PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moi Tie (ranked 2824 p4p, 4661 weight class) and Sergei Yan (ranked 190 p4p, 260 weight class). Sergei Yan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tie
vs
Yan

170 cm
25
130
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
145
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moi Tie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Yan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan misses with a body shot.
Yan tests Tie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yan cracks Tie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tie forces Yan back against the cage and clinches.
Tie landing knees to the body.
Yan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tie slowing the pace effectively.
Yan trying to control the position but instead, Tie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yan into the cage.
Yan blocks an elbow strike from Tie.
Tie lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tie blocks an uppercut.
Tie lands an elbow just above Yan 's eye.

It looks like Sergei Yan has been cut.
Tie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yan avoids it.
Tie lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Yan fails to land.
Tie tries a knee to the head but Yan blocks it.
I was talking to Tie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tie trying to land knees to the body.
Tie lands an elbow inside that Yan shrugs off.
Tie just leaning against Yan, taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tie lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tie throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan tries to break free but Tie pushes him back against the cage.
Tie tries to land knees in the clinch but Yan avoids the damage to the body.
Tie looking to throw knees to the head but Yan is blocking nicely.
Tie lands a nice elbow.
Tie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yan lands a hook that snaps the head of Tie backwards.
Tie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tie lands an elbow inside that Yan shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tie.
Tie prevents Yan from breaking the clinch.
Tie misses with a knee to the head.
Yan stalling the fight.
Tie lands a damaging elbow.
Tie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tie misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Tie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan avoiding damage as Tie throws knees to the body.
Tie tries a knee to the head but Yan blocks it.
Yan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Tie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tie seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Yan blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Tie.
Tie keeps control of Yan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tie connects with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Moi Tie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Yan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Yan catches Tie right on the button with a cross.
Yan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tie tries to move into range but Yan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yan connects with a jab.

Tie moves into range and clinches up with Yan.
Tie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tie.
Yan dodges an elbow strike from Tie.
Tie is stalling here.
Tie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tie pushes off an throws an elbow but Yan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yan is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yan takes an elbow to the temple.
Tie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yan up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Tie.
Tie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yan is defending well for now.
Tie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tie trying to land knees to the body.
Yan blocks the elbow strike.
Yan working aggressively here.
Tie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yan working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tie obliges.
Tie trying to land knees to the body.
Yan jumps guard but Tie stands there with Yan around his waist. Yan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tie tries to land a knee to the head but Yan blocks with his arms.
Yan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tie.

That has opened up Sergei Yan's cut even more.
Yan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yan's face.
Tie working Yan over with knees to the body.
Tie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yan's defenses.
Tie landing knees to the head.

Yan is rocked!
Tie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tie finish him?
Yan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yan seems to have recovered his senses.
Moi Tie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tie pushes off an throws an elbow but Yan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tie lands an elbow just above Yan 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tie.
Tie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tie has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Yan - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tie, and another! Yan is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Moi Tie!
After the fight, Moi Tie was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.