PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy has chosen Coma Black - Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ingram
vs
Yuy

183 cm
26
139 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
24
132 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yuy.
Yuy throws an off balance right hand
and Ingram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Yuy does no damage.
Ingram really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Yuy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ingram is controlling Yuy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ingram avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuy.
Yuy thows a huge punch but Ingram dodges it nicely.
Yuy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yuy is working for a kimura but Ingram is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram tries to get to full guard but Yuy has control of the leg.
Ingram has his hands clasped together around Yuy's back. He's all about the action.
Yuy wants to take a breather but Ingram is having none of it.
Yuy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ingram moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yuy preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ingram seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yuy trying to control but Ingram is working from the bottom.
Yuy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Heero Yuy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yuy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ingram to counter with a crisp jab.
Yuy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ingram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ingram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yuy gets the takedown into side control.
Ingram regains half guard, as Yuy was trying to land strikes.
Yuy trying to control the action but Ingram is working from the bottom.
Yuy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ingram regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ingram keeping moving, preventing Yuy from controlling successfully.
Ingram manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram controlling his opponent.
Yuy is trying to escape the mount.
Ingram controlling his opponent.
Yuy wants to hold on but Ingram pushes him away.
Ingram tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yuy throws a combination that misses
and Ingram counters with a stiff right hand.
Yuy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ingram counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ingram scores with a takedown into Yuy's guard.
Ingram preventing the sweep.
Ingram won't allow Yuy to get back to his feet.
Ingram controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tony Ingram has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yuy misses with a left hand

and Ingram counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ingram stalling.
Yuy wants to control but Ingram is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yuy is looking for a sweep. Ingram is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ingram takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yuy is trying to maintain the position but Ingram is very close to passing his half guard.
Yuy wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuy is breathing heavily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Heero Yuy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yuy throws an off balance right hand

and Ingram counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ingram.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram content to stall in guard here.
Yuy trying to keep a closed guard but Ingram is proving a slippery customer.
Ingram not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ingram trying to control the position from guard on top but Yuy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ingram showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ingram ducks under a wild hook from Yuy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ingram counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yuy manages to get to full guard.
Ingram stopping the sweep attempt from Yuy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ingram trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ingram prevents Yuy from getting back to his feet.
Yuy working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ingram misses with a takedown attempt
and Yuy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yuy misses with a double jab

and Ingram counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yuy won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Ingram dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ingram misses with a takedown
letting Yuy counter with a right hand.
Yuy misses with a combination

and Ingram counters with a shoot takedown. Yuy fights it but they end up in guard.
Yuy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ingram controls the pace.
Yuy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yuy is pulling down on Ingram's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ingram slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yuy throws a combination that misses

and Ingram counters with a shoot takedown. Yuy fights it but they end up in guard.
Yuy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ingram slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ingram wants to control from the top but Yuy keeps moving.
Yuy pulls Ingram in to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ingram fails with the takedown
and Yuy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuy feints a jab promting Ingram to slip. Yuy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ingram slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yuy throws a right hand that Ingram ducks under and follows up with a left that Ingram also avoids with ease.
Yuy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ingram with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Ingram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yuy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ingram counters with a takedown into side control.
Yuy manages to get back to half guard.
Yuy desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ingram has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yuy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ingram sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tony Ingram has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ingram shoots in looking for a takedown but Yuy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ingram's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ingram showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ingram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ingram!