PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 192 p4p, 183 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 23 p4p, 21 weight class). Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Yarborough enters the cage!

Giovanni
vs
Yarborough

189 cm
33
188
20 - 8 - 0

185 cm
33
190
28 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Conviction
Conquer

Brooklyn Apothecary
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giovanni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giovanni half committed to a counter leg kick.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Giovanni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giovanni slips a straight right by Yarborough.
It looked like Giovanni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Giovanni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yarborough can pounce on him.
Yarborough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yarborough falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giovanni counters with a good low kick that Yarborough was not able to check.
Yarborough tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Giovanni counters with a head kick that drops Yarborough to the mat! Yarborough scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Yarborough is rocked!
Yarborough thows a leg kick but Giovanni checks it

and Giovanni counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yarborough! Giovanni lets Yarborough back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough throws a body punch but Giovanni moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giovanni takes a kick to the side of the head.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Giovanni blocks the low kick.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a body kick.
Yarborough misses the body punch
and Giovanni counters with a nice body kick.

Yarborough closes the distance and pushes Giovanni back into the cage.
Giovanni lands a body shot.
Giovanni works on Yarborough's body with a couple of short punches.
Giovanni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yarborough lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giovanni blocks a body shot from Yarborough.
Giovanni lands with a light punch inside.
Giovanni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yarborough's elbow.
Giovanni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giovanni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giovanni lands a right hand.

Yarborough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yarborough is looking to land body kicks.
Giovanni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yarborough throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Yarborough is predictable there
and Giovanni counters with a solid body kick.
Giovanni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yarborough looks to land a combination but Giovanni avoids it well.
Giovanni throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Giovanni's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giovanni scores with a leg kick.

Yarborough takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giovanni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yarborough.
Giovanni has a couple of punches blocked by Yarborough.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giovanni tries a body shot but Yarborough blocks it.
Giovanni lands with a left to the head.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough has had enough of the clinch but Giovanni keeps him there for the moment.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Giovanni misses with the head strike.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Giovanni obliges.
Yarborough looks winded!
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands with a left to the head.
Yarborough wants to get back to striking at distance but Giovanni won't allow it.
Giovanni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giovanni.
A right hand to the body from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands a right hand.
Yarborough blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giovanni.
Good body shot from Giovanni.
Yarborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Giovanni.
Giovanni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yarborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yarborough misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giovanni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giovanni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Giovanni.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Giovanni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yarborough looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giovanni circles away from the clinch attempt
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giovanni lands a body shot.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovanni.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Giovanni finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yarborough pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giovanni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough looks to land a combination but Giovanni avoids it well.
Yarborough doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
Giovanni throws a quick counter head kick but Yarborough was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yarborough is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Giovanni - just one landing.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
Giovanni is looking to counter punch.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
Giovanni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Giovanni swats away the attempt to clinch by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a series of wild punches.
Giovanni is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yarborough takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yarborough looks to clinch
and Giovanni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yarborough throws a lazy uppercut
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up James Yarborough's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giovanni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giovanni lands a front kick.
Giovanni cracks Yarborough with a left hook right on the temple and Yarborough goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Giovanni lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Yarborough is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Giovanni!
A very excited looking Sonny Giovanni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.