PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franky Yip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monk Eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franky Yip has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yip
vs
Eastman

180 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franky Yip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monk Eastman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yip looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yip cracks Eastman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Eastman has closed the distance and engaged Yip in a clinch.
Yip blocks a body shot from Eastman.
Eastman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eastman tries to throw a body punch but Yip avoids it by throwing Eastman back against the cage.
Eastman wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eastman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eastman.
Yip blocks a body shot from Eastman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yip trying to control the position but instead, Eastman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yip into the cage.
Yip tries for a takedown but Eastman manages to get underhooks.
Eastman misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Eastman.
Yip changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eastman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eastman delivers a nice body kick.
A cross from Yip lands.
Eastman throws a nice outside leg kick.

Eastman clinches up against the cage.
Eastman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Franky Yip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monk Eastman.
Eastman works on Yip's body with a couple of short punches.
Eastman gets underhooks to prevent Yip's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman throws a head punch that misses.
Eastman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eastman.
Eastman swings wildly with an uppercut but Yip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eastman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eastman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eastman.
Eastman throws a punch but it's blocked by Yip.

Yip breaks the clinch.
Eastman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eastman is looking to clinch but Yip is avoiding it.
Yip swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastman stuffs the takedown attempt from Yip. Yip gets slowly back to his feet.
Yip looks to land a combination. Eastman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Eastman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Yip tries to sprawl but Eastman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Eastman wants to pass to mount but Yip is defending the position.
Yip is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eastman not doing much here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Eastman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Eastman lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastman prevents Yip from improving his position.
Eastman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ground and pound from Eastman.
Yip is trying to get back to full guard.
Yip trying to hold on to Eastman's head to control him but Eastman postures up.
Eastman lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Eastman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yip wants to control but Eastman is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monk Eastman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Eastman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yip shoots in but Eastman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yip lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yip tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Eastman clinches with his opponent.
Monk Eastman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yip controlling the action here for a moment.
Yip blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eastman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eastman working aggressively here.

Eastman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastman lands a nice looking body kick.
Eastman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yip's calf.
Eastman throws out a loose jab but Yip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yip looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastman is just out of range.
Eastman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yip has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eastman.
Yip takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Eastman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yip blocks a body shot from Eastman.
Eastman lands a left hand.
Eastman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yip has Eastman pushed against the cage.
Eastman throws a punch but it's blocked by Yip.
Eastman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastman has a couple of punches blocked by Yip.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eastman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Eastman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Yip coming out on top.
Yip just misses with a punch to the body.
Eastman lands a leg kick that knocks Yip off balance momentarily.

Eastman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eastman leaning against his opponent.
Eastman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Yip breaks the clinch.
Eastman throws a lazy right hand but Yip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eastman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eastman misses with a few strikes there.
Yip with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eastman to score with a decent uppercut.
Eastman cracks the inside of Yip's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastman.
Yip throws a shot to the body.
Eastman looks for a takedown but Yip sprawls well.
A lazy left from Yip finds it's target.
Eastman on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Eastman is rocked!
Yip takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eastman is still on wobbly legs! Can Yip finish him?
Jab by Yip.
Yip connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Eastman out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franky Yip!