PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Yohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irineu Caterpillar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caterpillar has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andre Yohan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yohan
vs
Caterpillar

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

189 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Yohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irineu Caterpillar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Yohan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yohan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caterpillar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caterpillar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caterpillar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yohan.
Yohan misses with a hook.
Caterpillar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yohan circles away quickly and effectively.
Caterpillar thuds a left hand into Yohan's body.
Yohan throws out a loose jab but Caterpillar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caterpillar.
Caterpillar shoots in but Yohan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yohan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caterpillar on the side of the head.
Caterpillar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yohan.
A good leg kick by Caterpillar.
Caterpillar misses with a double jab.
Yohan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yohan throws a looping overhand right but Caterpillar ducks down to avoid it.
Caterpillar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yohan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yohan misses with a hook.
Caterpillar tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Yohan and sends Caterpillar crashing to the mat! Yohan follows him down to the mat - Caterpillar regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Caterpillar is rocked!

Yohan stands up and beckons Caterpillar to join him on the feet.
Caterpillar is still on wobbly legs! Can Yohan finish him?
Caterpillar defending well as Yohan loads up on a big left hand.
Caterpillar seems to have recovered his senses.
Horrible takedown by Caterpillar or perhaps it was just good defense by Yohan which made him look bad.
Andre Yohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irineu Caterpillar.
Yohan drops his shoulder and cracks Caterpillar with a huge uppercut! Caterpillar goes down! Can Yohan finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yohan throwing strikes from guard but Caterpillar blocks nicely.

Yohan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yohan misses with a low kick.
Yohan misses with a looping right.
Caterpillar misses with a body shot.
Yohan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caterpillar counters with a nice body kick.
Yohan is breathing heavily.
Yohan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yohan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caterpillar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yohan as he avoids it easily.
Caterpillar ducks under a wild hook from Yohan.
A telegraphed right hand from Yohan misses the target.
Yohan lands a lovely overhand right.
Yohan lands an overhand right.
Yohan cracks a nice hook into Caterpillar's ribs.
Yohan lands with a right hand.
Yohan keeps the fight on the outside.
Yohan scores with a nice head shot.
Caterpillar is looking to clinch.
Caterpillar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andre Yohan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yohan swats away the attempt to clinch by Caterpillar.
Caterpillar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yohan to score with a decent uppercut.
Caterpillar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caterpillar takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yohan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caterpillar in his tracks.
Caterpillar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yohan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Caterpillar.
Caterpillar slips a jab from Yohan.
Caterpillar takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Yohan.
Yohan throws a hook to the side of Caterpillar's head but Caterpillar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yohan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yohan throws a looping overhand right but Caterpillar ducks down to avoid it.
Caterpillar tries to close the distance and clinch but Yohan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caterpillar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caterpillar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yohan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Caterpillar needs to keep his hands up - Yohan had a free shot at his head there.
Yohan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caterpillar slips a straight right by Yohan.
Yohan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yohan throws a jab when Caterpillar was well out of range.
Caterpillar misses with a series of wild punches.
Yohan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caterpillar moves out of range of the strikes.
Caterpillar throws a series of punches but Yohan moves out of range.
Yohan catches Caterpillar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yohan looks to land a right hand but Caterpillar moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Yohan as Caterpillar shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Caterpillar.
Caterpillar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yohan.
A swing and a miss from Yohan.

Caterpillar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yohan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yohan wants to get back to his feet.

Caterpillar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caterpillar trying to mount his opponent but Yohan defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Yohan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Yohan misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caterpillar.
Yohan cracks Caterpillar with an open hand slap.
Caterpillar staying out of range there.
Yohan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yohan looks to land a left hand but Caterpillar moved out of range nicely.
Yohan just misses with a punch to the body.
Caterpillar tries to clinch but Yohan moves out of range.
Yohan avoids a kick to the body.
Yohan misses with the combination.

Caterpillar scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yohan tries to buck Caterpillar off but he can't manage it.
Yohan tries to hold on but Caterpillar pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caterpillar is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Caterpillar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yohan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caterpillar walks into a left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caterpillar.
Yohan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caterpillar was well out of range. Poor timing from Yohan.
Caterpillar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Yohan does it's job there.
Caterpillar tries to clinch but Yohan is having none of it.
Caterpillar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caterpillar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yohan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caterpillar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yohan throws out the jab.
Caterpillar throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Yohan counter with a right hand.

Caterpillar pushes Yohan up against the cage in a clinch.
Caterpillar tries for a takedown but Yohan manages to get underhooks.
Andre Yohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irineu Caterpillar.
Yohan is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yohan gets through Caterpillar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caterpillar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yohan walks away with a smile on his face. Caterpillar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andre Yohan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caterpillar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yohan pinned against the cage. Yohan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yohan lands with a straight right. Caterpillar didn't see that one coming.
Caterpillar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yohan looks to score with a jab to the body but Caterpillar is just out of range.
Caterpillar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yohan throws a jab when Caterpillar was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Yohan.
Yohan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caterpillar shoots in looking for a takedown. Yohan tries to sprawl out of it but Caterpillar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yohan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caterpillar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caterpillar drops his hands momentarily and Yohan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yohan misses with the body kick
and Caterpillar counters with a series of strikes. Yohan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caterpillar doesn't manage to clinch there - Yohan circles away.
Caterpillar fails with a takedown attempt.
Yohan looks for the body kick but Caterpillar saw that one coming.
Caterpillar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yohan looks to throw a body kick
and Caterpillar counters with a nice body shot.
Yohan keeps the fight on the outside.
Caterpillar shoots in looking for a takedown. Yohan tries to sprawl out of it but Caterpillar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yohan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yohan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caterpillar tries for a takedown but Yohan circles away easily
letting Yohan counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yohan.
Caterpillar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yohan but Yohan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caterpillar blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yohan thuds a left hand into Caterpillar's body.
Yohan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab by Caterpillar.
Caterpillar lands with a straight right. Yohan didn't see that one coming.
Yohan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Caterpillar.

Caterpillar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Yohan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Yohan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caterpillar is looking to clinch but Yohan is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Caterpillar.
Caterpillar misses with a takedown
and Yohan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caterpillar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caterpillar misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Irineu Caterpillar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Caterpillar takes one to the side of the head.
Caterpillar staying out of range there.
Caterpillar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caterpillar throws a right hand that Yohan ducks under and follows up with a left that Yohan also avoids with ease.
A jab from Yohan misses.
Yohan stuffs the takedown attempt from Caterpillar. Caterpillar gets slowly back to his feet.
Yohan throws a looping overhand right but Caterpillar ducks down to avoid it.
Yohan misses with an uppercut. Caterpillar saw that one coming.
Caterpillar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yohan.
Yohan lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caterpillar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yohan misses with an uppercut.
Yohan throws a looping overhand right but Caterpillar ducks down to avoid it.
Yohan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caterpillar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yohan swats away the attempt to clinch by Caterpillar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yohan throws a series of punches but Caterpillar moves out of range.

Caterpillar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Caterpillar trying to control the position from guard on top but Yohan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yohan wants to stand but Caterpillar is controlling the position.
Yohan working a defensive guard but Caterpillar passes into half guard.
Caterpillar stops Yohan from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yohan kicks off Caterpillar and gets to his feet.
Caterpillar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caterpillar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caterpillar misses with a takedown attempt - Yohan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andre Yohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irineu Caterpillar.
Yohan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Caterpillar.
Caterpillar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caterpillar throws out a loose jab but Yohan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yohan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Caterpillar defending well as Yohan loads up on a big left hand.
Yohan throws a lazy head kick
and Caterpillar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caterpillar tries for a takedown but Yohan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caterpillar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yohan misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Caterpillar.
Caterpillar misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caterpillar slips a straight right by Yohan.
Yohan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caterpillar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caterpillar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Caterpillar shoots in for a takedown but Yohan shows good takedown defense.
Yohan lands a nice shot that snaps Caterpillar's head back.
Caterpillar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yohan thows a body shot but no joy.
Caterpillar moves in looking to clinch but Yohan pushes him off.
Yohan throws a hook but Caterpillar blocks it.
Yohan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Caterpillar.
Caterpillar blocks a jab.
Yohan walks into a jab.
Caterpillar fails to land with a series of punches.
Caterpillar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Yohan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

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.

Caterpillar gets a takedown into half guard.
Caterpillar is looking to pass Yohan's guard but actually Yohan recovers to full guard.

Yohan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Caterpillar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yohan thows a body shot but no joy.
Yohan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caterpillar shoots in and drives through. Yohan sprawls well.
Yohan checks a low kick from Caterpillar.
Yohan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yohan thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Irineu Caterpillar.
I think Caterpillar 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irineu Caterpillar!