PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Addict Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frettish
vs
Yo

172 cm
25
142 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

150 cm
25
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Frettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Addict Yo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frettish is looking to chop away at Yo's legs.
Yo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yo throws a leg kick but Frettish sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Frettish looks for the body kick but Yo saw that one coming.
Frettish looks to land a body kick but Yo moved away.
Frettish scores with a nice body kick.
Yo throws a wild body kick that Frettish sees coming a mile off.
Frettish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frettish will feel that in the morning.

Yo tries to keep at a distance but Frettish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yo looking to throw knees to the head but Frettish is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frettish missing with knees to the body.
Yo misses with the head strike.
Frettish pushes off an throws an elbow but Yo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yo obliges.
Frettish is breathing heavily.
Frettish lands an elbow inside.
Frettish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frettish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frettish misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frettish throws an elbow but misses.
Yo blocking some punches.
Yo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yo tries a body shot but Frettish blocks it.
Frettish looking to throw knees to the head but Yo is blocking nicely.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but Frettish blocks with his arms.
Yo avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Yo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yo lands a body shot.
Yo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but Frettish blocks with his arms.
Frettish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frettish.
Yo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frettish lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Frettish.
Frettish misses with an elbow strike.
Frettish looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frettish.
Frettish pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish looking to slow down the pace here.
Yo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frettish managing to block the knees to the body from Yo.
Yo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frettish throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frettish prevents a body shot from Yo.
Yo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frettish.
Yo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frettish.
Yo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frettish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yo tries a knee to the head but Frettish blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Yo.
Yo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frettish looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Frettish tries a knee to the head but Yo blocks it.
Yo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Yo throws a head punch that misses.
Yo pushes Frettish back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yo lands with a left to the head.
Yo swings wildly with an uppercut but Frettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yo is trying to maintain a safe position but Frettish gets an underhook and turns Yo into the cage.
Frettish dodges an elbow strike from Yo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Addict Yo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frettish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yo.
Yo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yo tries to land a leg kick but Frettish saw it coming and moves away.
Frettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frettish tries to move into range but Yo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yo misses with a body kick.
Yo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frettish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frettish throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Frettish. That one must have hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Addict Yo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Yo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yo leaning against his opponent.
Yo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frettish blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frettish's face.
Frettish is stalling here.
Frettish is trying to stall.
Yo can't find room to land a body shot as Frettish controls the action.
Yo blocks an elbow strike from Frettish.

Yo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yo throws a head kick but Frettish moves out of range.
Frettish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yo misses with a hook.
Frettish lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yo moves out of range of the body kick.
Frettish blocks a low kick nicely.
Frettish moves out of range of the body kick.
Yo throws a hook to the side of Frettish's head but Frettish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo cracks the inside of Frettish's front leg.
Yo misses with a leg kick.
Yo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frettish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Frettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Frettish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frettish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Yo moves into the clinch.
Yo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frettish is defending well for now.
Yo dodges an elbow strike from Frettish.
Yo controlling the action here for a moment.
Yo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yo connects with a knee to the head.
Yo misses with a knee strike.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Frettish.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frettish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frettish blocks a body shot from Yo.
Yo taking a breather.

Yo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yo doesn't manage to clinch there - Frettish circles away.
Yo is looking to clinch.
Frettish slips a jab and a cross from Yo.
Yo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Frettish.
Frettish has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frettish slips a straight right by Yo.
Yo throws a leg kick but Frettish sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yo tries to clinch but Frettish moves out of range.
Yo is looking to clinch.
Frettish throws the kick towards the body but Yo avoids it.
Frettish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yo avoids the head kick by Frettish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frettish throws a head kick that misses.
Yo misses with a body shot.
Yo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frettish.
Yo misses with a leg kick.
Yo blocks a head kick by Frettish.
Yo wants to clinch up but Frettish keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Yo. Those never looked like landing.
Yo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Addict Yo 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. This is the final round!

Yo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frettish misses with a low kick.
Good work by Frettish as he checks the leg kick.
Yo looks to throw a body kick
and Frettish counters with a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yo has Frettish pressed against the cage.
Frettish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Frettish throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yo takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frettish letting Yo take a breather here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frettish throws an elbow but misses.
Yo is pushing Frettish up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yo connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish misses with some punches.
Yo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frettish blocks it with crossed arms.
Yo tries to stall but Frettish uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frettish tries a body shot but Yo blocks it.
Yo can't find room to land a body shot as Frettish controls the action.
Yo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yo blocks an elbow strike from Frettish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries to land a knee to the head but Frettish blocks with his arms.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Frettish.
Yo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yo tries to land knees in the clinch but Frettish avoids the damage to the body.

Yo breaks the clinch.
Yo wants to clinch.
Frettish swats away the attempt to clinch by Yo.
Frettish blocks the body kick.
Frettish misses with a body kick.

Frettish gets tackled into the cage by Yo. Yo maintains the clinch.
Yo is trying to stall.
Yo blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yo blocks an elbow strike.
Yo has Frettish pressed against the cage.
Yo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yo dodges an elbow strike from Frettish.
Yo missing with knees to the body.
Yo blocks an elbow strike.
Yo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yo misses with a body punch.
Yo avoids a wild elbow strike from Frettish.
Yo looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo lands a good knee to the midsection. Frettish won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yo.
Yo looking to stall.
Frettish misses with a knee to the head.
Yo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Addict Yo.
A leg kick checked by Yo.
Yo tries to clinch up but Frettish circles away and keeps his distance.
Yo moves in looking to clinch but Frettish pushes him off.
Frettish lands a front kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yo pushes Frettish up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Yo.
Ed Frettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Addict Yo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Frettish to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Addict Yo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yo 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Addict Yo!