PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rala Mord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qi Yinlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qi Yinlong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mord
vs
Yinlong

190 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rala Mord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Qi Yinlong!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yinlong slips a jab and a cross from Mord.

Yinlong gets a takedown into half guard.
Mord tries to get to full guard but Yinlong has control of the leg.
Yinlong is looking to take a break and control but Mord is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yinlong seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yinlong is trying to control the action in half guard but Mord is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mord controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mord is looking for a sweep. Yinlong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mord gets full guard.
Yinlong trying to control but Mord is working from the bottom.
Mord pulls Yinlong in close to his closed guard and prevents Yinlong from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mord shoots in but Yinlong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yinlong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mord defends it well.

Mord has closed the distance and engaged Yinlong in a clinch.

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.
Yinlong is trying to maintain a safe position but Mord gets an underhook and turns Yinlong into the cage.
Mord wants to take the fight to the mat but Yinlong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Yinlong manages to break the clinch.
Yinlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mord tries a head kick but it misses.
Yinlong wants to clinch.
Yinlong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yinlong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mord's waist but Mord gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yinlong off to one side.
Yinlong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mord.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rala Mord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mord closes the distance and clinches up with Yinlong, looking for a takedown. Mord pushes Yinlong against the cage but Yinlong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yinlong fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yinlong.
Yinlong scores with a head kick. Mord tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yinlong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mord.
Mord fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yinlong avoids it really well and circles away.
Yinlong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mord manages to avoid it.
Yinlong tries for a takedown but Mord sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mord tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yinlong manages to circle out of the way.
Mord displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yinlong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yinlong tries to clinch there but Mord circles away.
Mord shoots in for a takedown but Yinlong shows good takedown defense.
Mord dives in and grabs Yinlong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yinlong pushes down on Mord's head and hops out.
Yinlong darts in looking for a takedown but Mord gets double underhooks and turns Yinlong into the cage.
Yinlong shoots and misses
and Mord counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Yinlong with that takedown attempt.
Yinlong looks winded!
Mord connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Mord as Yinlong shoots in.
Mord displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yinlong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rala Mord will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yinlong misses with a takedown
and Mord counters with a three punch combo that has Yinlong backing up. Yinlong nods at Mord to acknowledge the strikes.
Mord misses with a two punch combination.
Mord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yinlong tries to clinch there but Mord circles away.
Mord half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yinlong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Mord moves into the clinch.
Mord holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yinlong pulls guard.
Mord controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mord works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mord is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Yinlong kicks off Mord and gets to his feet.

Mord has closed the distance and engaged Yinlong in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Yinlong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mord closes the distance and clinches.
Mord is looking to break free of the clinch but Yinlong has double underhooks.
Yinlong is working for takedown but Mord is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rala Mord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Qi Yinlong.
Mord just leaning against Yinlong, taking a breather.
Yinlong tries for a takedown but Mord manages to get underhooks.
Yinlong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mord is trying to break the clinch but Yinlong has him pressed against the cage.
Mord is pressed up against the cage. Yinlong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mord down to the mat. Mord avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yinlong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yinlong leaves Mord with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mord shoots in for a double leg but Yinlong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yinlong shoots in for a takedown but Mord shows good takedown defense.
Mord dives in for a single leg takedown but Yinlong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yinlong moves in looking to clinch but Mord pushes him off.
Yinlong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Mord has managed to clinch.
Yinlong trying to control the position but instead, Mord has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yinlong into the cage.

Mord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mord has managed to clinch.
Yinlong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mord.
Yinlong goes for a takedown attempt but Mord pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yinlong checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mord.
Mord goes for a double leg but Yinlong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yinlong continues to drive forward.
Yinlong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yinlong is looking to clinch.
Mord stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mord wants it to stay on the feet.
Mord will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rala Mord dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yinlong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yinlong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yinlong wants it to stay on the feet.
Mord fails with the takedown.
Yinlong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mord throws out the jab.
Yinlong shoots in but no luck this time.
Mord attempts a counter takedown but Yinlong avoids it well and moves away.

Mord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yinlong, pushing him back against the cage.
Yinlong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mord.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rala Mord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yinlong gets underhooks to prevent Mord's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mord controlling the action here for a moment.

Yinlong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rala Mord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yinlong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yinlong.
Yinlong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yinlong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mord under the eye.
Yinlong is looking to clinch but Mord is avoiding it.
As Yinlong tries to get set, Mord tries to push him back and clinch up but Yinlong manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Mord.
Yinlong feints the counter takedown.
Mord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mord takes the fight into the clinch.
Yinlong has Mord pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yinlong can do to turn this around?
Yinlong closes the distance and clinches up with Mord, looking for a takedown. Yinlong pushes Mord against the cage but Mord circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mord is looking for a counter combo.
Mord looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yinlong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yinlong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mord feinted with a counter takedown.
Yinlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yinlong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Yinlong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Yinlong tries to get set, Mord tries to push him back and clinch up but Yinlong manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yinlong pinned against the cage. Yinlong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yinlong has a takedown stuffed.

Mord darts in and clinches Yinlong up against the cage.
Yinlong is trying to pull guard but Mord turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mord tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Mord breaks from the clinch.
Mord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mord gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mord managing to block the knees to the body from Yinlong.
A left hand lands to the body for Mord.
Yinlong is working for takedown but Mord is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yinlong throws a head punch that misses.

Yinlong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mord stuffs the takedown.
Yinlong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mord shoots in for a double leg but Yinlong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yinlong tries to clinch but Mord moves out of range.
Mord is looking for a counter combo.
Qi Yinlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rala Mord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yinlong lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rala Mord.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mord, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rala Mord!