PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Red Yabai (ranked 2761 p4p, 3725 weight class) and Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 248 p4p, 322 weight class). Daniko Montpoisante will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yabai
vs
Montpoisante

158 cm
27
139
6 - 6 - 0

173 cm
29
153
9 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniko Montpoisante!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montpoisante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montpoisante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yabai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yabai is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Yabai.
Montpoisante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yabai lands a nice hook to Montpoisante's body. Montpoisante takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montpoisante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Montpoisante misses.
Montpoisante throws a hook but Yabai avoids it easily.
Montpoisante throws a looping overhand right but Yabai ducks down to avoid it.
As Montpoisante tries to get set, Yabai tries to push him back and clinch up but Montpoisante manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montpoisante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Montpoisante tried to score with a low kick but Yabai checks it.
Montpoisante defending well as Yabai loads up on a big left hand.
Montpoisante lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yabai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yabai is looking to counter punch.
Yabai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montpoisante tries to move into range but Yabai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Yabai shoots in and bounces Montpoisante off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yabai trying to control the position from guard on top but Montpoisante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yabai postures up in Montpoisante's guard and throws a big left but Montpoisante blocks it.
Montpoisante controlling Yabai's posture.
Yabai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yabai throwing strikes but missing.
Yabai trying to control the position from guard on top but Montpoisante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Montpoisante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yabai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yabai works over Montpoisante with some ground and pound from guard.
Montpoisante has Yabai pulled in close to control his posture.
Yabai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montpoisante's head.
Yabai throwing strikes from guard but Montpoisante blocks nicely.
Yabai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yabai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Montpoisante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yabai.
Montpoisante is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Montpoisante misses the shot to the body.
Yabai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montpoisante misses with a hook
and Yabai counters with a straight right hand.

Montpoisante closes the distance and clinches.
Yabai wants to take the fight to the mat but Montpoisante manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Montpoisante is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Montpoisante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick there by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante throws a head kick that misses
and Yabai counters with a stiff right hand.
Montpoisante throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montpoisante throws a right hand that Yabai ducks under and follows up with a left that Yabai also avoids with ease.
Yabai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Yabai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Montpoisante gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yabai's efforts to push away.

Montpoisante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montpoisante misses with a hook
and Yabai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Montpoisante thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniko Montpoisante will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yabai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yabai is looking to counter punch.
Yabai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Montpoisante clinches with his opponent.
Yabai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montpoisante's elbow.
A short uppercut from Yabai.
Yabai has a couple of punches blocked by Montpoisante.
Yabai looking for a takedown.
Yabai throws a punch but it's blocked by Montpoisante.
Yabai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montpoisante is trying to break the clinch but Yabai is controlling him.
Montpoisante misses with some punches.
Yabai lands with a light punch inside.
Yabai misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yabai breaks the clinch.
Yabai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Montpoisante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yabai scrambles back to his feet.
Montpoisante throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yabai counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montpoisante scoring well with a low kick there.
Montpoisante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Yabai is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabai gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Montpoisante gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniko Montpoisante!