcage.
yihu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
yihu keeps control of Danky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
yihu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
yihu trying to land knees to the body.

Danky manages to break the clinch.
yihu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Danky misses with the body kick

and yihu counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dom Danky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Danky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but yihu swivels and escapes.
Danky clinches but yihu breaks the clinch
and yihu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
yihu ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky keeps the fight on the outside.
yihu tries to clinch but Danky is having none of it.
A big left from Danky misses.
No joy there for Danky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
yihu misses with a body kick.
yihu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danky wants to clinch but yihu slips to the side

and yihu counters by moving into the clinch.
Danky has had enough of the clinch but yihu keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by yihu.
yihu missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yihu is trying to stall.
Danky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but yihu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as yihu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Danky can't get the takedown.
huk yihu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Danky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danky goes for a takedown in the clinch but yihu prevents it.
yihu lands a left hand.
Danky working aggressively here.
yihu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danky's face.
Danky is looking to break free of the clinch but yihu has double underhooks.
yihu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danky is trying to break the clinch but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
yihu looking to throw knees to the head but Danky is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
yihu tries a knee to the head but Danky blocks it.
Danky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danky is trying to break the clinch but yihu has him pressed against the cage.
yihu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
yihu keeps control of Danky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
yihu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Danky wants to get back to striking at distance but yihu won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as yihu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
yihu crunches a lovely knee into Danky's ribcage.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but Danky blocks with his arms.
Danky is trying to break free.
yihu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Danky up against the cage.

Danky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
yihu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danky closes this distance looking for a takedown but yihu circles away.
Nice body punch from Danky.
yihu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Danky.
yihu is looking to clinch but Danky is avoiding it.
yihu wants to clinch up but Danky keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danky moves into the clinch successfully.
yihu wants to stall.
yihu looking to throw knees to the head but Danky is blocking nicely.
Danky wants to break free but yihu has control.

Danky successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danky is on top in guard.

Danky gets to his feet. yihu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Danky with a nice cross.
yihu tries to clinch up but Danky circles away and keeps his distance.
Danky tries to clinch but fails miserably

and yihu moves into the clinch.
Danky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Danky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
yihu prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky wants to get back to striking at distance but yihu won't allow it.
yihu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Danky tries for a takedown but yihu manages to get underhooks.
yihu scores with a shoulder strike.
Danky goes for a takedown in the clinch but yihu prevents it.
Danky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but yihu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
yihu leaning against his opponent.
yihu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danky blocks it with crossed arms.
Dom Danky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Danky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
yihu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danky shoots in but yihu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danky keeps the fight on the outside.
Danky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has yihu pinned against the cage. yihu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
huk yihu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Danky.

And that's the end of the fight!
huk yihu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!