PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiiba Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MMA THEME. Liam Striker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kiiba Yap's chin.

Striker
vs
Yap

186 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kiiba Yap!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yap fails with a takedown attempt.
Striker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Striker looks to land a combination but Yap avoids it well.
A jab-cross combination lands for Striker and sends Yap crashing to the mat! Striker follows him down to the mat - Yap regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Yap is rocked!

It looks like Kiiba Yap has been cut.

Striker decides to stand and escape the position.
Yap is still on wobbly legs! Can Striker finish him?
Liam Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yap shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striker is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Yap seems to have recovered his senses.
Yap looking to finish with strikes here!
Striker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Yap throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yap fails to move to back control.
Striker's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Yap is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Striker is surviving well by controlling Yap's body position as best he can.
Striker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yap on the ground.
Yap looks gassed!
Striker is trying to stand up.

Yap working for a guillotine from mount but Striker is in no mood to give up.
Striker squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Striker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Yap looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Striker trying desperately to get to his feet.

Yap looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Striker is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yap unloads with some shots from mount but Striker bucks and avoids them well.
Striker wants to get back to his feet.

Yap is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Striker is surviving well by controlling Yap's body position as best he can.

Yap has hold of Striker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Striker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yap swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Striker is now in Yap's guard. A big mistake from Yap there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yap looking to hit a scissor sweep but Striker is one step ahead there.
Striker wanted to stand there but Yap had control of the position.

Yap looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Striker passes into half guard.
Yap tries to get to full guard but Striker has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Striker decides to return to a standing position.
Striker misses with a double jab.
Striker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Yap feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yap drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yap jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yap trying to control the position from guard on top but Striker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yap wants to pass the guard but Striker is keeping the position.
Striker is looking to stand up but Yap isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Striker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiiba Yap's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yap has a takedown stuffed.
Striker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Striker tries to avoid it but Yap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Striker to the ground. Striker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Striker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yap manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yap shoots in but Striker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liam Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiiba Yap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yap takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liam Striker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker works the jab nicely.
Striker lands a right hook to the body.
Striker scores with a body shot.
Yap takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Striker punishes Yap's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Striker.
Jab from Striker.
Liam Striker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striker misses with a wild body shot.
Striker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Striker throws a right and a left that Yap avoids nicely.
Striker stuffs the takedown attempt from Yap. Yap gets slowly back to his feet.
Yap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striker.
Decent striking displayed by Striker there.
Striker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yap manages to avoid it.
Yap fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker misses with a looping right.
Yap slips under a jab from Striker.
Yap shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Striker but Striker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yap dodges the punch combination from Striker.
Striker scores with a hook to the body. Yap takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Striker thuds his right hand into Yap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Striker lands a nice hook to Yap's body. Yap takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yap walks into a straight right hand from Striker.
Striker lands a lovely overhand right.
Striker misses with a wild body shot.
Striker misses with a series of wild punches.
Yap ducks under a wild hook from Striker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Striker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kiiba Yap's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yap drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Striker defending against the ground and pound.
Yap tries to move to mount but Striker blocks the move with his legs.
Striker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Striker stops Yap from passing to mount.
Striker is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yap asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yap wants to control but Striker is keeping him busy.

Yap is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Striker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yap has just dragged him back down to the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yap.
Yap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Striker scores with a decent looking hook.
Yap moves out of range as Striker strikes.
Yap shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Striker as he jumps to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Striker scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Striker lands the left hand.
Donk. Striker catches Yap right on the button with a cross.
Yap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Striker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yap.
Yap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Striker.
Yap misses with a takedown attempt - Striker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liam Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiiba Yap.
A jab from Striker finds it's way through Yap's defenses.
Kiiba Yap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker thows a body shot but no joy.
Striker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Striker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yap.
Yap slips a jab from Striker.

Yap is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Striker's half guard.

Yap seems to be working for a kimura but Striker defends the submission attempt.
Yap sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Striker defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yap is trying to work for a kimura but Striker is defending well.

Yap is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Striker defends it well.
Liam Striker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Yap is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Striker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yap.
Striker is trying to stand back up but Yap is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yap looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kiiba Yap.
I think Striker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Striker!