PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and darren pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes into the arena with Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yu
vs
pressley

179 cm
24
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, darren pressley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pressley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu.

Yu forces pressley back against the cage and clinches.
pressley is working for takedown but Yu is calmly controlling the position for now.
pressley is trying to drag Yu to the mat but Yu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like darren pressley has been cut.

pressley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
pressley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
pressley stops Yu from standing up.
pressley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
pressley throws a big right hand that misses.
Yu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst pressley is controlling him.
pressley throws and elbow that misses. Yu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in pressley's guard. Nice move by Yu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pressley working a defensive guard here.
pressley has a closed guard, preventing Yu from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pressley wants to sweep here but Yu controlling him for the moment.
pressley has a closed guard, preventing Yu from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but pressley pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
pressley connects with a right hand. Yu shakes it off.
Mike Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yu rushes pressley and presses him up against the cage.
pressley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mike Yu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of darren pressley.
Yu lands an elbow that stopped pressley in his tracks for a moment.
Yu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Yu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu tries to clinch but pressley is having none of it.
Yu scores with a one two! pressley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Yu moves into range and clinches up with pressley.
Yu slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Yu.
Yu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
pressley tries for a takedown but Yu manages to get underhooks.

Yu manages to break the clinch.
pressley tries for a takedown but Yu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
pressley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yu as he jumps to the side.
pressley looks gassed!
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - pressley circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pressley thows a body shot but no joy.
pressley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yu is looking to clinch but pressley is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
pressley dives in and grabs Yu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yu pushes down on pressley's head and hops out.
pressley dives in and grabs Yu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yu pushes down on pressley's head and hops out.
Yu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Yu manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Yu.

Yu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yu is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up darren pressley's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yu lands with a light punch inside.
Yu stops a takedown attempt from pressley.
Yu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Yu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but pressley pushes him off.
Yu tries to clinch but pressley is having none of it.

Yu darts in and clinches pressley up against the cage.
pressley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Yu.
A right hook to the body lands for Yu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yu wants to clinch.
Yu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on darren pressley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yu gets a clinch.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
Yu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Yu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yu lands an elbow inside that pressley shrugs off.
Yu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Yu as the two fighters clinch.
Yu lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above darren pressley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yu lands a right hand that snaps the head of pressley backwards.
Yu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yu avoiding damage.
Yu lands a body punch.
Yu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Yu as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yu.
A short right from Yu.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yu digs a right hand into pressley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on pressley's gas tank.
Yu displaying some good clinch control by pressing pressley up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yu lands a hook that snaps the head of pressley backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yu lands a left hand.
Yu cracks pressley with a nice body shot.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

darren pressley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Yu.
Yu lands a hook that snaps the head of pressley backwards.
Nice body punch from Yu.
Yu lands a right hand that snaps the head of pressley backwards.
Nice elbow from Yu.
Yu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yu scores with a shot to the side of pressley's head.
Yu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yu lands with a left to the head.
Yu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of pressley backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at darren pressley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Yu!