PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narong Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum has chosen I Love You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pound
vs
Yeerum

185 cm
28
162 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narong Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeerum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Yeerum rushes Pound and presses him up against the cage.
Pound changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yeerum fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Yeerum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pound lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Pound breaks the clinch.

Yeerum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pound tries to pull guard but Yeerum holds him up against the cage and eventually Pound drops back down to his feet.
Yeerum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pound is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeerum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Pound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeerum with a knee to the head.
Pound is working for takedown but Yeerum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeerum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yeerum lands an elbow just above Pound 's eye.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeerum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yeerum scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ground Pound has been cut.
Pound lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pound lands a hook that snaps the head of Yeerum backwards.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pound wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeerum has him pressed against the cage.
Yeerum misses with a knee to the head.
Pound tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yeerum smiles and moves away.

Yeerum gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum lands a knee to the body.
Yeerum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pound has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Pound escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yeerum moves into the clinch.
Pound wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pound is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pound tries to pull guard but Yeerum won't allow it.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
Yeerum lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Yeerum.
Pound is looking to break free of the clinch but Yeerum has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pound.
Pound is breathing heavily.
Pound is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeerum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yeerum lands a nice uppercut.
Yeerum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yeerum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pound has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
Yeerum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pound has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
Pound wants to get back to striking at distance but Yeerum won't allow it.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pound in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yeerum lands an elbow that stopped Pound in his tracks for a moment.
Yeerum with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yeerum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pound lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yeerum or not.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum is pressed up against the cage. Pound has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yeerum down to the mat. Yeerum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pound shoots in looking for a takedown. Yeerum tries to sprawl out of it but Pound keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yeerum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Yeerum has managed to clinch.
Yeerum lands an elbow just above Pound 's eye.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yeerum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yeerum gets underhooks to prevent Pound's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yeerum obliges.
A short right from Yeerum on the inside.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum misses with a knee strike.
Yeerum lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yeerum.
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pound blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeerum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pound takes an elbow to the temple.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Yeerum prevents a body shot from Pound.
Pound softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but Pound blocks it.
Pound using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yeerum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeerum tries to land knees in the clinch but Pound avoids the damage to the body.
Pound wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yeerum obliges.
Yeerum with a knee to the head.
Yeerum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pound.
Yeerum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pound's face.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
Pound lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pound tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pound jumps guard but Yeerum stands there with Pound around his waist. Pound gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum misses with a knee to the head.
Pound wants a takedown.
Pound wants a takedown.

That's four 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.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum lands a knee to the body.
Pound changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yeerum fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yeerum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pound has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Pound shrugs off.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yeerum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yeerum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pound has Yeerum pushed against the cage.
Pound misses with a knee to the head.
Pound lands a knee to the body.

Pound breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound walks into a jab.

Pound changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yeerum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yeerum can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pound wants to stand but Yeerum has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Yeerum lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narong Yeerum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yeerum darts in and clinches Pound up against the cage.
Yeerum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pound blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yeerum gets underhooks to prevent Pound's takedown attempt.
Pound is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yeerum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pound drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yeerum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Pound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pound looking for a takedown.
Yeerum working Pound over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
Yeerum landing knees to the head.
Yeerum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
Pound has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yeerum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yeerum is pressed up against the cage. Pound has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yeerum down to the mat. Yeerum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Yeerum.

Yeerum has Pound up against the cage in a clinch.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeerum avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Pound shrugs off.
Pound can't find room to land a body shot as Yeerum controls the action.
Pound takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeerum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pound blocks it with crossed arms.
Yeerum lands an elbow that stopped Pound in his tracks for a moment.
Yeerum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pound lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yeerum misses with a knee strike.
Pound has Yeerum pushed against the cage.
Yeerum prevents the takedown attempt.
Yeerum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pound jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yeerum walks away with a smile on his face. Pound gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pound scores a takedown into full mount!
Pound has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yeerum's face.
Pound lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Pound is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yeerum has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yeerum!
Pound looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yeerum puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound is looking to improve his position.

Yeerum escapes and gets back to his feet.
Yeerum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yeerum wants it to stay on the feet.

Yeerum rushes Pound and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yeerum scores with a knee to the head.
Pound drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yeerum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yeerum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yeerum connects with a solid leg kick.
Yeerum lands a nice shot that snaps Pound's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pound goes for a takedown attempt but Yeerum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yeerum scores with a spinning back kick!

Yeerum instigates a clinch.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but Pound blocks with his arms.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
Pound looking to slow down the pace here.
Pound tries for a takedown but Yeerum manages to get underhooks.
Pound takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeerum looking to throw knees to the head but Pound is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yeerum as Pound tries to tie him up.
Pound takes a knee to the side of the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pound tries to land knees in the clinch but Yeerum avoids the damage to the body.
Yeerum throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yeerum prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yeerum obliges.
Pound blocks an elbow strike.
Yeerum lands a nice knee to the body.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Pound breaks the clinch.
Pound changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yeerum tries to avoid it but Pound manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yeerum to the ground. Yeerum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pound fails with the takedown.
Yeerum lands with a nice body kick.
Pound fails to land the takedown.
Narong Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pound takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound tries to clinch
and Yeerum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Yeerum has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Yeerum.
Yeerum prevents the takedown attempt.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pound's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narong Yeerum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yeerum, as that shot connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yeerum, right into the meat.
Pound tries to clinch

and Yeerum moves into the clinch.
Pound fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pound goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yeerum prevents it.
Yeerum misses with a knee to the head.
Pound working hard to break the clinch.
Pound drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yeerum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ground Pound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pound tries to land a knee to the head but Yeerum blocks with his arms.
Yeerum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pound's defenses.
Yeerum with a knee to the head.
Yeerum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yeerum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pound in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pound trying to control the position but instead, Yeerum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pound into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Yeerum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeerum.
Yeerum lands a knee to the body.
Pound changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yeerum fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yeerum gets a clinch.
Yeerum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pound in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pound is looking to break free of the clinch but Yeerum has double underhooks.
Pound is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yeerum is keeping busy.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
Pound looking for a takedown.
Yeerum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pound looking to stall.
Yeerum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pound takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but Pound blocks it.
Yeerum avoiding damage as Pound throws knees to the body.
Yeerum prevents a takedown attempt there.
Narong Yeerum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeerum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pound jumps guard but Yeerum stands there with Pound around his waist. Pound gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but Pound blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Yeerum - that landed with a thud.
Yeerum landing knees to the head.
Pound looking for a takedown.
Pound misses with the head strike.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Pound.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pound lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yeerum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pound blocks it with crossed arms.
Yeerum prevents a takedown attempt there.

Pound manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pound is on top in guard.
Yeerum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yeerum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pound. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yeerum wants to sweep here but Pound controlling him for the moment.
Yeerum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pound has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound advances position into side control!
Yeerum parries the strikes from Pound easily there. Pound is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yeerum to escape.

Yeerum sneaks out the side door and pushes Pound away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Pound tries for a takedown but Yeerum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pound wants to clinch but Yeerum slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pound has a takedown stuffed.
Pound has his takedown stuffed

and Yeerum moves into the clinch.
Yeerum lands a damaging elbow.
Yeerum misses with a knee strike.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Pound shrugs off.
Pound blocks an elbow strike.
Pound tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum working Pound over with knees to the body.
Yeerum lands a left hand.
Pound tries to pull guard but Yeerum won't allow it.
Yeerum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pound is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yeerum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pound takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pound working hard to break the clinch.
Yeerum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pound misses with a punch to the body.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
Ground Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narong Yeerum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pound goes for a takedown attempt but Yeerum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yeerum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pound tries to clinch but Yeerum moves away

and Yeerum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yeerum.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yeerum lands an elbow that stopped Pound in his tracks for a moment.
Yeerum missing with knees to the body.
Yeerum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pound can't find room to land a body shot as Yeerum controls the action.
Nice body punch from Pound - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Narong Yeerum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yeerum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narong Yeerum!