PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and uli yeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brennan
vs
yeo

189 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, uli yeo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennan doesn't manage to clinch there - yeo circles away.
Brennan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
yeo tries to clinch up.

yeo clinches.
yeo looking for a takedown.
yeo scores with a shot to the side of Brennan's head.
Brennan misses with a knee to the head.
Brennan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but yeo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

yeo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
uli yeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brennan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
yeo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brennan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and yeo moves into the clinch.

yeo manages to break the clinch.

yeo clinches.

yeo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brennan is trying to keep an underhook but yeo manages to get the takedown into half guard.

yeo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Brennan has managed to free his arm - good work.
yeo wants to stand but Brennan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

yeo 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.
yeo looks gassed!
Brennan wants to get back to full guard.

yeo decides to stand and escape the position.

yeo gets a clinch.
Brennan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A right hand to the body from yeo.
Brennan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brennan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brennan landing knees to the head.
Brennan prevents yeo from breaking the clinch.

yeo breaks from the clinch.
Brennan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Brennan or perhaps it was just good defense by yeo which made him look bad.

yeo closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by yeo.
yeo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

yeo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

yeo shoots in and bounces Brennan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

yeo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

yeo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brennan sprawls well initially but yeo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brennan is looking to improve his position.
Brennan punching from the bottom.

yeo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brennan to stand up.
Brennan throws a head kick that misses.
Brennan is looking to clinch.

yeo moves into range and clinches up with Brennan.
yeo goes for a takedown attempt but Brennan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nate Brennan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of uli yeo.
yeo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brennan throws a head kick but yeo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch up but yeo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
yeo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
yeo doesn't manage to clinch there - Brennan circles away.
yeo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brennan is looking to clinch.
yeo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brennan circles away.
yeo avoids the head kick by Brennan.
yeo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brennan wants to clinch

and yeo counters by clinching up.
yeo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brennan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brennan throws a knee to the head but misses.
yeo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brennan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brennan keeps control of yeo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

yeo avoids the head kick by Brennan.
yeo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brennan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brennan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
yeo misses with a double jab.
yeo wants to clinch.
Brennan wants to clinch up but yeo keeps it at a distance.
yeo circles away from the clinch attempt.
yeo tries to clinch there but Brennan circles away.

yeo rushes Brennan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brennan breaks the clinch.
yeo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brennan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brennan misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brennan tries to keep at a distance but yeo has taken the fight into the clinch.
yeo tries to pull guard but Brennan won't allow it.
Brennan misses with a knee strike.

yeo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brennan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

yeo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brennan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

yeo looking for the choke but no joy.
Brennan is trapped and yeo is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will yeo go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

yeo working for the choke.

yeo working for a choke but Brennan is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo misses with an elbow to the head.
Brennan breaks yeo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
uli yeo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brennan trying to control but yeo is working from the bottom.

yeo pushes Brennan off and gets back to his feet.
yeo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

yeo instigates a clinch.
Brennan has had enough of the clinch but yeo keeps him there for the moment.
Brennan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
yeo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brennan up against the cage.
Brennan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but yeo blocks it with crossed arms.
Brennan lands a right hand.

yeo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for yeo with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brennan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch but yeo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
yeo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
yeo tries to clinch up but Brennan circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

uli yeo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brennan is looking to clinch but yeo is avoiding it.

yeo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brennan looking to throw knees to the head but yeo is blocking nicely.
yeo scores with a nice hook to the head.
yeo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
yeo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brennan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brennan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but yeo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brennan tries a knee to the head but yeo blocks it.

yeo pulls Brennan into guard.
Brennan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

yeo has his feet on Brennan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
yeo tries a head kick but it misses.
Brennan tries to clinch up but yeo circles away and keeps his distance.

yeo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yeo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brennan bucks up and tries to throw yeo off but instead yeo has got his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
yeo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Brennan manages to reverse the position and now he's in yeo's guard. Nice work there by Brennan.
yeo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brennan manages to get himself to full guard.
yeo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two 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 stands up.
Brennan wants to clinch up but yeo keeps it at a distance.

yeo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brennan lands a knee to the head.
yeo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brennan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brennan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
yeo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brennan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nate Brennan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of uli yeo.
yeo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brennan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brennan landing knees to the body.
Brennan tries to pull guard but yeo won't allow it.
yeo tries to land knees in the clinch but Brennan avoids the damage to the body.
yeo missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yeo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brennan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yeo is looking to break free of the clinch but Brennan has double underhooks.
Brennan looking to stall.
Brennan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brennan misses with a knee to the head.
Brennan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but yeo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
yeo tries a knee to the head but Brennan blocks it.
yeo looking to slow down the pace here.
yeo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brennan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brennan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but yeo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brennan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

yeo decides to pull guard.
yeo trying to keep a closed guard but Brennan is proving a slippery customer.
Brennan wants to control from the top but yeo keeps moving.
yeo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
yeo wants to stand but Brennan is controlling the position.
yeo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brennan!
Brennan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nate Brennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

yeo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
yeo connects with a jab.

Brennan clinches.
yeo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
uli yeo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well yeo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

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