PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wei Yeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeh comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps From Hell - Skyworld. Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias. Lachlan Anderson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yeh
vs
Anderson

179 cm
22
192 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

181 cm
33
200 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Yeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.

Yeh rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Yeh digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Yeh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Yeh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yeh looking to stall.
Yeh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Yeh.
A head punch on the inside from Yeh fails to land.

Yeh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Anderson can't fight it off and eventually Yeh manages to take the fight to the floor. Anderson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yeh looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yeh trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Yeh throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Yeh won't let him.
Yeh wants to hit a switch here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Yeh there!
Anderson lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yeh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yeh is controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Yeh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yeh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeh looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yeh trying to control the position.
Yeh has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yeh looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Yeh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yeh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wei Yeh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yeh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Yeh blocks the leg kick.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Yeh is out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeh.
Yeh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yeh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeh leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Yeh or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wei Yeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeh looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Yeh stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Yeh moved out of range nicely.

Yeh looking to score a takedown here. Anderson is defending well but Yeh drives through and ends up in Anderson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeh controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yeh looking to pass the guard.
Yeh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yeh trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yeh is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Yeh has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeh is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Yeh wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

Yeh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yeh content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is staying active underneath Yeh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yeh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wei Yeh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson misses with a hook. Yeh ducked under it nicely.
Yeh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yeh cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Yeh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Yeh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yeh gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeh tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.

Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Yeh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yeh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wei Yeh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson wants to break free but Yeh has control.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Yeh.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Yeh is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Yeh moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeh stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Yeh fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Yeh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yeh fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Yeh avoids them all with ease.
Lachlan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeh tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Yeh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yeh avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Yeh avoids the body shot from Anderson.

Yeh shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Yeh throws a big right hand that misses.
Yeh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeh is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Yeh throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Yeh from controlling successfully.
Wei Yeh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wei Yeh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yeh, 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 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wei Yeh!
A relieved looking Wei Yeh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.