PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between had eming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adri yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for had eming has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

eming
vs
yeo

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, had eming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, adri yeo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yeo shoots in and drives through. eming sprawls well.
eming throws a right and a left that both miss.

yeo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
eming wants to get back to his feet but yeo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
yeo trying to control but eming is working from the bottom.
eming is trying to control the position but yeo postures up.
eming wants to sweep here but yeo controlling him for the moment.
yeo tries to free his leg and advance position but eming is retaining full guard.
yeo throws and elbow that misses. eming uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in yeo's guard. Nice move by eming!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
eming looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
eming trying to control but yeo is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

yeo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
yeo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. eming defending well though.
yeo prevents eming from improving his position.
eming trying to control from the bottom.
eming wants to control but yeo passes into side.
eming is not content to let yeo control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
eming is trying to get back to half guard.
yeo working the head and body with strikes.
eming manages to get back to half guard.
eming blocking the ground and pound attempt from yeo.
yeo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
eming is breathing heavily.
yeo trying to control from half guard but eming is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
eming is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. eming manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo is looking to advance position but eming has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yeo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
eming scores with a couple of good head shots there.
yeo tries to hold on but eming pushes him away.
yeo is in all sorts of trouble here.
yeo gets back to half guard.

yeo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
yeo is trying is best to control the position here.
yeo missing with punches from the bottom.
eming controlling the pace.
eming is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
eming seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but yeo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
yeo won't allow eming to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
eming with a lazy takedown attempt

and yeo counters with a takedown into side control.

yeo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

adri yeo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

eming gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and yeo counters with a nice double leg into side control. eming won't be happy with that.
yeo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
yeo grinds an elbow into eming's temple.
eming is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
eming struggling a bit here.
eming tries to bench press yeo off him but yeo keeps the position.
eming takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
yeo scoring with punches and elbows.
eming gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
yeo passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo takes eming's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, eming is in trouble.

yeo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
yeo tries to keep control of the position but eming is staying busy.

yeo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
eming is trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

yeo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
eming breaks yeo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
eming trying to control the position from guard on top but yeo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
eming 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.
yeo is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eming preventing the sweep.

eming stands up from guard. Let's bang!

eming gets in close and instigates a clinch.
yeo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. eming gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
eming is looking to control yeo's arms but yeo gets an underhook and turns him. Now eming has his back to the cage.
eming trying to land knees to the body.
yeo can't get the takedown.
eming drops down looking for an ankle pick but yeo pulls his leg out and moves away.
eming tries to clinch up

and yeo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in eming's guard now.
eming working a defensive guard here.
eming wants to sweep here but yeo controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
eming trying to control the position.
yeo wants to control from the top but eming keeps moving.
eming working a defensive guard but yeo passes into half guard.
eming is trying to stand back up but yeo is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

yeo wants to work for an arm triangle but eming is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
eming is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

adri yeo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

eming shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and yeo counters with a takedown into side control.

yeo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
yeo prevents eming from escaping the position.
eming trying to remain calm as yeo controls from the top position.
yeo scoring with punches and elbows.
yeo cracks eming with an elbow. That is naaassty.
eming struggling a bit here.
yeo trying to control the action but eming is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

yeo stands up.
had eming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

eming shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
yeo tries to hold on but eming postures up.
eming lands a big elbow.
yeo is in all sorts of trouble here.
yeo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
yeo is squirming around, avoiding eming's attempts to control the action.
yeo tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
eming working away from the top, dropping strikes.
yeo is trying to escape the mount.

eming is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, yeo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
eming working the ground and pound effectively.
yeo tries to reverse the position but eming maintains control.
yeo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
eming can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as yeo is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo is bucking up trying to escape but eming cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
yeo throwing punches despite being mounted.
yeo is looking to get to half guard.
eming trying to control but he's not successful this time.
yeo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
eming scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish yeo?

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.
yeo is trying to escape the mount.
yeo is squirming around, avoiding eming's attempts to control the action.
yeo is wriggling around trying to escape.
eming can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as yeo is looking to escape.
had eming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
yeo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as eming tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

And that's the end of the fight!
adri yeo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got yeo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... adri yeo!