PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Yildirim (ranked 5279 p4p, 5130 weight class) and Robert Pusher (ranked 452 p4p, 528 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.

Yildirim
vs
Pusher

178 cm
20
150
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 Hilo, Ismail Yildirim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Pusher!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yildirim.
No joy there for Yildirim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pusher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yildirim as he avoids it easily.
Yildirim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pusher slips a jab and a cross from Yildirim.
Pusher tries to clinch up but Yildirim circles away and keeps his distance.
Yildirim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pusher wants to counter with a clinch but Yildirim pushes him away.
Pusher dives in for a single leg takedown but Yildirim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yildirim slips a jab and a cross from Pusher.
Yildirim throws a series of punches but Pusher avoids them all with ease.
Yildirim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Yildirim as Pusher shoots in.
Ismail Yildirim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Pusher.
Yildirim misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Yildirim. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yildirim's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yildirim duly obliges.
Ismail Yildirim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yildirim.
Yildirim misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Yildirim misses.
Despite the aggression on Pusher's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Yildirim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pusher feints the counter takedown.
Pusher tries to clinch up but Yildirim circles away and keeps his distance.
Pusher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yildirim pinned against the cage. Yildirim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yildirim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yildirim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yildirim is breathing heavily.
Pusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Yildirim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yildirim lands a jab to Pusher's midsection.
Yildirim misses with a few strikes there.
Yildirim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pusher makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yildirim really felt that one!
Yildirim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pusher slips a jab and a cross from Yildirim.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pusher.
Yildirim swinging wildly here.
Pusher darts in looking for a takedown but Yildirim gets double underhooks and turns Pusher into the cage.
Yildirim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yildirim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yildirim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yildirim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yildirim throws a low kick but Pusher moves out of range easily.
Yildirim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Pusher is rocked!
Ismail Yildirim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Yildirim.
Pusher is still on wobbly legs! Can Yildirim finish him?
Yildirim throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Pusher stumbling backwards into the cage! Pusher bounces back off the cage towards Yildirim, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Yildirim lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Yildirim celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ismail Yildirim!
Robert Pusher spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm humble enough to take this loss and say my opponent is an amazing fighter. I'll leave it at that. '.