PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hatt Mughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatt Mughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mughes
vs
Yankee

173 cm
18
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Bulk Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hatt Mughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Yankee!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankee blocks a jab.
Mughes throws a lazy right hand but Yankee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yankee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankee slips under a jab.
Yankee throws a body punch but Mughes moves out of range.
Yankee throws a head kick but Mughes moves out of range.

Mughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yankee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mughes working the strikes but Yankee uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mughes winds up and cracks Yankee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yankee wants to improve his position but Mughes is controlling well.
Yankee won't allow Mughes to pass to mount.
Mughes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Yankee pushes Mughes off and gets back to his feet.
Mughes misses with an uppercut.
Mughes moves out of range of the strikes.

Mughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yankee keeping full guard, as Mughes tries to pass.
Mughes thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mughes thows a big elbow that misses.
Mughes looking to pass the guard.
Mughes stops Yankee from standing up.
Yankee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mughes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yankee is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yankee has escaped and now he's on top!

Mughes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yankee uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yankee has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hatt Mughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankee stuffs the takedown.
Mughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yankee but Yankee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mughes misses with a hook. Yankee ducked under it nicely.
Yankee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yankee throws a head kick but Mughes moves out of range.
Yankee tries to clinch there but Mughes circles away.

Mughes scores with a takedown into Yankee's guard.
Mughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Mughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yankee controls Mughes momentarily but Mughes frees himself.
Mughes prevents Yankee from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes looking to pass the guard.
Mughes prevents Yankee from getting back to his feet.
Yankee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yankee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yankee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mughes.
Yankee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hatt Mughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yankee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mughes swings for the body but Yankee moves out of range.
Mughes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mughes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Mughes shoots in and bounces Yankee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yankee is looking to stand up but Mughes isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yankee wants to sweep here but Mughes controlling him for the moment.
Mughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yankee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yankee is trying to keep Mughes in close.
Mughes thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mughes has gone for a leg lock! Yankee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mughes's guard.
Yankee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mughes blocks a head kick by Yankee.
Yankee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yankee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mughes missing with a left hand there. Yankee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Mughes misses.
Mughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankee.
Yankee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yankee is looking to clinch.
Yankee moves out of range of the strikes.
Yankee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yankee as he jumps to the side.
Mughes shoots in and drives through. Yankee sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Yankee. No joy for Mughes on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hatt Mughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yankee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yankee.

Mughes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mughes working away.
Yankee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yankee wants to control but Mughes postures up.
Yankee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mughes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yankee is looking to regain half guard here but Mughes keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankee regains half guard, as Mughes was trying to land strikes.
Yankee trying to control but Mughes postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Yankee tries to sprawl out of it but Mughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yankee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yankee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mughes.
Mughes misses with a hook to the body
and Yankee counters with a head kick.
Yankee is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughes throws a body punch but Yankee moves out of range.
Mughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yankee as he avoids it easily.
Mughes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yankee slips a straight right by Mughes.
Mughes misses with a shot to the body
and Yankee counters with a stiff right hand.
Mughes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yankee counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Yankee looks at the referee who does nothing so Yankee lands a crushing right that sends Mughes to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Yankee!