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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Yardow (ranked 1534 p4p, 1554 weight class) and Fiya Patron (ranked 209 p4p, 213 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.
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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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiya Patron!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patron throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Patron tries to get set, Yardow tries to push him back and clinch up but Patron manages to avoid the attempt.
Patron walks into a straight right hand from Yardow.
Yardow misses with a body shot.
Patron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yardow.
Patron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patron slips under a jab from Yardow.
Patron has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yardow moves away from the strike by Patron.
Yardow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yardow throws a series of punches but Patron moves out of range.
Patron slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patron! But no joy.
Patron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Yardow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yardow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patron misses with a body shot.
Patron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yardow is looking to counter the offense by Patron and move into the clinch.
Patron misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Patron. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yardow misses with a body shot.
Patron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yardow moves into range and clinches up with Patron.
Patron wants to break free but Yardow has control.
A short uppercut from Yardow.
A head punch on the inside from Yardow fails to land.
Patron lands an uppercut.
Patron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yardow misses with a lunging right hand
and Patron counters with a stiff right hand.
Patron throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow misses with a few strikes there.
Yardow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patron's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yardow under the eye.
Patron lands a jab to the head.
Yardow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yardow ducks under a wild hook from Patron.
Patron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patron missing with a left hand there. Yardow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patron throws a hook but Yardow avoids it easily.
Yardow misses with a shot to the body
and Patron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patron slips a straight right by Yardow.
Patron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardow throws out the jab.
Yardow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patron ducks under a wild hook from Yardow.
Patron appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Patron throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patron lands a lovely overhand right.
Yardow avoids the body shot from Patron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patron misses with a looping right.
Yardow seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Patron throws a lazy right hand but Yardow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patron throws a hook but Yardow blocks it.
Yardow slips under a jab.
Yardow scores with a jab. Patron acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yardow is looking to clinch but Patron is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Yardow.
Patron looks to throw the jab but Yardow is out of range.
Patron throws a lazy uppercut
and Yardow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patron misses the body punch
and Yardow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patron lands with a left to the head.
Yardow misses with a punch on the inside.
Yardow tries to work over Patron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Yardow.
Yardow works on Patron's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Patron.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yardow tries to land a knee to the head but Patron blocks with his arms.
Patron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patron is trying to break the clinch but Yardow is controlling him.
Patron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patron blocking some punches.
Patron breaks the clinch.
Fiya Patron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Yardow slips a jab from Patron.
Yardow is looking to counter the offense by Patron and move into the clinch.
Patron blocks a jab.
Patron throws a hook to the side of Yardow's head but Yardow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yardow throws a nice looking combination but Patron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patron scores with a jab. Yardow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Patron misses with an uppercut.
Yardow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patron swings widly with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Patron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Patron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patron defending well as Yardow loads up on a big left hand.
Patron throws a big shot that misses.
Patron getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yardow throws a series of punches but Patron moves out of range.
Yardow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yardow throws a combination that misses
and Patron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yardow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patron works Yardow's body with a nice hook.
Patron scores with a hook to the body. Yardow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Patron swings widly with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Patron finds it's target.
Patron connects with a single shot there.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Patron throws a hook but Yardow avoids it easily.
Yardow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yardow misses with a body shot.
Patron throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Yardow closes the distance and clinches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Patron.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patron.
Yardow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patron's efforts to push away.
Yardow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patron breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patron.
A slow jab from Patron misses its intended target.
Yardow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patron appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yardow throws a jab but it's blocked by Patron.
Patron swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Patron is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yardow had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Patron lands with a good body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow has Patron up against the cage in a clinch.
Yardow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yardow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patron's head backwards.
Patron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
Patron throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Yardow looks to land a right hand but Patron moved out of range.
Patron throws a lazy right hand but Yardow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patron catches Yardow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yardow misses with a straight left.
Yardow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patron.
Patron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Patron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Patron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patron slips under a jab from Yardow.
Yardow throws a right hand that Patron ducks under and follows up with a left that Patron also avoids with ease.
Yardow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patron swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patron misses with a right hand
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yardow throws a poor cross that misses
and Patron counters with a left to the body.
Yardow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patrons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yardow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Yardow. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fiya Patron will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yardow moves in looking to clinch but Patron pushes him off.
Patron misses with a jab to the body
and Yardow counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Yardow as he connects with a hook.
Patron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yardow misses with a body shot
and Patron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yardow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Yardow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yardow throws a lazy uppercut
and Patron counters with a series of strikes. Yardow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Patron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yardow was well out of range. Poor timing from Patron.
A punch lands to the side of Yardow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yardow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Patron misses with an uppercut
and Yardow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patron misses with a lunging right hand
and Yardow counters with a crisp one two that drops Patron! Yardow thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Patron to his feet! Patron is in big trouble!
Patron is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow throws a shot from downtown. Patron moves away and avoids it.
Patron is still on wobbly legs! Can Yardow finish him?
Yardow steps in with a hook that catches Patron right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Yardow follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Patron looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Yardow!
Our winner, Zane Yardow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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