PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and simon yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). simon yo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kenny Florian's chin.

Florian
vs
yo

178 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, simon yo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yo wants to clinch.
Florian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but yo avoids it really well and circles away.
yo misses with a wild combination.
Florian feints and then cracks yo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow yo down.
yo swings for the body but Florian moves out of range.

Florian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming yo to the mat! yo manages to get full guard.
yo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Florian trying to control but yo is working from the bottom.
yo has control of Florian's left arm, preventing Florian from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

yo working for a triangle but Florian defends it easily.
Florian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Florian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Florian wants to stand but yo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Florian wants to control from the top but yo keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Florian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Florian misses with a body shot

and yo counters with a takedown into side control.
Florian is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yo controlling the position from side mount.
Florian is trying to get back to his feet.
Florian is breathing heavily.
yo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
yo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
yo is trying to control the action in half guard but Florian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
yo stops Florian from getting back to his feet.
yo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Florian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
yo wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Florian uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Florian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
yo looking to pass the guard.

yo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

yo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Florian throws and low kick but yo moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

simon yo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

yo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Florian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in yo's guard.
Florian trying to stand up but can't free himself from yo's guard.
yo pulls Florian in close to his closed guard and prevents Florian from doing any damage or advancing position.
Florian trying to control the position from guard on top but yo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Florian preventing the sweep.

yo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Florian passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian trying to control the position but yo is working away.
yo being controlled for a moment.
yo tries to bench press Florian off him but Florian keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Florian cracks yo with a big right hand but yo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Florian in side control, throwing shots but yo defends.

Florian decides to stand back up.
yo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Florian counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for yo!
Florian controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo tries to hold on but Florian pushes him away.
Florian looking to control and managing it successfully.
yo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Florian controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Florian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as yo is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Kenny Florian just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
yo works over Florian's head and body with a nice combination.
Florian misses with a combination

and yo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Florian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

yo throws a right hand that Florian ducks under and follows up with a left that Florian also avoids with ease.
Florian tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and yo counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Florian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Florian's guard.
Florian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
yo wants to stand but Florian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Florian is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yo wants to control from the top but Florian keeps moving.
yo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Florian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
yo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
yo trying to control but Florian is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Florian clinches but yo breaks the clinch

and yo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by yo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Florian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
yo looks to clinch

and Florian counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for yo!
Florian controlling the position easily from mount.
Florian trying to control but yo is having none of it.
You get the feeling that yo really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yo is bucking up trying to escape but Florian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Florian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
yo wants to hold on but Florian pushes him away.
yo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Florian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. yo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kenny Florian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Florian controlling from the full mount.
yo gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Florian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Florian throws a strike but yo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Florian wants to pass the guard but yo is keeping the position.
Florian looking to sit in guard and control but yo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
yo trying to control the position from guard on top but Florian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to simon yo.
I think yo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kenny Florian!