PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 750 p4p, 105 weight class) and Mew Choo (ranked 1317 p4p, 180 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yonic
vs
Choo

172 cm
30
185 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

180 cm
32
191 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sportivité
Vegan Gains

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic scores with a shot to the body.
Choo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yonic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Yonic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Choo won't allow Yonic to pass to mount.
Choo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yonic.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Yonic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Choo is just riding it out for now. Yonic eventually gives up the hold.
Yonic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Choo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Choo actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic controlling the action here.
Yonic with the ground and pound but Choo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yonic trying to control but Choo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Choo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well.
Yonic trying to control but Choo is working from the bottom.
Yonic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Choo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yonic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yonic throws a big right hand that misses.
Yonic with a flurry of punches that miss.

Choo looking for a guillotine here but Yonic defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Choo walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Choo.
Choo avoids the body shot from Yonic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mew Choo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yonic cracks Choo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Choo slips under a jab from Yonic.
Yonic looks to land a left hand but Choo moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Yonic misses its target.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Choo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
Choo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yonic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Choo's hands.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Choo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Choo throws a hook to the side of Yonic's head but Yonic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Choo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yonic connects with a body shot that sends Choo's belly button to the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Yonic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yonic showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boss Yonic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Choo avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Choo's waist but Choo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yonic off to one side.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choo throws out the jab.
Yonic clobbers Choo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Choo.
Yonic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yonic stuns Choo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a left hand
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Yonic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Choo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yonic with a body shot.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Choo counters with a nice body shot.
Yonic takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Yonic lands with a good body shot.
Yonic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Choo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yonic somewhat.
Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Choo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Choo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Choo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yonic cracks Choo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Choo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
Choo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
It seemed like Choo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and Choo counters with a stiff right hand.
Choo is looking to clinch.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Choo moves into the clinch.
Yonic tries to break free but Choo pushes him back against the cage.
Choo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yonic blocks an uppercut.
Yonic scores with a shoulder strike.
Choo lands a right hand.
Yonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Choo has a couple of punches blocked by Yonic.
Choo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yonic blocks an uppercut.
Choo blocks a body shot from Yonic.
A head punch on the inside from Choo fails to land.

Yonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choo misses with a hook.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Yonic throws a jab when Choo was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
Yonic misses with a body shot
and Choo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic moves out of range as Choo strikes.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Choo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yonic with a body shot.
Choo avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Choo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yonic walks into a stiff left hand from Choo.
Choo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mew Choo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
That's time! Yonic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic.
Yonic dips to his left and cracks Choo with an uppercut!
Yonic misses with a hook to the body
letting Choo counter with a right hand.
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Choo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choo moves away from the strike by Yonic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Choo! But no joy.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Choo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Choo misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yonic rather than just go for the knockout.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Choo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Choo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Choo has taken the fight to the clinch.

Choo manages to break the clinch.
Yonic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body
and Choo counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Choo finds it's target.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
Choo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Yonic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic trying to control from half guard but Choo is working away.
Choo trying to hold on to Yonic's head to control him but Yonic postures up.
Yonic is stalling here. Choo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yonic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Choo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Choo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic is not content to let Choo control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo tries to move to mount but Yonic blocks the move with his legs.
Yonic can't do much from the bottom here.

Choo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yonic is looking to regain half guard here but Choo keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Choo wants to control but Yonic is keeping him busy.

Choo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yonic struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mew Choo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Choo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mew Choo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mew Choo thanked IniTech Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Boss Yonic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh rats.'.