PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yeu Fei (ranked 1745 p4p, 176 weight class) and Alex Stern (ranked 4360 p4p, 351 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fei
vs
Stern

184 cm
26
148 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Conviction
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yeu Fei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Stern!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stern uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stern.
A jab from Fei misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stern! But no joy.
Fei tries a head kick but it misses.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fei manages to avoid it.
Fei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stern.
Stern stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fei.
Fei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stern's sensitive parts.
Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fei.
A punch combination from Fei misses.
Stern now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stern blocks a jab.
Fei looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws out a loose jab but Fei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fei drops his hands momentarily and Stern takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stern takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Alex Stern has been cut.
Fei slips under a jab.
Stern digs a good body shot into Fei's ribs.
Stern takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stern misses with an uppercut. Fei saw that one coming.
Fei motions for Stern to come forward. Fei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fei looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range.
Stern unleashes a big counter combination but Fei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fei misses with a body shot.
Fei misses the jab.
Stern looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei thuds his right hand into Stern's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fei misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stern walks into a left hand.

Stern is rocked!
Fei throws a body punch but Stern moves out of range.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Stern misses with a series of wild punches.
Stern avoids the head kick by Fei.
Fei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stern throws out the jab.
Fei throwing a counter right hand but Stern manages to avoid it.
Stern throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stern's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fei connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stern scrambles back to his feet.
Fei moves out of range as Stern strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fei throws a big shot that misses.
Stern moves out of range of the body kick.
Stern misses with a hook. Fei ducked under it nicely.
Fei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stern on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stern is still on wobbly legs! Can Fei finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Stern. Fei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stern seems to have recovered his senses.
Fei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fei looks to land a right hand but Stern moved out of range.
Stern looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stern works the jab nicely.
Fei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fei scores with a nice body kick.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stern.
Fei misses with the combination.
Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fei.
Stern moves out of range as Fei throws a body kick.
Stern is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the liver by Stern. Beautiful body shot.
Fei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stern throws a hook but Fei blocks it.
Fei lands with a good body shot.
Fei scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fei scores with a leg kick.
Stern has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fei.
Stern throws a poor cross that misses
and Fei counters with a good, hard body kick but Stern shrugs it off.
Stern looks winded!
A nice combination there by Stern.
Fei just misses with a punch to the body.
Fei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stern.
Fei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Fei.
Stern loads up on a big right hand but Fei slips the punch.
Fei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Fei. That snapped Stern's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fei.
Fei looks to land a combination but Stern avoids it well.
Stern misses with a wild combination.
Stern throws a body punch but Fei moves out of range.
Yeu Fei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stern walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fei.
Nice uppercut lands for Stern. That snapped Fei's head back.
Stern chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fei can pounce on him.

Fei lands a left and a right that send Stern crashing to the mat, dazed. Fei thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but Fei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stern walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Fei swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yeu Fei!
Yeu Fei retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Yeu Fei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Alex Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I knew the odds were against me going into this, it was a chance I had to take. I'll be back soon enough make no mistake.'.