PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Yorkton (ranked 4784 p4p, 5068 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yorkton
vs
Trump

170 cm
22
150
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buzz Yorkton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yorkton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yorkton slaps away a takedown attempt from Trump, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Yorkton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yorkton misses with the ground and pound.
Trump is looking to regain half guard here but Yorkton keeps moving and retains side control.
Yorkton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Yorkton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Trump regains half guard, as Yorkton was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yorkton prevents Trump from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yorkton wants to get back to his feet.
Yorkton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yorkton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trump wants to control but Yorkton is keeping busy.
Yorkton stalling.
Yorkton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Yorkton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trump doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yorkton.
Trump on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yorkton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trump trying to control but Yorkton postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yorkton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yorkton is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yorkton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trump moves to clinch but Yorkton breaks away

and Yorkton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trump's guard.
Yorkton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trump has his hands on Yorkton's head, controlling the position.
Yorkton prevents Trump from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yorkton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trump is keeping the position for now.
Yorkton is working hard here to advance position.
Trump is trying to hold Yorkton in close to prevent damage but Yorkton has managed to pass into half guard.
Yorkton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trump trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Yorkton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yorkton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trump.

Yorkton closes the distance and clinches.

Yorkton drags the fight down to the ground.
Trump wants to control from the top but Yorkton keeps moving.
Trump trying to move into half guard but instead Yorkton has managed to sweep!

Trump managing to control the position.
Yorkton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing Yorkton from standing up.
Yorkton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trump can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yorkton dives into side control.
Yorkton tries to move to mount but Trump blocks the move with his legs.
Yorkton trying to control the action but Trump is working from the bottom.
Yorkton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Trump's legs.
Trump tries to buck Yorkton off but Yorkton is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yorkton is looking to take a break and control but Trump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yorkton working the ground and pound.
Trump tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Yorkton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trump knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trump is looking to regain half guard here but Yorkton keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yorkton wants to stand but Trump is controlling his arm.
Trump is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Trump is letting Yorkton control him for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trump prevents Yorkton from improving position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Trump clinches up with Yorkton and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yorkton wants to take the fight to the mat but Trump manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Yorkton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Trump uses from the top position.
Trump wants to stand and escape but instead Yorkton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Trump has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yorkton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yorkton lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Trump looking for subs off his back but Yorkton has passed one foot through into half guard.
Trump gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buzz Yorkton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yorkton tries to close the distance and clinch but Trump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buzz Yorkton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trump misses with a takedown attempt - Yorkton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yorkton tries a head kick but it misses.
As Yorkton backs off Trump throws a huge counter combo but Yorkton manages to avoid it all.
Trump misses with the combination.
Yorkton tries to clinch but Trump moves out of range.

Yorkton darts in and clinches Trump up against the cage.
Trump changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yorkton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yorkton instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trump throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yorkton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trump avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yorkton is trying to pull guard but Trump has him pressed against the cage.

Trump manages to pull guard.
Yorkton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yorkton trying to control the position from guard on top but Trump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trump looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trump has his hands on Yorkton's head, controlling the position.
Trump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing Yorkton from standing up.
Trump seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yorkton looking to pass the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Yorkton pushes Trump up against the cage in a clinch.
Trump is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yorkton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buzz Yorkton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Trump.

Yorkton pulls guard successfully.
Yorkton is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yorkton being controlled here, momentarily.

Trump stands up and waves to Yorkton to follow him.
Yorkton fails with a takedown attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Trump enables Yorkton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trump manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yorkton passes Trump's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yorkton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yorkton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trump defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trump is staying active underneath Yorkton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trump works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yorkton wanted to stand there but Trump had control of the position.
Donald Trump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buzz Yorkton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buzz Yorkton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yorkton tries to free his leg and advance position but Trump is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Yorkton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yorkton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Yorkton!