PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivarsson Trippin (ranked 5614 p4p, 3351 weight class) and Rodri Yairguez (ranked 385 p4p, 268 weight class). Yairguez has chosen El Corrido De Chihuahua - Los Rieleros Del Norte as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ivarsson Trippin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodri Yairguez's chin.

Trippin
vs
Yairguez

170 cm
20
155
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
150
2 - 1 - 0

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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivarsson Trippin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodri Yairguez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippin throws a leg kick that misses.
Trippin misses with a low kick.

Yairguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yairguez throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yairguez forces his way into half guard.
Yairguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Trippin is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gronk Apes, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Yairguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yairguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yairguez thows a huge punch but Trippin dodges it nicely.
Yairguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yairguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trippin wants to control but Yairguez is keeping busy.
Yairguez controlling the action here.
Yairguez is keen to just control but Trippin is a slippery customer.
Yairguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yairguez controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yairguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yairguez is nestled in close to Trippin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Yairguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yairguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yairguez wants to pass the guard but Trippin is defending well.
Yairguez is keen to just control but Trippin is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trippin wants to improve his position but Yairguez is controlling well.

Yairguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Yairguez there.
Trippin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yairguez.
Yairguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yairguez throwing shots but Trippin is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yairguez is pressing down on Trippin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Trippin is holding on for now.
Trippin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yairguez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yairguez's back!
Trippin avoiding Yairguez 's attempts to control his hands.
Yairguez tries to escape but Trippin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yairguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yairguez keeps trying to improve his position.
Yairguez turns into Trippin and is now in his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rodri Yairguez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Yairguez moves out of range as Trippin strikes.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Trippin enables Yairguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trippin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Trippin wants to sweep but no luck.
Yairguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Trippin is retaining full guard.
Yairguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yairguez wants to control from the top but Trippin keeps moving.
Trippin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippin looking to control.
Trippin keeping full guard, as Yairguez tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yairguez passes into half guard.
Yairguez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yairguez trying to control the action but Trippin is working from the bottom.
Yairguez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yairguez trying to control from half guard but Trippin is working away.
Trippin is in trouble now - Yairguez has advanced to mount!
Trippin is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez controlling his opponent.
Yairguez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Yairguez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yairguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Yairguez is working for a guillotine from mount but Trippin frees his head quite easily.
Yairguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trippin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yairguez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Trippin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yairguez.

Yairguez wants to finish this one by submission but Trippin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yairguez.
Trippin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yairguez is stalling here. Trippin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yairguez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Trippin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Trippin prevents Yairguez from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yairguez trying to control from the bottom.
Yairguez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rodri Yairguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Trippin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yairguez is out of range and Trippin settles back down.
Ivarsson Trippin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yairguez slips a straight right by Trippin.
A lazy left from Yairguez finds it's target.

Yairguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trippin's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yairguez in particular looking to stall.
Yairguez throws a strike but Trippin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yairguez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodri Yairguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yairguez trying to control but Trippin is working from the bottom.
Yairguez passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yairguez is looking to take a break and control but Trippin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trippin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trippin is looking for a sweep. Yairguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yairguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yairguez prevents Trippin from improving his position.
Yairguez slips a nice elbow through Trippin's hands, connecting with Trippin's forehead.

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.
Yairguez wants to free his trapped foot but Trippin is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Yairguez is working for a submission of some sort.
Trippin wants to control but Yairguez is keeping busy.
Yairguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trippin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Yairguez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rodri Yairguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yairguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trippin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Trippin misses
and Yairguez counters with a left to the body.
Trippin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivarsson Trippin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yairguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yairguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yairguez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodri Yairguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yairguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodri Yairguez!
A relieved looking Rodri Yairguez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.