PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vak Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gang Starr - You Know My Steez . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yoo
vs
Durty

190 cm
26
197 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
190 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vak Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Durty!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vak Yoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durty blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durty was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
Yoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoo.
Yoo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Durty at a distance.
Durty misses with a looping left.
Yoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durty tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yoo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durty somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Durty does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoo throws a leg kick but Durty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoo misses with a body punch
and Durty counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoo jabs at Durty's body.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Durty moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoo defending well as Durty loads up on a big left hand.
Yoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durty.
A head kick misses from Yoo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo throws a lazy right hand but Durty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yoo in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durty manages to avoid it.
Vak Yoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoo throws a sloppy head kick and Durty moves out of range easily.
Yoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durty manages to avoid it.
Yoo is looking to wear down Durty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Durty looks to land a left hand but Yoo moved out of range nicely.
Durty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durty counters with a nice body shot.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Durty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durty blocks a head kick by Yoo.
Yoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Durty misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoo misses with a jab to the body
and Durty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoo connects with a body shot that sends Durty's belly button to the back.
Durty throws a looping overhand right but Yoo ducks down to avoid it.
Yoo throws a shot from downtown. Durty moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoo.
Yoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durty under the eye.
Yoo lands a head kick. Durty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durty blocks the body kick.
Yoo thows a body shot but no joy.
Durty throws an off balance right hand
and Yoo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Durty really felt that one!
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durty moves away.
Yoo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yoo swings for the body but Durty moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yoo misses with a combination
and Durty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durty counters with a three punch combo that has Yoo backing up. Yoo nods at Durty to acknowledge the strikes.
A good leg kick by Yoo.
Yoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durty.
Yoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Durty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durty's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Durty duly obliges.
Durty throws a lazy right hand but Yoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoo's head.
Yoo misses with a body shot
and Durty counters with a nice uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Durty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoo at a distance.
Durty might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Durty throws a big shot that misses.
Yoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durty.
Durty blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Yoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yoo lands a nice looking body kick.
Yoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Durty's sensitive parts.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Durty does no damage.
Yoo scores with a head kick. Durty tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yoo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durty throws a looping overhand right but Yoo ducks down to avoid it.
Durty throws a jab when Yoo was well out of range.
Yoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoo throws a leg kick but Durty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yoo scrambles back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Durty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoo lands with a right hand.
Yoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durty counters with a left and a right that stings Yoo.
Durty works over Yoo's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durty.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Yoo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yoo throws a shot from downtown. Durty moves away and avoids it.
Yoo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Durty does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoo manages to avoid it.
Durty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durty slips a straight right by Yoo.
Yoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durty.
Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durty was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Durty misses.
A head kick by Yoo misses
and Durty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vak Yoo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Durty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo scores with a shot to the body.
Durty misses with an uppercut. Yoo saw that one coming.
Durty throws a lazy right hand but Yoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Durty.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoo misses with a hook.
Durty missing with a left hand there. Yoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoo misses with a wild body shot.
Yoo throws a head kick but Durty moves out of range.
Yoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durty manages to avoid it.
Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durty.
Yoo tries to move into range but Durty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoo swings for the body but Durty moves out of range.
Durty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo throws a sloppy head kick and Durty moves out of range easily.
Yoo misses with a head kick.
Durty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yoo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durty manages to avoid it.
Durty looks to land a left hand but Yoo moved out of range nicely.
Durty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durty.
Yoo throws a chopping leg kick but Durty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Yoo is predictable there
and Durty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoo misses with a hook.
Yoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Durty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoo misses with a hook. Durty ducked under it nicely.
Durty blocks the body kick.
Durty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vak Yoo is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durty was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
Durty throws an overhand right that lands on Yoo's shoulder, as Yoo tries to avoid the shot.
Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durty checks a low kick from Yoo.
Yoo moves forwards but Durty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yoo scores with a jab to the body.
Yoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Durty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durty looks to throw the jab but Yoo is out of range.
Yoo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durty blocks a head kick by Yoo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoo feints and then cracks Durty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durty down.
Durty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoo.
Durty dips to his left and cracks Yoo with an uppercut!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durty dodges the punch combination from Yoo.
Yoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durty.
Durty's corner calls for a 1-2. Durty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yoo wants it to stay on the feet.
Vak Yoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durty.
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Yoo throws a right hand that Durty ducks under and follows up with a left that Durty also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Durty. That snapped Yoo's head back.
Donk. Durty catches Yoo right on the button with a cross.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Durty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durty throws a jab when Yoo was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Durty.
Yoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durty moves away.
Yoo throws a head kick that misses.
Yoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durty.
Durty works the jab nicely.
Yoo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Durty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoo.
Yoo misses with a wild combination.
Durty connects with a body shot.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Durty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Durty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durty misses with an uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Durty throws a hook but Yoo blocks it.
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Yoo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoo swinging wildly here.
Durty just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Durty.
Yoo lands a nice hook to Durty's body. Durty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durty misses with a double jab.
Yoo misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Durty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durty moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoo.
Yoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durty moves out of range of the body kick from Yoo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durty moves away.
Durty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yoo's head backwards.
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 Vak Yoo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durty was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoo.
Yoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Durty counters with a left and a right that stings Yoo.
Yoo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoo misses with a shot to the body
letting Durty counter with a right hand.
Durty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoo.
Yoo throws a shot to the body.
Yoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durty manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoo. Durty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoo throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Yoo slips a jab from Durty.
A leg kick checked by Durty.
Durty misses the jab.
Durty throws a looping overhand right but Yoo ducks down to avoid it.
Yoo lands a lovely overhand right.
Yoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Durty is just out of range.
Durty checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durty moves away.
Durty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoo misses with a head kick.
Yoo throws a hook but Durty avoids it easily.
Durty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durty throws out the jab.
A low kick from Yoo is predictable there
and Durty counters with a stiff right hand.
Durty misses with an uppercut. Yoo saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoo throws a head kick but Durty moves out of range.

Durty shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yoo is trying to defend but Durty finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Durty stops Yoo from getting back to his feet.

Durty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yoo has managed to free his arm - good work.

Durty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durty is working for a kimura but Yoo is defending it quite comfortably.

Durty stands up from half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durty swings for the body but Yoo moves out of range.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Yoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Durty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoo throws a right and a left that Durty avoids nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Durty throws a right and a left that Yoo avoids nicely.
Durty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoo.
Durty fails with a takedown attempt.
Yoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoo delivers a nice body kick.
Yoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durty.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yoo misses with a body shot.
Yoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoo missing with a left hand there. Durty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoo misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Yoo misses
and Durty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoo's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Durty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yoo misses with a wild combination.
Durty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Durty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoo.
Durty takes one to the chin there.
Yoo cracks a nice hook into Durty's ribs.
Durty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Durty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Durty is just out of range.
Yoo throws a head kick but Durty moves out of range.
Yoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durty.
Durty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoo misses with a body shot
and Durty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoo misses with a hook to the body
letting Durty counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Durty.
I think Yoo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Vak Yoo!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Vak Yoo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight as a draw!

Vak Yoo wins by majority decision!