PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Yardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Yardy
vs
Priest

183 cm
20
182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Yardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Priest!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yardy.
Priest tries to bum rush Yardy with a series of wild strikes but Yardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Priest.
Yardy slips a straight right by Priest.
Yardy misses with a double jab.
Priest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Priest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Priest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Priest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Yardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Priest.
Priest tries to clinch but Yardy moves out of range.
Priest throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yardy tries to clinch but Priest moves out of range.
Priest falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yardy counters by clinching up.
Yardy fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Priest just stands there and leans against the cage.
Priest lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yardy has Priest pressed against the cage, preventing Priest from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yardy tries to pull guard but Priest won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Yardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yardy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yardy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Yardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Priest tries to stand but Yardy is controlling from the bottom.
Priest postures up.
Priest preventing the sweep.
Priest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Priest with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Priest tries to clinch up.
A combination from Yardy does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Priest throws a combination that misses
and Yardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Priest looks gassed!
Priest misses with a double jab.
Yardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Priest as he avoids it easily.
Priest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priest misses with a double jab

and Yardy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Priest's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yardy lands a nice short elbow.
Yardy is looking to take a break and control but Priest is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Priest is trying to stand.
Yardy wants to take a breather but Priest is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardy moves into full mount! Priest won't be happy about that!
Priest gets back to half guard.
Yardy prevents Priest from standing back up.
Priest is in trouble now - Yardy has advanced to mount!
Yardy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Priest really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Yardy working for a guillotine from mount but Priest is in no mood to give up.
Yardy trying to control but Priest is having none of it.
Priest tries to buck Yardy off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Priest can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yardy with good strikes from the mount here!
Priest wants to get back to his feet.
Priest in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yardy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priest is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Priest bucks up and throws Yardy to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Yardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Priest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priest throws a series of punches but Yardy avoids them all with ease.
Yardy moves away from the strike by Priest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Yardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yardy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Priest tries to avoid it but Yardy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Priest to the ground. Priest escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Priest but Priest pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Priest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Priest fails to land with a series of punches.
Priest misses with a straight right.
Priest misses with a two punch combination.
Priest misses with a combination

and Yardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yardy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Priest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Priest pushes Yardy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Priest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yardy.
Morgan Priest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Yardy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Yardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yardy slips a jab and a cross from Priest.
No joy there for Priest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Priest circles away.
Priest falls off balance throwing a combination

so Yardy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Yardy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Priest looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Priest looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Priest!
Priest working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Priest tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yardy tries to buck Priest off but Priest is having none of it.
Yardy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Priest off and has taken his back!
Yardy misses with an elbow to the head.
Priest is trying to get back to his feet but Yardy has full control of the position and if anything, Priest has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Priest is really stuck here.
Priest holding both Yardy 's hands and preventing any damage.
A lull in the action here.
Priest wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardy scores with punches from the back.
Priest is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Priest trying to control the hands but Yardy won't let him.
Priest controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Yardy is looking to control Priest but Priest is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Priest is trying to get back to his feet but Yardy has full control of the position and if anything, Priest has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Can Priest hold on?! Yardy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Priest has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Priest looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yardy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Priest is trying to stand back up.
Yardy is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Priest up.
Yardy keeps control of the position easily here as Priest tries to buck him off.
Dan Yardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yardy.
Priest manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yardy's guard. Nice work there by Priest.

Priest decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Priest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Yardy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Priest doesn't manage to clinch there - Yardy circles away.
Yardy throws a combination. Priest tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Morgan Priest has been cut.
No joy there for Priest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Priest misses with a double jab
and Yardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Priest closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priest looks to throw the jab but Yardy is out of range.
Yardy missing with a left hand there. Priest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Priest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Priest throws out a powerful jab.
Dan Yardy is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest fails with an attempt to clinch.

Priest has taken the fight to the clinch.

Priest breaks from the clinch.
Priest misses with a combination
and Yardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Priest's waist but Priest gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yardy off to one side.
Yardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yardy moves away from the strike by Priest.
Priest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yardy avoids the body shot from Priest.
Dan Yardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Priest misses with a double jab.
Yardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Priest circles away.
Yardy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardy shoots in for a takedown but Priest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Yardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Priest tries to clinch but Yardy moves out of range.
Priest misses with a double jab
letting Yardy counter with a right hand.
Yardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priest steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yardy. That one must have hurt.
Morgan Priest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Priest displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Priest misses with a wild combination.
Dan Yardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Yardy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Priest looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Priest to see if he's OK.
Priest is trying to buck Yardy off.
Yardy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Yardy wants to control but Priest is keeping him busy.

Yardy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Priest can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Priest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Yardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yardy.
Priest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yardy passes Priest's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Priest looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yardy prevents Priest from standing back up.
Yardy controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yardy wants to control but Priest is keeping him busy.
Morgan Priest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, if Yardy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Yardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Yardy!