PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kartik Yay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yay
vs
Jiu Jitsu

176 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kartik Yay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randjob Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kartik Yay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiu Jitsu drops his hands momentarily and Yay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jiu Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch
and Jiu Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Yay misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yay keeps the fight on the outside.
Jiu Jitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Yay circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Yay lands.
Jiu Jitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Yay circles away.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up
and Yay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiu Jitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Yay.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up but Yay circles away and keeps his distance.
Yay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Jiu Jitsu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yay swinging wildly here.
Yay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up.

Jiu Jitsu has Yay up against the cage in a clinch.
Yay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yay looking to slow down the pace here.
Yay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yay can't find room to land a body shot as Jiu Jitsu controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yay is pushing Jiu Jitsu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jiu Jitsu tries to pull guard but Yay won't allow it.
Yay throws a head punch that misses.
Yay lands an uppercut.
Yay stalling the fight.
Yay swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiu Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiu Jitsu jumps guard but Yay stands there with Jiu Jitsu around his waist. Jiu Jitsu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yay fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kartik Yay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yay misses with a hook. Jiu Jitsu ducked under it nicely.
Jiu Jitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiu Jitsu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jiu Jitsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jiu Jitsu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yay counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yay.
Yay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiu Jitsu moves away.
Yay wants to land a leg kick but Jiu Jitsu is out of range.
Yay lands a head shot.
Jiu Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yay.
Nice uppercut lands for Yay. That snapped Jiu Jitsu's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Yay pushes him off.
Yay throws out a powerful jab.
Sloppy strikes from Yay. Those never looked like landing.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up but Yay circles away and keeps his distance.
Kartik Yay is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiu Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Yay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jiu Jitsu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jiu Jitsu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to clinch.
Yay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Yay moves out of range.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yay scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yay swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiu Jitsu.
Yay lands a nice looking body shot.
Yay lands a really nice looking cross but Jiu Jitsu seems unphased.
Yay jabs at Jiu Jitsu's body.
Yay clobbers Jiu Jitsu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kartik Yay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up but Yay circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kartik Yay dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yay misses with a body shot.
Yay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yay swinging wildly here.
Yay digs a good hook to Jiu Jitsu's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Yay misses the target.
Jiu Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Yay pushes him off.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Yay moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch there but Yay circles away.
Jiu Jitsu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jiu Jitsu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jiu Jitsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiu Jitsu fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jiu Jitsu doesn't manage to clinch there - Yay circles away.
Yay lands with a good body shot.
Yay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jiu Jitsu's hands.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but Yay moves out of range.
Yay circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up.
Yay throws a lazy right hand but Jiu Jitsu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Jiu Jitsu gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yay here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yay.
Yay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yay misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu blocks a body shot from Yay.
Yay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jiu Jitsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yay swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiu Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Jiu Jitsu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yay uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jiu Jitsu working for a triangle but Yay defends it easily.
Jiu Jitsu keeping full guard, as Yay tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kartik Yay did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jiu Jitsu avoids the body shot from Yay.
A telegraphed right hand from Yay misses the target.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jiu Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yay misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yay counters with a straight right hand.
Jiu Jitsu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jiu Jitsu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiu Jitsu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiu Jitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yay jabs at Jiu Jitsu's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yay misses with a looping left.
Yay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up.
Jiu Jitsu needs to keep his hands up - Yay had a free shot at his head there.
Jiu Jitsu slips a jab and a cross from Yay.
Jiu Jitsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiu Jitsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu moves to clinch but Yay breaks away
and Yay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yay scores with a body shot.
Jiu Jitsu wants to clinch.
Yay connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yay scores with a jab.
Yay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yay connects with a nice looking jab.
Yay throws a right and a left that Jiu Jitsu avoids nicely.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kartik Yay had his way with Randjob Jiu Jitsu in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yay looks for the body kick but Jiu Jitsu saw that one coming.
Yay throws a shot from downtown. Jiu Jitsu moves away and avoids it.
Yay misses with a hook. Jiu Jitsu ducked under it nicely.
Yay circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yay is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiu Jitsu slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiu Jitsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jiu Jitsu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yay finds it's way round the side to connect with Jiu Jitsu's head.
Yay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Yay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jiu Jitsu closes the distance and clinches.
Yay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiu Jitsu's elbow.
Jiu Jitsu tries to pull guard but Yay won't allow it.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to pull guard but Yay has him pressed against the cage.
Yay misses with the head strike.
Yay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiu Jitsu's elbow.
Yay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yay can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yay swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Yay breaks the clinch.
Yay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jiu Jitsu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yay throws a right and a left that Jiu Jitsu avoids nicely.
Kartik Yay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yay misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yay fails to land with a series of punches.
Jiu Jitsu moves in looking to clinch but Yay pushes him off.
Yay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yay scores with the left hand. Jiu Jitsu knows he should have avoided that one.
Yay swats away the attempt to clinch by Jiu Jitsu.
Randjob Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Yay.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kartik Yay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kartik Yay!
Kartik Yay is the new middleweight champion!