PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Dos Anjos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dos Anjos
vs
Yang

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Dragon

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yan Yang!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Anjos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yang.
Dos Anjos thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Anjos misses with a double jab.
Dos Anjos throws a body punch but Yang moves out of range.
Yang throws a series of punches but Dos Anjos avoids them all with ease.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Dos Anjos.
A shot to the body from Yang misses

and Dos Anjos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Dos Anjos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yang misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
Yang looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Yang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos throws a big shot that misses.
Yang misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Anjos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yang wants to clinch
and Dos Anjos counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang darts in trying to clinch

and Dos Anjos counters by clinching up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos missing with knees to the body.
Yang prevents a body shot from Dos Anjos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dos Anjos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yan Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang tries to clinch there but Dos Anjos circles away.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Yang moves out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yang.
Yang tries to clinch there but Dos Anjos circles away.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yang's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Anjos tries a low kick but Yang avoids it.
Dos Anjos is looking to wear down Yang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but Yang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yang misses the shot to the body.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dos Anjos counters by clinching up.
Dos Anjos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Anjos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yang takes a shot to the head.

Dos Anjos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yang looks to land a combination but Dos Anjos avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos stuns Yang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dos Anjos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Anjos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yang closes the distance looking to clinch

and Dos Anjos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos gets through Yang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Anjos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos digs a right hand underneath Yang's ribcage. Yang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Dos Anjos fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Anjos misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Anjos.

Dos Anjos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Yang moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Dos Anjos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yang slips a straight right by Dos Anjos.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Anjos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang tries to clinch but Dos Anjos is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Anjos. Yang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang tries to clinch but Dos Anjos moves away

and Dos Anjos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Yang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Anjos digs a right hand into Yang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yang's gas tank.

Dos Anjos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Anjos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Anjos counters with an inside leg kick.
Yang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Anjos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Anjos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dos Anjos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Yang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yang motions for Dos Anjos to come forward. Yang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yang avoids the head kick by Dos Anjos.
Yang wants to clinch
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yang's knee momentarily.
Dos Anjos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang tries to clinch
and Dos Anjos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yang is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Anjos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Anjos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from Dos Anjos both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Yan Yang has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos slips a jab and a cross from Yang.
Yang ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Anjos. Yang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Anjos lands with a good body shot.
Dos Anjos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dos Anjos lands a leg kick that knocks Yang off balance momentarily.
Dos Anjos missing with a left hand there. Yang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook. Yang ducked under it nicely.
Yang tries to clinch up but Dos Anjos circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Anjos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Anjos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Anjos connects with a leg kick. Yang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dos Anjos thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang dodges the punch combination from Dos Anjos.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to work over Yang's front leg with a kick but Yang checks it.
Dos Anjos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yang can do to turn this around?
Yang drops his hands momentarily and Dos Anjos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Anjos is just out of range.
Dos Anjos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Anjos misses with a looping left.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dos Anjos counters with a stiff right hand.
Yang looks to clinch
and Dos Anjos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Anjos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yang circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Anjos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yang manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Anjos misses with a hook
and Yang counters with a one-two to the body.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Dos Anjos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yan Yang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Yang tries to clinch there but Dos Anjos circles away.
A head kick misses from Yang.
Dos Anjos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yang.
Dos Anjos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yang throws a right hand that Dos Anjos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Anjos also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yang.
Dos Anjos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dos Anjos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yang circles away quickly and effectively.
Yang avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang throws a right and a left that Dos Anjos avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Anjos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dos Anjos checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dos Anjos.
Yang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yang's knee momentarily.
Vitor Dos Anjos is winning the standup battle so far.
Yang wants to clinch

and Dos Anjos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Anjos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yang misses with a punch to the body.

Dos Anjos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Anjos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yan Yang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Anjos was well out of range. Poor timing from Yang.
Yang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice body shot.
Yang misses with a two punch combination.
Yang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dos Anjos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yang throws a right hand that Dos Anjos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Anjos also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Anjos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Dos Anjos lands a left and a right that send Yang crashing to the mat, dazed. Dos Anjos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yang walks into a stiff left hand from Dos Anjos.

Yang is rocked!
Dos Anjos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yang.
Dos Anjos lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Yang falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dos Anjos dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Dos Anjos!