PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yuy's choice of entrance music: Coma Black - Marilyn Manson. Heero Yuy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Menzies
vs
Yuy

170 cm
26
140 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

165 cm
33
132 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Menzies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menzies throws a series of punches but Yuy avoids them all with ease.
Yuy throws a nice looking combination but Menzies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Yuy clinches up with Menzies and pushes him back against the cage.
Yuy tries to break free but Menzies pushes him back against the cage.
Menzies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Menzies pushes Yuy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yuy prevents the takedown attempt.
Menzies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yuy's efforts to push away.
Yuy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menzies has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yuy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Menzies is working Yuy over against the cage.

Yuy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuy misses with a two punch combination.
Menzies throws a shot to the body.
Yuy throws a right and a left that Menzies avoids nicely.
Yuy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yuy misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies loads up on a big right hand but Yuy slips the punch.
Yuy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menzies lands with a hook. Yuy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yuy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Menzies doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuy circles away.
Menzies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yuy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yuy wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Menzies.
Yuy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Menzies swings for the body but Yuy moves out of range.
Menzies lands the left hand.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Menzies avoids it well.
Yuy walks into a straight right hand from Menzies.
Menzies lands a nice shot that snaps Yuy's head back.
Menzies just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Menzies.
Yuy slips a jab and a cross from Menzies.
Menzies misses with a low kick as Yuy jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Menzies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yuy tries to move into range but Menzies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Menzies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuy manages to avoid it.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menzies.
Yuy shoots in for a takedown but Menzies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Menzies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yuy misses with a combination
and Menzies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yuy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Menzies avoids them all with ease.
Yuy takes a swing at Menzies's ribcage but misses.
Menzies is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Menzies slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yuy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menzies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menzies misses with a wild body shot.

Menzies shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Menzies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Menzies chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies won't allow Yuy to sweep him here.

Yuy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Menzies defends well.
Yuy wants to get back to his feet but Menzies is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menzies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yuy controls Menzies momentarily but Menzies frees himself.
Yuy is pulling down on Menzies's head to control his posture.
Yuy wants to hit a switch here but Menzies passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yuy there!
Menzies misses with a head shot.
Yuy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Yuy kicks Menzies off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuy throws a nice looking combination but Menzies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Menzies avoids it well.
Yuy takes a swing at Menzies's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menzies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yuy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Menzies avoids it well.
Menzies doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuy circles away.
Menzies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yuy has time to react.
Menzies lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Menzies throws a good cross that connects.

Menzies closes the distance and clinches.

Yuy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Menzies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yuy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menzies lands a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Yuy. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Menzies dominated that 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.

The crowd cheers as Menzies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yuy doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Menzies fails with a takedown attempt.
Steve Menzies is winning the standup battle so far.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Menzies avoids them all with ease.
Yuy swinging wildly here.
Menzies scores with a punch to the head.
Yuy checks a low kick from Menzies.
Yuy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuy walks into a jab.
Menzies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Menzies catches Yuy right on the button with a cross.
Yuy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Menzies drives through with a takedown into guard.
Menzies prevents Yuy from getting back to his feet.
Menzies sitting in guard here, content to control.
Menzies stopping the sweep attempt from Yuy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies throwing strikes but missing.
Menzies throws a big right hand that misses.
Menzies prevents Yuy from getting back to his feet.
Yuy looking to control.
Menzies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Heero Yuy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yuy thows a body shot but no joy.
Yuy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Menzies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Menzies thuds his right hand into Yuy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Menzies fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy ducks right into an uppercut from Menzies.
Yuy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Menzies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heero Yuy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yuy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Menzies throws a right and a left that Yuy avoids nicely.
Menzies throws out a powerful jab.
Menzies avoids a punch combination nicely.

Menzies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yuy is looking to break free of the clinch but Menzies has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menzies stalling.
Yuy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yuy is trying to break free.
Yuy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Menzies is trying to drag Yuy to the mat but Yuy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Menzies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Menzies rushes Yuy and presses him up against the cage.
Yuy wants to get back to striking at distance but Menzies won't allow it.
Menzies lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Menzies has him pressed against the cage.
Yuy tries to break free but Menzies pushes him back against the cage.
Yuy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Menzies is trying to maintain a safe position but Yuy gets an underhook and turns Menzies into the cage.
Yuy is trying to push Menzies away but Menzies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Yuy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuy tries a head kick but it misses.
Yuy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Menzies.
Menzies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Menzies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Yuy misses its intended target.
Yuy throws a right hand that Menzies ducks under and follows up with a left that Menzies also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Menzies.
Menzies scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Menzies.
Sloppy strikes from Menzies. Those never looked like landing.
Menzies slips a jab and a cross from Yuy.
Yuy takes one to the side of the head.

Menzies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menzies blocks a body shot from Yuy.

Yuy manages to break the clinch.
Yuy walks into a straight right hand from Menzies.
Yuy checks a leg kick nicely.

Menzies instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Menzies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yuy working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Menzies dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Menzies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuy looks to land a combination but Menzies avoids it well.
Yuy misses with a wild body shot.
Menzies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yuy.
Menzies lands with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Menzies!
Menzies slips a jab and a cross from Yuy.
No luck for Menzies with that takedown attempt.
Menzies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yuy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menzies circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Menzies rather than just go for the knockout.
Menzies throws a good cross that connects.
Menzies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menzies throws a right and a left that Yuy avoids nicely.
Yuy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yuy wants it to stay on the feet.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Menzies avoids them all with ease.
Yuy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yuy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Menzies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Menzies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Menzies avoids them all with ease.
Menzies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
Yuy avoids a kick to the body.
Menzies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Menzies misses.

Menzies has managed to clinch.
Yuy wants to get back to striking at distance but Menzies won't allow it.

Yuy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Menzies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menzies thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Yuy misses.
Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yuy misses with a combination
and Menzies counters with a straight right hand.
Yuy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yuy misses its intended target.
Yuy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yuy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Menzies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Menzies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
Yuy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Yuy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Menzies to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Menzies.
Menzies misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Menzies is defended easily by Yuy.
Menzies digs a good hook to Yuy's body.
Yuy takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menzies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Menzies lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yuy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Menzies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Yuy misses.
Yuy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Menzies lands a jab.
Menzies scores with a shot to the body.
Menzies scores with a jab to the body.
Menzies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yuy has time to react.
Menzies lands a really nice looking cross but Yuy seems unphased.
Menzies works the jab nicely.

Yuy forces Menzies back against the cage and clinches.
Menzies lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Menzies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Menzies circles away quickly and effectively.
Menzies clobbers Yuy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Yuy blocks the low kick.
Yuy tries to bum rush Menzies with a series of wild strikes but Menzies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuy throws the left hand but Menzies avoids the punch easily.
Yuy swats away the attempt to clinch by Menzies.
The fight stays on the outside here - Menzies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heero Yuy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuy throws a hook but Menzies avoids it easily.
Yuy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Menzies lands with a hook. Yuy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menzies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Menzies jabs Yuy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Menzies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yuy. Yuy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve Menzies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Menzies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yuy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Menzies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Menzies has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Menzies!
Steve Menzies thanked the fans post fight for their support.