PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between abra yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiens Dinh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

yeo
vs
Dinh

185 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, abra yeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiens Dinh!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yeo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
yeo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from yeo misses.
yeo circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dinh connects with a nasty looking knee right to yeo's face.

Dinh breaks the clinch.
yeo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
yeo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dinh fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dinh has yeo up against the cage in a clinch.
yeo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dinh gets an underhook and turns yeo into the cage.
yeo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dinh has him pressed against the cage.
Dinh with a knee to the head.

It looks like abra yeo has been cut.
Dinh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dinh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
yeo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dinh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
yeo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dinh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dinh.
yeo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dinh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for abra yeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yeo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dinh prevents it.
yeo is breathing heavily.
Dinh landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh scores a nice knee to the body.
yeo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dinh wants a takedown but no success here.
Dinh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dinh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
yeo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dinh stops a takedown attempt from yeo.
Dinh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Dinh breaks the clinch.
yeo fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dinh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
yeo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dinh circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dinh. That's going to slow yeo down.
yeo misses with the combination.
Dinh moves out of range of the body kick from yeo.
yeo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dinh tries to clinch but yeo is having none of it.
Dinh is looking to clinch but yeo is avoiding it.
yeo misses with a wild combination.
yeo misses with a wild combination.

That's two 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.
Dinh with a poor takedown

and yeo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dinh!
yeo landing strikes from the mount and Dinh is in trouble!
The referee warns Dinh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
yeo controlling the pace for now.

yeo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dinh wants to try and get back to his feet.
yeo working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinh tries to hold on but yeo postures up.
yeo with a couple of short strikes.
yeo working the ground and pound effectively.
Dinh tries to hold on but yeo postures up.
yeo wants to control the pace but Dinh is squirming around nicely.
Dinh wants to try and get back to his feet.

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.
yeo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yeo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

yeo gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Dinh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but yeo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

yeo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
yeo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dinh is retaining full guard.
yeo wants to control from the top but Dinh keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
yeo distracts Dinh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
yeo works over Dinh with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

abra yeo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on abra yeo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

yeo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dinh fails in his attempt to clinch.
yeo just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from yeo does it's job there.

It looks like Thiens Dinh has been cut.
Dinh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dinh closes the distance and clinches up with yeo, looking for a takedown. Dinh pushes yeo against the cage but yeo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
yeo misses the jab.
yeo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dinh as he jumps to the side.

yeo feints and as Dinh raises his hands in defense, yeo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

yeo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dinh, up you get!
yeo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for abra yeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yeo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dinh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
yeo fails with a takedown attempt.
yeo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinh shoots in looking for a takedown. yeo tries to sprawl out of it but Dinh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. yeo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dinh is breathing heavily.
A low kick from yeo is predictable there
and Dinh counters with a three punch combo that has yeo backing up. yeo nods at Dinh to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from yeo misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Dinh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
yeo wants to land a leg kick but Dinh is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from yeo.
Dinh shoots in for a takedown but yeo shows good takedown defense.
Nice combo by yeo! Oh, that's hurt him - Dinh falls to the canvas and yeo follows him into side control.

Dinh is rocked!

yeo stands up and beckons Dinh to his feet.
Dinh is still on wobbly legs! Can yeo finish him?

yeo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dinh, pushing him back against the cage.
Dinh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from yeo.
yeo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dinh seems to have recovered his senses.
Dinh lands a nice uppercut.
Dinh lands a knee to the head.
Dinh scores with a knee to the head.
yeo prevents Dinh from breaking the clinch.
Dinh crunches a lovely knee into yeo's ribcage.
yeo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dinh smiles and moves away.
Dinh tries to clinch but fails miserably

and yeo counters by moving into the clinch.
yeo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dinh has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dinh.
Dinh landing knees to the body.
Dinh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinh keeps control of yeo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dinh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

yeo tries to keep at a distance but Dinh has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dinh throws an elbow but misses.
Dinh lands a knee to the head.
Dinh connects with a knee to the head.
Dinh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dinh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dinh connects with a nasty looking knee right to yeo's face.
Dinh lands a knee to the head.
Dinh with a knee to the head.
yeo tries for a takedown but Dinh manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinh lands a shot to the body.
Dinh unloads a knee to the mid-section. yeo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dinh is trying to maintain a safe position but yeo gets an underhook and turns Dinh into the cage.
yeo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dinh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dinh is working for takedown but yeo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dinh.
yeo managing to block the knees to the body from Dinh.
yeo looking for a takedown.
Dinh trying to stall but yeo improves his position.

Dinh manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dinh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
yeo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
yeo lands a head kick!
yeo shoots in but Dinh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
yeo throws a lazy head kick

and Dinh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
yeo jumps guard but Dinh stands there with yeo around his waist. yeo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dinh with a knee to the head.
yeo prevents the takedown attempt.
Dinh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
yeo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dinh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dinh.
yeo lands a hook to the side of the head.
yeo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
yeo goes for a takedown attempt but Dinh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
yeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinh is just out of range.
abra yeo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
yeo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
yeo throws a right and a left that Dinh avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
yeo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dinh slips a jab and a cross from yeo.
yeo throws a head kick but Dinh moves out of range.
Dinh tries to clinch but yeo moves out of range.
Dinh stuffs the takedown attempt from yeo. yeo gets slowly back to his feet.

Dinh has taken the fight to the clinch.
yeo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dinh pulls his leg out and moves away.
yeo wants to clinch.

yeo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dinh, pushing him back against the cage.
Dinh misses with a knee to the head.
yeo tries to score a body lock takedown but Dinh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

yeo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dinh regains guard.
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!
Dinh wants to stand up but yeo is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

yeo stands up from Dinh's guard - yeo perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

abra yeo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

yeo throws a right hand that Dinh ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinh also avoids with ease.
Dinh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
yeo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dinh is looking to clinch but yeo is avoiding it.

Dinh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dinh lands a nice elbow.
Dinh scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dinh.
Dinh connects with a nasty looking knee right to yeo's face.
yeo is trying to break free.

Dinh breaks the clinch.
Dinh throws a nice inside leg kick.

Dinh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dinh tries to break the clinch but yeo is controlling the position.
Dinh unloads a knee to the mid-section. yeo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
yeo prevents the takedown attempt.
Dinh with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dinh goes for a takedown in the clinch but yeo prevents it.
yeo tries to score a body lock takedown but Dinh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from yeo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. yeo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
abra yeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiens Dinh.
yeo is looking to break free of the clinch but Dinh has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Dinh.
yeo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dinh unloads a knee to the mid-section. yeo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
yeo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dinh.
yeo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dinh is leaning against yeo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dinh scores a nice knee to the body.

yeo pulls guard effortlessly.

yeo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
yeo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dinh is fending him off so far but yeo persists. Nope, Dinh circles away and we're back to standing.
Dinh is looking to clinch.
A low kick from yeo misses
and Dinh counters with a good low kick that yeo was not able to check.
No joy there for yeo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dinh has closed the distance and engaged yeo in a clinch.
yeo is working for takedown but Dinh is calmly controlling the position for now.
yeo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dinh has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Dinh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yeo blocks an elbow strike.
yeo wants a takedown.

yeo jumps into guard, dragging Dinh to the mat.

yeo pushes Dinh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
yeo keeps the fight on the outside.
yeo throws a combination that misses

and Dinh counters by moving into the clinch.
yeo has Dinh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dinh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dinh unloads a knee to the mid-section. yeo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dinh tries to pull guard but yeo won't allow it.
yeo fails to pull guard.
yeo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dinh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dinh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dinh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
yeo tries to pull guard but Dinh holds him up against the cage and eventually yeo drops back down to his feet.
Dinh prevents yeo from breaking the clinch.

yeo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. yeo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
yeo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
yeo is pulling down on Dinh's head. It's preventing any offense from Dinh, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo striking off his back but it's not causing Dinh any problems.

yeo kicks Dinh off and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Dinh. No joy for yeo on that attempt.
yeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dinh counters by clinching up.
Dinh keeps control of yeo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Dinh.
Thiens Dinh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dinh trying to land knees to the body.

yeo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
yeo throws a sloppy head kick and Dinh moves out of range easily.
yeo throws a right and a left that Dinh avoids nicely.
Dinh tries to close the distance and clinch up but yeo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for yeo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dinh is looking to clinch but yeo is avoiding it.
Dinh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
yeo throws a right hand that Dinh ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinh also avoids with ease.
Dinh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
yeo misses with a wild combination.
Dinh is looking to clinch.
Dinh looks to land a combination. yeo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
yeo looks to throw a body kick
and Dinh counters with a two punch combo.
yeo fails to land the takedown.
Dinh works over yeo's head and body with a nice combination.
yeo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dinh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dinh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Dinh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
yeo wants to break free but Dinh has control.
Dinh landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from yeo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Dinh.
yeo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dinh trying to stall but yeo improves his position.
Knees to the body from Dinh.
Thiens Dinh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dinh lands a knee to the head.
yeo blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiens Dinh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think yeo 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... abra yeo!