PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Yared (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Cloverleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yared
vs
Cloverleaf

190 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Yared!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Cloverleaf!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloverleaf fails with the takedown.
Yared fails with the takedown

and Cloverleaf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Cloverleaf seems to be working for a kimura but Yared defends the submission attempt.

Cloverleaf wants to work for an arm triangle but Yared is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yared is looking to improve his position.
Yared manages to get to full guard.
Yared keeping moving, preventing Cloverleaf from controlling successfully.

Cloverleaf thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Yared is looking for a triangle here but Cloverleaf uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Yared is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cloverleaf is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yared has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yared is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cloverleaf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cloverleaf passes to side control.

Cloverleaf is trying to get an arm triangle but Yared is defending well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cloverleaf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cloverleaf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cloverleaf looks gassed!
Yared manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yared looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cloverleaf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yared does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yared tries to roll over but Cloverleaf keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cloverleaf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yared does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Cloverleaf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yared doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cloverleaf.
Yared is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yared gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cloverleaf's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cloverleaf passes into half guard.
Cloverleaf is trying to control the action in half guard but Yared is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Cloverleaf is working for a kimura but Yared is defending it quite comfortably.
Cloverleaf lands strikes from half guard.
Yared tries to roll over but Cloverleaf keeps him under control.
Yared has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cloverleaf is working away from the top position though.

Cloverleaf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yared doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cloverleaf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yared is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cloverleaf pulls his head out easily.
Cloverleaf passes to side control.
Yared is trying to get back to half guard.

Cloverleaf is trying to get an arm triangle but Yared is defending well.
Cloverleaf advances to full mount.

Cloverleaf looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Cloverleaf dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cloverleaf misses with a takedown attempt

and Yared counters with a single leg into guard. Cloverleaf didn't expect that.

Cloverleaf looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yared is defending well. Cloverleaf quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yared has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cloverleaf celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Cloverleaf!