PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 494 p4p, 458 weight class) and Walad Anubis (ranked 65 p4p, 60 weight class). Yrkje comes to the cage accompanied by As Good As I Once Was. Anubis has chosen Hideaway as his entrance music. 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.

Yrkje
vs
Anubis

187 cm
32
180
26 - 17 - 0

185 cm
32
170
26 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸
Conviction

Conviction
Conquer

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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walad Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yrkje bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anubis's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anubis.
Anubis blocks a leg kick.
Anubis thows a leg kick but Yrkje checks it
and Yrkje counters with a body kick that stops Anubis in his tracks momentarily.
Anubis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Yrkje holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Yrkje's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yrkje stalling in the clinch but Anubis improves position.
Yrkje stalling against the cage.
Anubis takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anubis fails to land.
Yrkje swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yrkje is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anubis to keep the fight standing.
Anubis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yrkje lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anubis tries a body shot but Yrkje blocks it.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anubis lands a shoulder strike.
Yrkje swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yrkje.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Anubis as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Anubis.
A head punch on the inside from Yrkje fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yrkje.
Anubis blocks an uppercut.
Yrkje prevents a body shot from Anubis.
Anubis can't find room to land a body shot as Yrkje controls the action.
Yrkje prevents a body shot from Anubis.
Yrkje misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yrkje controlling the action here for a moment.
Yrkje makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yrkje is trying to pull guard but Anubis has him pressed against the cage.
Yrkje misses with some punches.
Anubis has a couple of punches blocked by Yrkje.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yrkje swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Yrkje.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis lands with a right to the head.
Anubis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yrkje backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anubis misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yrkje creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yrkje throws a head punch that misses.
Yrkje lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anubis throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anubis is leaning against Yrkje and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yrkje looking to stall.
Yrkje goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anubis misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis tries to work over Yrkje's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yrkje throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yrkje.
Good body shot from Yrkje.
Yrkje is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yrkje tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anubis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Keith Yrkje. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a punch on the inside.
Anubis misses with a punch on the inside.
Anubis swings wildly with an uppercut but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis misses with some punches.
A short right from Yrkje on the inside.
Anubis lands a nice uppercut.
Yrkje tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yrkje tries to throw a body punch but Anubis avoids it by throwing Yrkje back against the cage.
Yrkje struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Yrkje tries to stall but Anubis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yrkje blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yrkje struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Anubis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anubis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anubis tries to work over Yrkje's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis blocks a body shot from Yrkje.
Anubis misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yrkje.
Yrkje throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anubiss head.
Yrkje is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anubis to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Yrkje.
Anubis presses Yrkje against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anubis lands a hook that snaps the head of Yrkje backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis throws a head punch that misses.
Anubis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yrkje blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yrkje scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yrkje fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrkje blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anubis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yrkje backwards.
Anubis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yrkje swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anubis has a couple of punches blocked by Yrkje.
Yrkje misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anubis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yrkje seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anubis can turn it around.
Anubis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrkje wants to stall.
Yrkje doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yrkje presses Anubis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Toby Keith Yrkje will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yrkje's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Anubis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yrkje moves out of range of the leg kick from Anubis.
Yrkje has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anubis.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje throwing a counter right hand but Anubis manages to avoid it.
Yrkje darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anubis throws a wild body kick that Yrkje sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick from Anubis, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Yrkje lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anubis doesn't seem phased though.
Yrkje avoids a kick to the body.
Yrkje appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yrkje moves out of range as Anubis strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Anubis.
Yrkje is looking to counter the offense by Anubis and move into the clinch.
Yrkje takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anubis thumps Yrkje with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anubis with a jab.

It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
A combination from Anubis does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje throws a leg kick that misses.
Anubis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anubis throws a lazy right hand but Yrkje sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yrkje has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yrkje moves out of range of the strikes.
Yrkje appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Anubis.
Anubis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yrkje on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anubis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yrkje slips a straight right by Anubis.
A clash of legs there as Yrkje blocks the low kick.
Anubis throws a lazy uppercut
and Yrkje counters with an inside leg kick.
Anubis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anubis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yrkje seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Anubis misses the target.
Jab from Yrkje.
Anubis misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yrkje takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anubis feints and then cracks Yrkje's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yrkje down.
A solid body kick from Yrkje.
Yrkje takes one on the button.
Yrkje is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anubis looks to throw a body kick
letting Yrkje counter with a right hand.
Anubis throws a low kick, looking for Yrkje's leg but Yrkje calmly moves out of range.
Yrkje tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anubis manages to circle out of the way.
Anubis lands a really nice looking cross but Yrkje seems unphased.
Yrkje walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anubis.
The crowd cheers as Anubis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yrkje doesn't seem phased though.
Yrkje checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yrkje feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Good shot there by Yrkje.
Yrkje thuds his right hand into Anubis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Anubis is rocked!
Good leg kick by Anubis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje moves out of range of the body kick.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Yrkje cracks Anubis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Anubis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yrkje finish him?
Anubis is still on wobbly legs! Can Yrkje finish him?
Anubis throws a leg kick
and Yrkje counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yrkje.
Anubis throws a poor cross that misses
and Yrkje counters with a big right hand! Oh Anubis is in trouble here! Yrkje follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby Keith Yrkje!
Toby Keith Yrkje thanked the fans post fight for their support.