PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Addict Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Run (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yo
vs
Run

150 cm
26
137 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
130 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Alcatraz Apparel

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Addict Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vince Run!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yo.
An inside leg kick lands from Yo.
Run takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Run shoots in for a takedown but Yo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yo avoids a kick to the body.
Run ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yo moves away.

Run moves into the clinch successfully.
Run wants to break free but Yo has control.
A short uppercut from Yo.
Yo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo gets underhooks to prevent Run's takedown attempt.
Run looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Run tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Run trying to control the position but instead, Yo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Run into the cage.
Run tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yo's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yo.
A frustrated look appears on Run's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Run takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yo digs a right hand into Run's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Run's gas tank.
Yo avoiding damage as Run throws knees to the body.
Run has Yo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Addict Yo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Run.
Run takes a shot to the head.
Run misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Run up against the cage.
Yo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Run is trying to break the clinch but Yo has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Run tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Yo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Run's face.
Run has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Run is trying to drag Yo to the mat but Yo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Run looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Yo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yo lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Run backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo connects with a knee to the head.
Yo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Run backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yo obliges.
Yo slowing the pace effectively.
Yo working Run over with knees to the body.
Yo works on Run's body with a couple of short punches.
Run takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yo with a knee to the head.
Yo lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Run's brow.
Yo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Yo - that landed with a thud.
Yo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yo slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Run is trying to pull guard but Yo has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Yo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yo.
Run goes for a takedown attempt but Yo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Run sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Run takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Run closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Addict Yo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Run doesn't seem bothered though.
Run is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yo lands a glancing blow to the side of Run's head.
Run steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yo. That one must have hurt.
Run chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yo can pounce on him.
Yo lands a jab.

Run has closed the distance and engaged Yo in a clinch.
Yo connects with a knee to the head.
Yo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Run backwards.
Run is trying to stall.
Run is trying to stall.
Yo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Run has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yo.
Run is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yo slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Run wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Yo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yo landing knees to the head.
Run is trying to pull guard but Yo has him pressed against the cage.

Run jumps guard and drags Yo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yo wants to pass the guard but Run is keeping the position.
Yo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Run utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Run preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Run keeping full guard, as Yo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Run is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Yo lands a big head kick that sends Run tumbling to the mat! Yo takes a step backwards and waves Run back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Run misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Yo there.
Run with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yo to score with a decent uppercut.

Run is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yo.
Run is still on wobbly legs! Can Yo finish him?
A good leg kick by Yo.
Run seems to have recovered his senses.

Yo rushes Run and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Run can do to turn this around?
Run is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yo to keep the fight standing.
Addict Yo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Run.
Yo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Run's face.
Run tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Run's face.
Yo connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yo controlling the action here for a moment.
Run is looking to break free of the clinch but Yo has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yo is leaning against Run and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Run throws a head punch that misses.
Yo digs a right hand underneath Run's ribcage. Run let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yo misses with an elbow over the top.
Yo slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Yo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Run fails to land.
Yo crunches a lovely knee into Run's ribcage.
Yo landing knees to the body.
Run tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yo lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Addict Yo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yo scores with a sloppy right hand. Run should have avoided that one.
Yo delivers a nice body kick.
Yo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Run shoots in looking for a takedown. Yo tries to sprawl out of it but Run keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Yo takes the fight into the clinch.
Run is trying to push Yo away but Yo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Run takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yo lands with a light punch inside.
Yo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Run up against the cage.
Yo works on Run's body with a couple of short punches.

Yo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yo!
Yo jabs Run right on the nose. Run blinks but takes it well.
Yo avoids the head kick by Run.
Addict Yo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Yo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yo.
Yo scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Yo. That snapped Run's head back.

Yo closes the distance and pushes Run back into the cage.
Yo stalls.
Yo landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Run throws a head punch that misses.
Yo working Run over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Yo.
Yo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Run in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Run up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yo obliges.
Yo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yo lands an uppercut.
Yo connects with a knee to the head.
Yo is pushing Run up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yo stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Yo breaks from the clinch.
Yo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yo connects with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yo.

Yo lands a big head kick that sends Run tumbling to the mat! Yo takes a step backwards and waves Run back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Yo.
Yo drops Run with a straight right hand, right on the button! Yo follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Addict Yo!