PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ijin Yu (ranked 4350 p4p, 5504 weight class) and Reece Robertson (ranked 462 p4p, 507 weight class). 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.

Yu
vs
Robertson

181 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
167
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijin Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reece Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu scores with a jab. Robertson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ijin Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Yu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yu misses with a head kick.
Robertson lands a jab to the nose.
A right-left combo lands from Yu.
Yu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yu lands a nice hook to Robertson's body. Robertson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robertson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson 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.
Robertson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yu is out of range and Robertson settles back down.
Robertson scores with a nice head shot.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yu tries a head kick but it misses.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Robertson misses with an uppercut
and Yu counters with a good, hard body kick but Robertson shrugs it off.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robertson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yu thinking.
Yu fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robertson counters with a one-two to the body.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Robertson throws a low kick, looking for Yu's leg but Yu calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yu looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Robertson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robertson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Yu. That snapped Robertson's head back.
Robertson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yu.
Yu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robertson is able to avoid easily.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Yu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu misses the target.
Robertson moves away from the strike by Yu.
A low kick from Robertson is predictable there
letting Yu counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson slips a straight right by Yu.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yu checks a leg kick.
Yu misses with a hook. Robertson ducked under it nicely.
Robertson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by Yu.
Robertson throws a low kick but Yu moves out of range easily.
Robertson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ijin Yu dominated that round.
That's time! Yu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Robertson misses with an uppercut.
Robertson lands a jab to the nose.
Robertson blocks the body kick.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
A lazy left from Robertson finds it's target.
Yu misses with a combination
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Robertson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yu has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson misses with an uppercut. Yu saw that one coming.
Yu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu scoring well with a low kick there.
Robertson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
It seemed like Robertson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yu throws a body punch but Robertson moves out of range.
Robertson throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu counters with a head kick. That will keep Robertson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yu slips under a jab from Robertson.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Yu moves away and avoids it.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Robertson is looking for the big counter here.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson unleashes a big counter combination but Yu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Robertson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ijin Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robertson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Jab, jab by Yu - just one landing.
Robertson slips a jab and a cross from Yu.
It seemed like Robertson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu swings widly with a right hand
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yu slips a jab and a cross from Robertson.
Yu connects with a body shot that sends Robertson's belly button to the back.
Robertson throws a nice looking combination but Yu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robertson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robertson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Yu throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
Yu misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Robertson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Robertson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yu throws a head kick that misses
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robertson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Robertson.
Robertson unleashes a big counter combination but Yu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ijin Yu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robertson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robertson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu.
Nice shot lands for Yu.
Robertson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Yu looks to land a right hand but Robertson moved out of range.
Yu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick from Yu lands but Robertson takes it in his stride.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yu throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Robertson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with an uppercut
enabling Robertson to counter with a crisp jab.
Yu punishes Robertson's body with a nice straight punch.
Yu looks to throw the jab but Robertson is out of range.
Yu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson tries a quick counter leg kick but Yu is wise to it.
Yu moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Robertson takes a swing at Yu's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yu.
Robertson misses with the combination.
Yu throws a quick counter head kick but Robertson was just out of range.
Yu swinging wildly here.
Robertson scores with a three punch combo!
Yu slips a straight right by Robertson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robertson swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Yu misses its intended target.
Yu ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson connects with the punch.
Ijin Yu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Robertson to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ijin Yu.
Well Yu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ijin Yu!