PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yip Kai Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ska Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kai Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Grandmaster. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kai Man
vs
Asap

178 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yip Kai Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ska Asap!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai Man falls off balance throwing a combination

and Asap counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kai Man won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Kai Man's face as Asap controls the position.
Asap gets to mount! Kai Man was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Asap controlling his opponent.
Asap looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap moves to take his opponent's back.
Asap biding his time, controlling Kai Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai Man wants to escape the position.
Asap biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kai Man can't escape the position.
Kai Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Asap working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Asap slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Asap is not going to allow Kai Man to sit and survive in this position.
Asap biding his time, controlling Kai Man.
Kai Man turns into Asap and is now in his guard.
Kai Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap keeping moving, preventing Kai Man from controlling successfully.
Asap looking for a sweep. Not yet Asap, not yet.
Asap pulls Kai Man in close to his closed guard and prevents Kai Man from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asap keeping moving, preventing Kai Man from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Asap holds on and takes a little breather.
Kai Man wants to control from the top but Asap keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ska Asap dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Asap drives through with a takedown into Kai Man's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kai Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kai Man wants to pass the guard but Asap is defending well.
Asap keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Asap is staying active underneath Kai Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ska Asap has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kai Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Asap is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Asap is looking to improve his position.
Kai Man stalling away here and it's allowed Asap to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kai Man trying to control but Asap is working from the bottom.
Asap seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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.
Kai Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asap swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Asap looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Kai Man misses

and Asap counters with a takedown into side control.
Asap is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kai Man will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Kai Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kai Man is trying to work for a sweep but Asap has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asap looking to control and managing it successfully.

Asap jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kai Man manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Asap happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Asap has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Asap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kai Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Who's going to make the next move?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kai Man tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ska Asap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kai Man cracks the inside of Asap's front leg.
Kai Man throws a right and a left that Asap avoids nicely.
Asap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kai Man drives through and clinches with Asap against the cage.
Asap blocking some punches.
Kai Man has a couple of punches blocked by Asap.
Asap is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kai Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Asap is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kai Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kai Man taking a breather.
Kai Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yip Kai Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ska Asap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kai Man throws a head punch that misses.
Kai Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asap is keeping busy.
Asap blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kai Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kai Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Kai Man misses

so Asap counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kai Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Kai Man working a defensive guard here.
Asap is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kai Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Asap manages to get himself to full guard.

Kai Man is looking to pass into half guard but Asap pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Asap is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap content to stall in guard here.

Kai Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Asap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Asap passes Kai Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asap is taking a breather. Kai Man says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Asap.
Kai Man is looking for a sweep. Asap is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kai Man is looking to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Asap tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kai Man defends well and Asap ends up having to push Kai Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kai Man misses with a few strikes there.
Asap steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kai Man.
Kai Man lands a jab.
Asap shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kai Man as he avoids it easily.
Kai Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kai Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Asap dives in and scores a takedown into Kai Man's guard.
Asap sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kai Man's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kai Man wants to get back to full guard but Asap has mounted him!
Kai Man is controlling an arm, preventing Asap from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Yip Kai Man did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Asap blocks a head kick by Kai Man.
Kai Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Asap drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kai Man defends it well.
Kai Man misses with the combination.
Kai Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Asap looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Asap passes the guard and advances to mount!
Asap controlling from mount.

Asap wants to finish this one by submission but Kai Man is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Asap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kai Man is trying to reverse the position but instead Asap has taken his back - oops!
Asap biding his time, controlling Kai Man.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Asap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kai Man is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Asap is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Kai Man showing good submission defense here.

Asap looking to break Kai Man's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kai Man remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Asap will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Asap biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Asap has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Kai Man is in real trouble here. Asap gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Kai Man is tapping out! Asap wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ska Asap!
Ska Asap is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ska Asap thanked Vikai Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).