PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatchakorn Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum has chosen The Thai Monk as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rogan
vs
Yeerum

185 cm
25
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tatchakorn Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Rogan. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Yeerum. Beautiful body shot.
Rogan moves in looking to clinch but Yeerum pushes him off.
Yeerum cracks a nice hook into Rogan's ribs.
Rogan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yeerum avoids it really well and circles away.
Yeerum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Rogan 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeerum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rogan.
Rogan tries a low kick but Yeerum avoids it.

Rogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yeerum has his hands on Rogan's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogan won't allow Yeerum to sweep him here.
Yeerum has his hands on Rogan's head, controlling the position.
Rogan wants to control from the top but Yeerum keeps moving.
Rogan 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.
Rogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yeerum swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yeerum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yeerum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogan misses with a body kick.
Yeerum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogan moves away.
Yeerum jabs Rogan right on the nose. Rogan blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan slips under a jab.
Rogan jabs Yeerum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogan moves out of range as Yeerum strikes.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan swings for the body but Yeerum moves out of range.
Tatchakorn Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeerum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rogan.
Yeerum lands a body shot.
Rogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Yeerum lands a jab-cross combination.
Yeerum works Rogan's body with a nice hook.
Rogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum lands with a right hand.

Joe Rogan's cut is getting worse.
Rogan fails with the takedown.
Yeerum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeerum throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogan.
Yeerum throws a lazy uppercut
and Rogan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yeerum avoids the head kick by Rogan.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses.

Rogan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yeerum manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeerum won't allow Rogan to sweep him here.
Yeerum wants to control from the top but Rogan keeps moving.
Rogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogan, not yet.
Rogan keeping full guard, as Yeerum tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeerum wants to control from the top but Rogan keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogan pulls Yeerum in close to prevent any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yeerum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogan at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeerum is just out of range.
Rogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeerum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogan.
Yeerum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogan scores with a spinning back kick!
Rogan shoots for a takedown but Yeerum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogan with a jab.
Yeerum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yeerum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yeerum throws the left hand but Rogan avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogan.
Rogan misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rogan, right into the meat.
Yeerum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Rogan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Rogan drives through and clinches with Yeerum against the cage.
Yeerum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Yeerum breaks the clinch.
Rogan misses with the combination.
Rogan lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeerum.
A telegraphed right hand from Yeerum misses the target.
A jab from Yeerum finds it's way through Rogan's defenses.
Rogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogan thuds a left hand into Yeerum's body.
Rogan connects with a leg kick. Yeerum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yeerum.
Yeerum throws a sloppy body shot

and Rogan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogan throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yeerum pushes Rogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Rogan misses with a leg kick
and Yeerum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Rogan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yeerum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rogan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Rogan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yeerum is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rogan off and has taken his back!
Yeerum missing with strikes.
Rogan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rogan is trying to break free.
Yeerum avoiding Rogan 's attempts to control his hands.
Yeerum scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rogan is looking for a way out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeerum lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rogan to escape the position.
Rogan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yeerum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rogan is looking to improve his position but Yeerum isn't that keen on the idea.
Yeerum landing punches.

Joe Rogan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rogan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yeerum lands a big shot there that rocks Rogan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Jeez, Joe Rogan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tatchakorn Yeerum!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tatchakorn Yeerum thanked Untouchable Fight Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).