PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaya Yugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yugo
vs
Manhoef

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaya Yugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef misses with a double jab.
Manhoef tries to bum rush Yugo with a series of wild strikes but Yugo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manhoef scores with a one two! Yugo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yugo dodges the punch combination from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Yaya Yugo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yugo avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Yugo avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yugo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manhoef misses with a two punch combination.
Yugo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manhoef as he jumps to the side.
Manhoef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yugo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a wild combination.
Manhoef lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Manhoef misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yugo.
Yugo misses with a takedown attempt - Manhoef sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaya Yugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Yugo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yugo blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Yugo avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yugo.
Manhoef defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yugo.
Manhoef feints a jab promting Yugo to slip. Manhoef then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yugo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yugo shoots in but Manhoef avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Yugo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yugo is chipping away with strikes.
Yugo landing strikes.
Yugo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manhoef takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yugo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yugo throws a strike aimed at the side of Manhoef's head but Manhoef avoids it well.
Yugo cracks Manhoef with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yugo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yugo advances to mount.
Yugo with a couple of short strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manhoef can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef is bucking up trying to escape but Yugo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Manhoef is bucking up trying to escape but Yugo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yugo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Manhoef really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yugo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yugo has isolated one of Manhoef's arms. Manhoef looking to fight him off but Yugo twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaya Yugo!