PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CM Yaj (ranked 1658 p4p, 198 weight class) and Jimmy Carla (ranked 1710 p4p, 205 weight class). CM Yaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yaj
vs
Carla

178 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

166 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, CM Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Carla!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj catches Carla with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Carla lands a slapping body shot.
Carla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carla throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carla throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
As Carla tries to get set, Yaj tries to push him back and clinch up but Carla manages to avoid the attempt.
Carla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Carla.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carla throws a hook but Yaj avoids it easily.
Yaj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carla.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Carla moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Carla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carla connects with a right hand. Yaj shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carla works the jab nicely.
CM Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carla throws out the jab.
Carla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Yaj misses with a jab to the body
letting Carla counter with a right hand.
Yaj slips under a jab.
No joy there for Yaj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carla wants to counter the offense by Yaj and move into the clinch position.

Yaj closes the distance and clinches.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Carla misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
Carla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
A short right from Yaj.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carla misses with a body punch.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Carla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj is working Carla over against the cage.
Carla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yaj tries a body shot but Carla blocks it.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carla's elbow.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Carla misses with some punches.
Carla throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Carla.
Yaj gets through Carla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaj stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Carla.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carla misses with the head strike.
Carla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carla blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carla.
Carla working aggressively here.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carla.
Carla lands with a right to the head.
Carla tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Carla lands with a short shot to the head.
Carla working aggressively here.
Carla misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj tries to work over Carla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Carla avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carla fails to land.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
Carla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Yaj.
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carla misses with a punch on the inside.
Carla blocking some punches.
Carla misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Carla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carla misses the jab.
A jab from Carla does it's job there.

Yaj darts in and clinches Carla up against the cage.
Jimmy Carla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carla misses with a body punch.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
Carla blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carla tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Carla stalling in the clinch but Yaj improves position.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
Carla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Carla throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carla.
Carla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Carla.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Carla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj is leaning against Carla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj is leaning against Carla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carla takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj digs a right hand underneath Carla's ribcage. Carla let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Carla avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carla blocking some punches.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carla backwards.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Carla controls his hands.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Carla.
A short left from Carla.
Carla is leaning against Yaj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carla tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Carla back against the cage.
Carla has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Carla tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Carla back against the cage.
Carla throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Carla lands with a light punch inside.
Yaj lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
Carla struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carla backwards.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Carla working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Carla tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Carla back against the cage.
Yaj tries a body shot but Carla blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlas head.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Carla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Carla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaj.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Carla's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Carla.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlas head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CM Yaj dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yaj misses with a hook.
Jimmy Carla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carla throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carla.
Carla jabs at Yaj's body.
Yaj moves to clinch but Carla breaks away
and Carla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaj wants to clinch
and Carla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carla has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Carla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaj doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Carla moved out of range.
Carla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carla blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carla moves away.
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carla misses the shot to the body.
Carla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaj.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carla throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Yaj misses.
Carla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yaj misses with a hook
and Carla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Carla.
Carla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carla throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Carla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Carla misses with a looping right.
Yaj tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Carla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carla gets tackled into the cage by Yaj. Yaj maintains the clinch.
Carla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carla misses with a body punch.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carla's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Carla controls his hands.
Yaj slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carla.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Carla.
Carla tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Carla controls the action.
Carla lands with a right to the head.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Carla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Carla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Carla has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Carla struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carla blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Carla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carla swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj digs a right hand into Carla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carla's gas tank.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carla's elbow.
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Carla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carla digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carla misses with a punch on the inside.
Carla lands a shoulder strike.
Carla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carla working aggressively here.
Yaj cracks Carla with a nice body shot.
Carla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carla misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Yaj as the two fighters clinch.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Carla.
I think Carla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... CM Yaj!
A relieved looking CM Yaj thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.