PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Master Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yip Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everything in it's right place. On his way into the cage it seems that Grand Master Yip Man has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Grand Master Yip Man seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Master Yip Man
vs
Loco

225 cm
31
285 lbs
19 - 20 - 1

205 cm
32
275 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Grand Master Yip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Loco is predictable there
and Yip Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yip Man misses with a left hand
letting Loco counter with a right hand.
Yip Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like El Loco has been cut.
Loco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yip Man is looking to chop away at Loco's legs.
Yip Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Loco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yip Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Yip Man thows a leg kick but Loco checks it
and Loco counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yip Man misses.
Yip Man fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Loco blocks the leg kick.
Yip Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loco.
Yip Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loco counters with a nice uppercut.
El Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yip Man looks to land a left hand but Loco moved out of range nicely.
Yip Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yip Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yip Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Loco moves into the clinch.

Loco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loco cracks Yip Man with an open hand slap.

Loco has closed the distance and engaged Yip Man in a clinch.

Loco manages to break the clinch.
Loco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yip Man manages to avoid it.
Loco connects with a looping right hand.
Yip Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yip Man misses with a leg kick.
Yip Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A lazy left from Loco finds it's target.
Loco misses with a right hand
and Yip Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yip Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Yip Man.
Yip Man tries a low kick but Loco avoids it.
Loco scores with a nice body kick.
Loco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yip Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Yip Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Loco counters with a leg kick.
Loco blocks a leg kick.
Yip Man throws a leg kick but Loco moved away.
Yip Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yip Man checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Loco clobbers Yip Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yip Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Yip Man misses its intended target.

Loco moves into range and clinches up with Yip Man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yip Man walks into a stiff left hand from Loco.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loco.
Yip Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yip Man. That did some damage!
Yip Man shoots in for a takedown but Loco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loco is looking to clinch but Yip Man is avoiding it.
Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yip Man. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Loco.
Yip Man fails to land the takedown.
Loco throws a leg kick which misses Yip Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Yip Man tries to avoid it.
Loco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yip Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loco connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Loco.
Yip Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Loco.
Loco connects with a single shot there.
A left and a right from Loco both land. Nice combination.
Loco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yip Man at a distance.
Loco lands with an overhand left.
Yip Man misses with a low kick.
Loco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yip Man has time to react.
Yip Man takes one to the side of the head.

Yip Man is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loco moves out of range of the strikes.
Yip Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Loco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Loco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yip Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loco.
Loco misses with a straight right.
Danga de danga de dang - Loco scores with a four punch combination!
Nice defenses there by Yip Man.
Loco lands a jab.
Loco misses with a low kick.
Yip Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yip Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Loco connects with a leg kick. Yip Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yip Man misses the body punch
and Loco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loco looks for the body kick but Yip Man saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Loco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loco throws a big shot that misses.
Loco is looking to clinch but Yip Man is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yip Man gets a double leg takedown into Loco's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Loco wants to stand up but Yip Man is controlling him.
Loco is trying to keep Yip Man in close.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Yip Man from controlling successfully.
Loco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yip Man!
Loco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yip Man keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Loco gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Loco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yip Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yip Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loco misses with a hook. Yip Man ducked under it nicely.
Loco scores with a jab.
Loco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yip Man defending well as Loco loads up on a big left hand.
Loco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yip Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yip Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yip Man drops his hands momentarily and Loco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yip Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Loco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El Loco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loco.
Yip Man slips under a jab from Loco.
Yip Man slips under a jab.
Yip Man throws a leg kick but Loco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loco misses with a looping left.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Yip Man moved out of range nicely.
Loco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loco, right into the meat.
Loco cracks Yip Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yip Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loco throws a right and a left that Yip Man avoids nicely.
Yip Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yip Man missing with a left hand there. Loco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yip Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Loco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Loco.
Loco thumps Yip Man with a low kick.
Loco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yip Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yip Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loco checks a leg kick.
Loco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Yip Man is predictable there
and Loco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loco scores with a one two! Yip Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Loco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yip Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Yip Man checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Loco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on El Loco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Loco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yip Man defending well as Loco loads up on a big left hand.
Yip Man throws a chopping leg kick but Loco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yip Man shoots in looking for a takedown but Loco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yip Man's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Loco looks to throw the jab but Yip Man is out of range.
Yip Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loco lands with a good body shot.
Loco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yip Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loco. Loco obviously looking to wear him down.
Loco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yip Man takes one on the button.
Yip Man walks into a jab.
Loco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loco tried to score with a low kick but Yip Man checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yip Man tries to move into range but Loco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yip Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yip Man misses with a low kick.
Loco scores with a jab.
Loco misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Loco.
Loco lands a lovely overhand right.
Loco with a hook.
Oh Yip Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loco checks a leg kick nicely.
Yip Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Yip Man throws a shot from downtown. Loco moves away and avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Loco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yip Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loco to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loco.
Loco cracks Yip Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot by Loco.
Yip Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loco can pounce on him.
Yip Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yip Man throws a leg kick
and Loco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loco scores with a push kick.
Yip Man ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Yip Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yip Man scrambles back to his feet.
Yip Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Yip Man tries to work over Loco's front leg with a kick but Loco checks it.
Yip Man looks to land a left hand but Loco moved out of range nicely.
Yip Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yip Man.
Yip Man throws a push kick but Loco slaps the foot to one side.
Loco throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Loco tenderised Yip Man's leg. Yip Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yip Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Loco but Loco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grand Master Yip Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yip Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Loco.
Grand Master Yip Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loco scores with a sloppy right hand. Yip Man should have avoided that one.
Loco thumps Yip Man with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loco.
The crowd cheers as Loco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yip Man doesn't seem phased though.
Loco connects with a body shot that sends Yip Man's belly button to the back.
Loco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
El Loco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco drops Yip Man with a huge uppercut! Yip Man drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Loco is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Loco!