PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Lauzier (ranked 2843 p4p, 5100 weight class) and Kyle Yike Ii (ranked 364 p4p, 510 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lauzier
vs
Yike Ii

192 cm
21
198
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
21
195
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Lauzier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Yike Ii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yike Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Lauzier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Yike Ii catches Lauzier right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Gabriel Lauzier has been cut.
Lauzier misses with a hook. Yike Ii ducked under it nicely.
Yike Ii throws a hook but Lauzier avoids it easily.
Lauzier staying out of range there.
Yike Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A cross from Yike Ii lands.
Lauzier misses with a hook.
Lauzier throws a combination. Yike Ii tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yike Ii misses with a hook. Lauzier ducked under it nicely.
Lauzier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lauzier misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yike Ii with a nice cross.
Yike Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauzier.
Yike Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lauzier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yike Ii throws the left hand but Lauzier avoids the punch easily.
Lauzier throws an overhand right that lands on Yike Ii's shoulder, as Yike Ii tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzier catches Yike Ii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lauzier has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gabriel Lauzier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut. Yike Ii saw that one coming.
Lauzier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yike Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lauzier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lauzier misses with a right hand
and Yike Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Gabriel Lauzier's cut is getting worse.
Lauzier moves away from the strike by Yike Ii.
Lauzier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lauzier slips under a jab from Yike Ii.
Yike Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauzier.
Yike Ii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lauzier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 jab from Lauzier misses.
Lauzier misses with an uppercut
and Yike Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Lauzier there.
Lauzier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yike Ii.
Yike Ii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yike Ii swings for the body but Lauzier moves out of range.
Yike Ii slips a straight right by Lauzier.
Lauzier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lauzier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yike Ii.
Lauzier defending well as Yike Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Lauzier throws a jab when Yike Ii was well out of range.
Lauzier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yike Ii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lauzier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yike Ii throws a fast counter high kick but Lauzier manages to duck under it in time.
Lauzier throws a hook but Yike Ii blocks it.
Yike Ii staying out of range there.
Lauzier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yike Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yike Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yike Ii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauzier.
Yike Ii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yike Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yike Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauzier.
Yike Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yike Ii throws a nice looking combination but Lauzier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lauzier throws a good cross that connects.
Lauzier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lauzier throws a hook but Yike Ii blocks it.
Yike Ii is looking for the big counter here.
Lauzier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yike Ii misses with a straight left.
Yike Ii looks to throw the jab but Lauzier is out of range.
Lauzier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yike Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yike Ii scores with a jab.
Lauzier looks to land a right hand but Yike Ii moved out of range.
Yike Ii walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yike Ii ducks under a wild hook from Lauzier.
Yike Ii takes one to the chin there.
Lauzier misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yike Ii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lauzier throws a hook but Yike Ii avoids it easily.
Yike Ii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yike Ii looks to land a right hand but Lauzier moved out of range.
Yike Ii scores with a jab to the head.

Gabriel Lauzier's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lauzier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Lauzier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yike Ii throws a head kick but Lauzier moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lauzier misses the target.
Yike Ii throws a looping overhand right but Lauzier ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Yike Ii.
Lauzier throws a hook to the side of Yike Ii's head but Yike Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yike Ii moves out of range as Lauzier strikes.
Yike Ii moves out of range as Lauzier strikes.
Yike Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yike Ii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lauzier staying out of range there.
Lauzier throws a jab but it's blocked by Yike Ii.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Lauzier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lauzier's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yike Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lauzier moves away.
Lauzier throws a jab when Yike Ii was well out of range.
Lauzier avoids the body shot from Yike Ii.
Lauzier appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lauzier slips a jab and a cross from Yike Ii.
Lauzier lands with an uppercut that bounces Yike Ii off the cage and back into range.
Lauzier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yike Ii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yike Ii scores with a one two! Lauzier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gabriel Lauzier is winning the standup battle so far.
Lauzier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yike Ii.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lauzier, as that shot connected.
Lauzier throws a shot to the body.
Lauzier misses with a lunging right hand
and Yike Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Lauzier is rocked!

Jeez, Gabriel Lauzier's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Lauzier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yike Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
Lauzier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yike Ii. Yike Ii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kyle Yike Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yike Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yike Ii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lauzier misses its intended target.
Lauzier lands a lovely overhand right.
Lauzier throws a lazy right hand but Yike Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lauzier misses with a lunging right hand
and Yike Ii counters with a series of strikes. Lauzier will be more careful next time no doubt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Lauzier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyle Yike Ii!