PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Yu
vs
Fiddler

195 cm
34
255 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

196 cm
26
280 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu throws a looping overhand right but Fiddler ducks down to avoid it.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yu slips a jab from Fiddler.
Yu scores with a decent looking hook.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yu throws a big shot that misses.
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fiddler has time to react.
Yu falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fiddler moves into the clinch.
Yu swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiddler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiddler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fiddler stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fiddler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fiddler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fiddler is defending well for now.
Yu misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Fiddler.
Yu avoids a wild elbow strike from Fiddler.
A head punch on the inside from Yu fails to land.
Fiddler blocks a body shot from Yu.
Yu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
A head punch on the inside from Yu fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiddler.
Fiddler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fiddler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fiddler misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiddler blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu working aggressively here.
Yu just leaning against Fiddler, taking a breather.
Fiddler takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiddler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu is looking to control Fiddler's arms but Fiddler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yu has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yu.
Fiddler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yu up against the cage.
Fiddler tries to stall but Yu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fiddler tries a body shot but Yu blocks it.
Yu misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu leaning against his opponent.
Yu throws a head punch that misses.
Fiddler has Yu pressed against the cage.
Yu lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu is working Fiddler over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiddler.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
Yu tries to stall but Fiddler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yu working aggressively here.
Fiddler struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiddler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yu misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fiddler is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fiddler can't find room to land a body shot as Yu controls the action.
Yu working aggressively here.
Fiddler misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiddler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fiddler blocking some punches.
Yu pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Fiddler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu misses with a punch to the body.
Yu is trying to break the clinch but Fiddler has him pressed against the cage.
Yu misses with some punches.

Yu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Yu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fiddler throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fiddler slips under a jab.
Yu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiddler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Fiddler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fiddler cracks the inside of Yu's front leg.
Yu misses with a shot to the body
and Fiddler counters with a good low kick that Yu was not able to check.
Yu misses with a two punch combination.
Fiddler misses with a takedown attempt - Yu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yu misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yu misses with a series of wild punches.
Yu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Yu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler moves out of range as Yu strikes.
Fiddler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiddler manages to avoid it.
Yu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yu loads up on a big right hand but Fiddler slips the punch.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fiddler circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiddler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fiddler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fiddler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fiddler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiddler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
Jack Yu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fiddler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yu connects with a jab.
Fiddler misses the jab.
Yu avoids the head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.
Yu motions for Fiddler to come forward. Yu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fiddler looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Yu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiddler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiddler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yu.
Yu lands with a nice combination. Fiddler backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu takes a swing at Fiddler's ribcage but misses.
Fiddler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fiddler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Yu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yu moves out of range as Fiddler throws a body kick.
Yu throws a hook but Fiddler avoids it easily.
Yu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yu duly obliges.
Yu throws a shot from downtown. Fiddler moves away and avoids it.
Yu walks into a straight right hand from Fiddler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu. Fiddler does a little dance to reset his feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Yu moves into range and clinches up with Fiddler.
Fiddler avoiding damage.
Fiddler receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fiddler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fiddler pushes Yu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu.
Yu lands a right hand.
Yu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiddler.
Yu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiddler's elbow.
Yu swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiddler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiddler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fiddler leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler tries to work over Yu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Yu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yu tests Fiddler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fiddler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fiddler scrambles back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fiddler, right into the meat.
Fiddler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
Yu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fiddler counters with a leg kick.
Fiddler throws a right and a left that both miss.

Yu rushes Fiddler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fiddler backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Yu.
Fiddler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fiddler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fiddler struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Yu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fiddler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu throws a head punch that misses.
Fiddler prevents a body shot from Yu.
Fiddler tries a body shot but Yu blocks it.
Yu can't find room to land a body shot as Fiddler controls the action.
Fiddler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu is looking to break free of the clinch but Fiddler has double underhooks.
Fiddler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yu misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu is working Fiddler over against the cage.
Fiddler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yu gets through Fiddler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Yu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fiddler is keeping busy.
Yu throws a head punch that misses.
Freddie Fiddler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler taking a breather.
Yu missing with knees to the body.
Fiddler controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Fiddler - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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!
Yu wants to stall.
Fiddler is looking to control Yu's arms but Yu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fiddler has his back to the cage.
Fiddler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yu can't find room to land a body shot as Fiddler controls the action.
Fiddler working aggressively here.
Yu missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Yu.
Still in the clinch, Yu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiddler's elbow.
Yu tries to circle away but Fiddler has him pinned against the cage.
Fiddler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yu throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiddler.
Yu working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiddler looking to stall.
Fiddler seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Yu managing to block the knees to the body from Fiddler.
A bit of stalling here from Fiddler.
Yu stalling in the clinch but Fiddler improves position.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Yu's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Yu manages to break the clinch.
Yu misses with a left hand

and Fiddler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jack Yu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yu gets through Fiddler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fiddler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yu throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiddler.
Fiddler lands a right hand.
Fiddler misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu is trying to break the clinch but Fiddler is controlling him.
Yu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fiddler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Fiddler as the two fighters clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Yu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yu 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jack Yu!

Jack Yu wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Yu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.