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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Yaj's torso.
Bishop scores with a spinning back kick!
Yaj feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yaj lands a couple of elbows.
Bishop has his hands on Yaj's head, controlling the position.
Yaj trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Yaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
Bishop pulls Yaj in close to his closed guard and prevents Yaj from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yaj is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yaj passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yaj misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop is trying to control Yaj's posture but Yaj avoids it.
Yaj trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Yaj working the ground and pound.
Yaj working away.
Bishop tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yaj wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bishop is trying to control Yaj's posture but Yaj avoids it.
Bishop dodges the ground and pound from Yaj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj wants to control for a moment but Bishop uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Yaj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bishop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yaj working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yaj throws a strike but Bishop avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yaj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yaj trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yaj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bishop's guard.
Bishop pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Bishop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yaj's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Yaj dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yaj blocks the body kick.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Yaj circles away.
Yaj throws a good cross that connects.
Yaj scores with a jab.
Yaj thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Yaj tries to counter with a takedown but Bishop is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Yaj's torso.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Yaj sprawls well.
Yaj changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yaj walks into a jab.
Bishop gets caught napping as Yaj dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard.
Yaj postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Yaj controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Yaj postures up.
Yaj 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.
Yaj passes into half guard.
Leo Yaj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yaj is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is doing well to control the position and prevent Yaj from advancing to side control.
Yaj throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
Yaj throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yaj looks to land a strike but Bishop avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yaj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yaj keeping control of the position.
Yaj is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop is trying to control. Yaj wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a kimura here.
Bishop is controlling the pace.
Bishop prevents Yaj from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop wants to pass to mount but Yaj is defending the position.
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 Leo Yaj will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bishop tries for a takedown but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yaj changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bishop gets caught napping as Yaj dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard.
Yaj throwing strikes but missing.
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Yaj forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yaj scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yaj working over Bishop with some ground and pound. Bishop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yaj is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now.
Yaj is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bishop reverses the position - he's now on top in Yaj's guard.
Yaj wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Bishop postures up.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Yaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yaj throwing strikes from guard but Bishop blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position here.
Yaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaj passes into half guard.
Yaj stalling away here and it's allowed Bishop to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Bishop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Yaj looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arthur Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Yaj.
Yaj working a defensive guard here.
Yaj is really struggling to control Bishop but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop won't allow Yaj to sweep him here.
Yaj can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yaj scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaj closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yaj, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Yaj!
After winning the bout, Leo Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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