PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Yan (ranked 5723 p4p, 25641 weight class) and Quek Wei (ranked 301 p4p, 330 weight class). Sergei Yan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Yan
vs
Wei

182 cm
25
145
1 - 2 - 0

155 cm
25
130
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quek Wei!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yan. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wei slips under a jab.
Wei wants to counter with a clinch but Yan pushes him away.
Wei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yan pinned against the cage. Yan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yan cracks Wei with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yan. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei tries to counter with a clinch but Yan shakes him off and moves away.
Yan misses with a wild body shot.
Wei moves away from the strike by Yan.
Wei changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wei slips a jab from Yan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei darts in looking for a takedown but Yan gets double underhooks and turns Wei into the cage.
Sergei Yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quek Wei.
Yan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yan defends it well.
Yan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yan with a jab.
Yan misses with a wild body shot.
Yan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wei shoots in looking for a takedown. Yan tries to sprawl out of it but Wei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yan tries to bum rush Wei with a series of wild strikes but Wei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yan lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan lands a glancing blow to the side of Wei's head.
Yan connects with a right hand. Wei shakes it off.
Wei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Wei.
Yan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan throws a hook but Wei blocks it.
Sergei Yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Wei tries to counter it with a takedown but Yan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yan. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yan throws a series of strikes that have Wei backpedaling.
Yan throws a shot from downtown. Wei moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Yan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wei lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yan looks to land a left hand but Wei moved out of range nicely.
Wei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yan as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
Wei moves out of range as Yan strikes.
Yan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yan misses with a two punch combination.
Yan throws a hook but Wei blocks it.
Yan throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Wei feints the counter takedown.
Yan misses with a shot to the body

and Wei counters by moving into the clinch.
Yan jumps guard but Wei stands there with Yan around his waist. Yan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wei wants a takedown.
Yan stalling the fight.
Wei drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yan pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yan.
Wei tries to counter with a clinch but Yan shakes him off and moves away.
Yan scores with a sloppy right hand. Wei should have avoided that one.
Wei tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yan defends well and Wei ends up having to push Yan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wei looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yan lands with a good body shot.
Yan throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Sergei Yan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Yan misses the target.
Wei shoots in looking for a takedown but Yan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yan swings widly with a right hand
and Wei counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
Wei feints the counter takedown.
Wei dives in for a single leg takedown but Yan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yan's waist but Yan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wei off to one side.
Wei looks winded!
Wei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yan.
Wei walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Yan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Wei ducks under a wild hook from Yan.
Sergei Yan is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wei.
Yan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wei slips a straight right by Yan.
Wei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wei with the counter takedown but Yan avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yan. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yan misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yan.
Wei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yan sprawls well. Yan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wei gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wei is just out of range.
Yan missing with a left hand there. Wei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wei with the counter takedown but Yan avoids it easily.
Yan throws a hook but Wei blocks it.
Wei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
Wei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yan as he jumps to the side.
Sergei Yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quek Wei.
Yan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wei was well out of range. Poor timing from Yan.
Yan throws a hook but Wei avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yan. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wei changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yan swings for the body but Wei moves out of range.
Yan lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wei can do to turn this around?
Wei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut lands for Yan. That snapped Wei's head back.
Yan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wei.
Decent striking displayed by Yan there.
Wei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan stuffs the takedown.
Wei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yan.
Wei walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yan as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Yan misses its intended target.
Wei blocks a jab.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yan defends it well.
Yan throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Yan misses with a series of wild punches.
Wei ducks under a wild hook from Yan.
Yan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yan sets himself, and Wei steps forward looking for the clinch! Yan avoids it this time.
Yan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan loads up on a big right hand but Wei slips the punch.
Wei avoids the body shot from Yan.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yan defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan cracks Wei with a good jab.
Wei is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wei.
Yan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yan throws a right hand that Wei ducks under and follows up with a left that Wei also avoids with ease.
Wei defending well as Yan loads up on a big left hand.
Wei with the counter takedown but Yan avoids it easily.
Yan loads up on a big right hand but Wei slips the punch.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yan defends it well.
Wei shoots in looking for a takedown but Yan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wei's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yan avoids it really well and circles away.
Yan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wei is just out of range.
Wei with the counter takedown but Yan avoids it easily.
Wei shoots for a double leg takedown but Yan sprawls well. He's pushed Wei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Yan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Yan throws a right and a left that Wei avoids nicely.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yan defends it well.
Wei shoots in for a takedown but Yan shows good takedown defense.
Wei ducks under a wild hook from Yan.
Yan clobbers Wei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yan misses with the combination.
Quek Wei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wei looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yan is fending him off so far but Wei persists. Nope, Yan circles away and we're back to standing.
Yan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wei is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan throws a nice looking combination but Wei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wei shoots in but no luck this time.
Sergei Yan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quek Wei.
Wei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yan misses with a straight right.
And Wei tries to counter it with a takedown but Yan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wei is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wei was well out of range. Poor timing from Yan.
Yan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Yan as Wei shoots in.
Good shot there by Yan.
Yan misses with a looping right.
Yan throws a right hand that Wei ducks under and follows up with a left that Wei also avoids with ease.
Yan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wei under the eye.
Yan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wei was well out of range. Poor timing from Yan.
And Wei tries to counter it with a takedown but Yan pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wei tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yan throws a jab but it's blocked by Wei.
Wei with the counter takedown but Yan avoids it easily.
Wei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yan avoids it really well and circles away.
Wei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yan finds it's way round the side to connect with Wei's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wei takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wei moves away.
Wei looks for a takedown but Yan sprawls well.
Yan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wei is just out of range.
Wei tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wei feints the counter takedown.
Yan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wei shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wei or perhaps it was just good defense by Yan, which made it look bad.
Wei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yan throws a looping overhand right but Wei ducks down to avoid it.
Yan misses the shot to the body.
Quek Wei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wei.
And Wei tries to counter it with a takedown but Yan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yan throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Wei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan.
Yan misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wei shoots in but no luck this time.
Wei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yan's waist but Yan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wei off to one side.
Sergei Yan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wei slips a jab and a cross from Yan.
Wei wants to counter the offense by Yan and move into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Yan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Yan!