PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toothless Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarborough has chosen :( as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doe
vs
Yarborough

193 cm
24
245 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

166 cm
23
289 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Sale prices in effect!!)
Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Sale prices in effect!!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toothless Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doe slips a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doe staying out of range there.
Doe digs a good body shot into Yarborough's ribs.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Doe tries to clinch but Yarborough is having none of it.
Doe misses with a series of wild punches.
Doe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yarborough stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jon Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe lands a head shot.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yarborough takes a swing at Doe's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough fails with an attempt to clinch.

Doe clinches up with Yarborough and pushes him back against the cage.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yarborough gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Doe avoids the elbow strike from Yarborough, against the cage.
Doe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yarborough pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Doe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Doe.
Doe tries to clinch there but Yarborough circles away.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Doe lands a front kick.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yarborough has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doe.
Yarborough avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yarborough looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yarborough is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doe rather than just go for the knockout.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch but Yarborough swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice cross by Doe.
Doe works Yarborough's body with a nice hook.
Doe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doe tests Yarborough's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doe wants to clinch.
Doe is looking to clinch but Yarborough is avoiding it.
Jab by Doe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Doe tries to clinch but Yarborough moves away

and Yarborough counters by moving into the clinch.
Doe has Yarborough pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yarborough manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yarborough lands an elbow inside that Doe shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yarborough.
Doe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doe is trying to drag Yarborough to the mat but Yarborough just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yarborough pulls his leg out and moves away.
Doe lands with an uppercut that bounces Yarborough off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doe.
Yarborough fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Yarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doe wants to clinch

and Yarborough moves into the clinch.
Yarborough misses with an elbow strike.
Doe tries to pull guard but Yarborough won't allow it.
Yarborough missing with knees to the body.

Doe successfully pulls guard.
Doe keeping moving, preventing Yarborough from controlling successfully.
Yarborough pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Doe looking for a sweep. Not yet Doe, not yet.
Yarborough prevents Doe from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough preventing the sweep.
Yarborough trying to control the position from guard on top but Doe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doe wants to sweep but no luck.
Doe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doe tries to get out of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Doe rushes Yarborough and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doe is trying to drag Yarborough to the mat but Yarborough just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Doe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yarborough throws a body kick that misses.
Doe is looking to clinch but Yarborough is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Doe coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe lands a jab to the nose.
Doe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yarborough's head.
Doe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doe scores with a one two! Yarborough had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Doe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yarborough takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Doe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yarborough backs up against the cage.

It looks like Toothless Yarborough has been cut.
Doe scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Yarborough.
Yarborough takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarborough circles away from the clinch attempt

and Yarborough moves into the clinch.
Yarborough throws an elbow but it misses.
Doe avoids a wild elbow strike from Yarborough.
Doe tries to pull guard but Yarborough won't allow it.
Doe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yarborough.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yarborough walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Doe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doe scores with a shot to the body.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yarborough wants to land a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Doe tries to clinch up

and Yarborough counters by moving into the clinch.
Doe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yarborough gets the underhooks and prevents it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Doe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Doe blocks the elbow strike.
Doe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yarborough avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yarborough pulls his leg out and moves away.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Doe lands a slapping body shot.
Doe lands a two punch combo.
Yarborough swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to clinch

and Yarborough counters by clinching up.
Doe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doe can't get the takedown.
Doe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Doe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yarborough prevents it.
Doe tries to break the clinch but Yarborough is controlling the position.
Yarborough throws an elbow that misses.
Doe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yarborough is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yarborough gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yarborough keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doe's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Yarborough.

It looks like Jon Doe has been cut.
Yarborough is pressed up against the cage. Doe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yarborough down to the mat. Yarborough avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Yarborough has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yarborough walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Doe duly obliges.
Doe thuds his shin into the meat of Yarborough's side.
Doe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough circles away from the clinch attempt

and Yarborough counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yarborough throws an elbow but misses.
Doe tries to pull guard but Yarborough holds him up against the cage and eventually Doe drops back down to his feet.
Yarborough pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doe working hard to break the clinch.
Doe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yarborough walks away with a smile on his face. Doe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doe cracks Yarborough with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yarborough swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jon Doe is winning the standup battle so far.
Yarborough circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yarborough counters with a big right hand! Oh Doe is in trouble here! Yarborough follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toothless Yarborough!