PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Bullock (ranked 6380 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yen Yang (ranked 4696 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bullock
vs
Yang

187 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

155 cm
23
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Bullock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yen Yang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Yang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bullock sprawls well initially but Yang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yang should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Yang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yang controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bullock wants to improve his position but Yang is controlling well.
Yang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bullock wants to improve his position but Yang is controlling well.

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.

Bullock actively working from the bottom here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Bullock pushes Yang up against the cage in a clinch.

Bullock manages to break the clinch.

Bullock rushes Yang and presses him up against the cage.

Yang works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bullock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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.
Yang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bullock clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yen Yang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bullock has managed to clinch.

Yang has Bullock pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yang pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bullock tumbling to the mat - Yang dives into Bullock's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Yang 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock wants to control the position but Yang says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bullock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yang controlling the action here.

That's two 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.

Yang is looking for a kimura but Bullock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yang to get the leverage.
Bullock tries to roll over but Yang keeps him under control.
Yang trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Yang is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang not doing much here.

Bullock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

Yang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yang showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yen Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bullock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Yang politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yang prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Bullock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullock is looking for a sweep.
Yen Yang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bullock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is taking a breather. Bullock 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yang feints and as Bullock raises his hands in defense, Yang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock wants to sweep here but Yang controlling him for the moment.

Bullock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yang defends it easily.
Yang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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.
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.

Bullock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Yang lands a takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ronald Bullock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yen Yang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yen Yang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yen Yang!