PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Talley (ranked 5604 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzhu Yang (ranked 5420 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Talley
vs
Yang

151 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

181 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robby Talley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anzhu Yang!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang moves out of range as Talley throws a body kick.
Talley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yang circles away.
Yang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yang scores with a three punch combo!
Yang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talley doesn't seem bothered though.
Talley tries to clinch there but Yang circles away.
Yang throws a series of strikes that have Talley backpedaling.
Yang scores with a body shot.
Yang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yang circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yang misses.
Yang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Talley rather than just go for the knockout.
Yang tries to bum rush Talley with a series of wild strikes but Talley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anzhu Yang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Yang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Yang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Yang. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Talley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talley circles away quickly and effectively.
Talley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yang just manages to avoid it.
Yang lands a jab to Talley's midsection.
Yang looks to land a combination. Talley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yang connects with a body shot that sends Talley's belly button to the back.
Anzhu Yang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang lands with a nice combination. Talley backs away looking to recover.

Talley pushes Yang up against the cage in a clinch.
Talley is looking for a takedown.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Yang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Yang. Beautiful body shot.
Talley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yang lands with a nice combination. Talley backs away looking to recover.
Talley tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Talley.
Yang blocks a head kick by Talley.
Yang lands a jab to Talley's midsection.
Yang lands a jab to Talley's midsection.
Talley misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Yang. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley misses with the combination.
Yang is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yang lands a nice hook to Talley's body. Talley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yang lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yang's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yang duly obliges.
Yang works Talley's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Talley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talley misses with a kick to the body
and Yang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Talley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Talley misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yang lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yang finds it's way round the side to connect with Talley's head.
Yang cracks a nice hook into Talley's ribs.
Yang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Talley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Yang finds it's way through Talley's defenses.
Talley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Yang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Talley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yang counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Talley gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yang prevents a body shot from Talley.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang is pressed up against the cage. Talley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yang down to the mat. Yang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang lands a two punch combo.
Yang avoids a kick to the body.
Yang connects with a body shot.
Yang scores with a one two! Talley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yang lands a body shot.
Talley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yang.
Yang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yang jabs Talley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robby Talley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talley misses with a low kick as Yang jumps back.
Yang jabs Talley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yang scores with a jab to the body.
Yang scores with a jab to the body.
Yang digs a good hook to Talley's body.
A left and a right from Yang both land. Nice combination.
Yang moves out of range as Talley throws a body kick.
Yang lands a nice hook to Talley's body. Talley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anzhu Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Left hook, right uppercut from Yang.
Yang connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Yang.
Yang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Talley takes a swing at Yang's ribcage but misses.
Talley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Talley takes one on the button.
Yang scores with a shot to the body.
Anzhu Yang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Yang thuds a left hand into Talley's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yang!
Talley moves to clinch but Yang breaks away
and Yang counters with a nice body shot.
Talley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yang misses with a double jab.
It appears Talley was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yang connects with a body shot that sends Talley's belly button to the back.
Talley walks into a stiff left hand from Yang.
Yang throws a shot to the body.
Talley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yang lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yang lands a jab-cross combination.

Talley is rocked!
Yang scores with a hook to the body. Talley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Talley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yang throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Talley's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Yang dives in looking to finish as Talley flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Yang's strikes! Yang is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Talley's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Talley was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anzhu Yang!