PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fei Yue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yue
vs
Bader

150 cm
28
147 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

176 cm
29
147 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Heavy handed

Divinity 160Q

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fei Yue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Bader!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yue moves out of range of the leg kick from Bader.
Bader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bader connects with a body shot.
Yue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Bader.
Bader keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fei Yue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bader throws a head kick that misses.
Yue takes one on the button.
Yue throws a head kick that misses
and Bader counters with a low kick, right behind Yue 's knee.
Jab from Bader.
Yue throws a low kick but Bader moves out of range easily.
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!
Bader's corner calls for a 1-2. Bader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Yue finds it's target.
Yue throws a wild body kick that Bader sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Bader.
A swing and a miss from Yue.
A clash of legs there as Yue blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bader throws a head kick that misses.
Bader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice jab there from Bader.
Yue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.
Yue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bader throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yue throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Bader lands with a nice body kick.
Bader cracks Yue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bader has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bader throws a wild body kick that Yue sees coming a mile off.
Yue throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bader counters with an outside leg kick.
Yue takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick from Bader.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bader.
Yue checks a low kick from Bader.
Yue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.
Bader looks to land a body kick but Yue moved away.
Bader slips under a jab.
Bader lunges at Yue with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yue's hand.
Yue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bader's waist but Bader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yue off to one side.
Yue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bader tries to land a front kick but Yue steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yue walks into a left hand.
Bader cracks a nice hook into Yue's ribs.
Bader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bader throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yue misses with an uppercut
and Bader counters with a leg kick.
Yue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bader lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yue scores with a leg kick.
Bader is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yue had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yue misses with an uppercut
and Yue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yue takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yue shoots in for a double leg but Bader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Yue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yue is breathing heavily.
Bader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yue takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bader takes one on the button.
Bader lands a leg kick that knocks Yue off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bader darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader tries to clinch up but Yue circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Bader.
Willie Bader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Bader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bader throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yue. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yue scores with a hook.
Bader stuns Yue with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yue tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bader stuffs the takedown attempt from Yue. Yue gets slowly back to his feet.
Bader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yue. That did some damage!
Bader is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bader throws a head kick that misses.
Yue is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Yue feints and as Bader raises his hands in defense, Yue changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Bader is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yue defends well.

Bader has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yue might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bader escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yue gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bader 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.

Bader slips a straight right by Yue.
Bader lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yue throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
Yue throws an off balance right hand
and Bader counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Yue misses.
Yue attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bader pushes Yue away with a front kick.
Bader wants to clinch.
Yue misses with a body punch
and Bader counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bader fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yue misses with a body punch
letting Bader counter with a right hand.
Bader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yue avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader throws a body kick that misses.
Bader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yue's calf.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yue.
Yue shoots in for a double leg but Bader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Yue throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yue misses with a body shot.
Bader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bader lands a nice shot that snaps Yue's head back.
Bader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yue rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bader counters with an outside leg kick.
Willie Bader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bader thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yue if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yue chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bader can pounce on him.
Bader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yue looks to score with a jab to the body but Bader is just out of range.
Bader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yue throws a leg kick that misses.
Bader slips a jab and a cross from Yue.
Yue takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donk. Bader catches Yue right on the button with a cross.
Yue blocks a low kick nicely.
Bader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yue is looking to score with low kicks.
Bader lands a leg kick that knocks Yue off balance momentarily.

Bader has Yue up against the cage in a clinch.
Yue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bader's elbow.
Yue blocks a body shot from Bader.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bader working aggressively here.
Yue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bader controlling the action here for a moment.
Yue is pushing Bader up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bader is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yue.
Yue blocking some punches.
Bader taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yue backwards.
Yue will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short right from Bader.
Yue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yue letting Bader take a breather here.
Yue misses with some punches.
Bader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bader lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bader will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yue up against the cage.
Yue blocks a body shot from Bader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Bader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Yue.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bader.
Yue jabs Bader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yue throws an overhand right that lands on Bader's shoulder, as Bader tries to avoid the shot.
Yue throws a head kick that misses.
Yue avoids the body shot from Bader.
Bader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yue is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bader scoring well with a low kick there.
Bader throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Bader finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bader connects with a jab.
That kick from Bader tenderised Yue's leg. Yue is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Yue.
Bader lands with a kick to the ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bader!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader thuds a left hand into Yue's body.
Bader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bader wants to clinch up but Yue keeps it at a distance.
Yue finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Yue is just out of range.
Yue shoots in for a double leg but Bader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yue on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bader. Bader obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Bader.
Yue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yue chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bader can pounce on him.
Bader throws a leg kick which misses Yue's front leg but catches the back leg as Yue tries to avoid it.
Bader lands with a nice body kick.
Bader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bader scores with a hook to the body. Yue takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fei Yue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yue.
Bader is looking to clinch.
Yue walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bader.
Yue takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Bader.
Yue is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch but Yue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
Bader throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bader lands with a hook. Yue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Bader as Yue shoots in.
Good leg kick by Bader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bader lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Bader.
Yue misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands with a kick to the temple. Yue shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bader scores with a push kick.
Good leg kick by Bader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yue throws an off balance right hand
and Bader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bader.
Bader lands with a hook. Yue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yue tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bader fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yue.
Bader cracks the inside of Yue's front leg.
Yue misses with a lunging right hand
and Bader counters with a solid body kick.
Bader feints and then cracks Yue's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yue down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bader gets a clinch.
Yue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader swings wildly with an uppercut but Yue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yue drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fei Yue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bader takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bader lands a hook that snaps the head of Yue backwards.
Yue has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Bader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yue looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yue tries to throw a body punch but Bader avoids it by throwing Yue back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yue working aggressively here.
Bader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yue backwards.
Bader lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Bader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bader has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Bader!