PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Topps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty has chosen ABK - Kill Me as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Topps
vs
Yerbooty

187 cm
21
194 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Nightmare Clothes

Knock Out Artistry

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Topps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topps pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yerbooty throws a one two combo.
Yerbooty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Topps misses.
Yerbooty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topps.
Topps slips a jab and a cross from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty throws a body punch but Topps moves out of range.
Topps loads up on a big right hand but Yerbooty slips the punch.
Topps throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yerbooty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Topps manages to avoid it.
Yerbooty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topps.
Yerbooty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yerbooty misses with a looping right.
Yerbooty misses with a double jab.
Yerbooty scores with a nice strike.
Yerbooty with a nice cross.
Topps throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerbooty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Topps.
Topps misses with a combination
and Yerbooty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Topps thinking.
Yerbooty slips a jab from Topps.
Yerbooty cracks a nice hook into Topps's ribs.
Topps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shiek Yerbooty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Topps counters with a two punch combo.

Topps scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yerbooty is trying to control Topps's posture but Topps avoids it.
Yerbooty sneaks back into half guard.
Yerbooty gets back to full guard.

Topps is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty pulls Topps in close to prevent any damage.
Yerbooty trying to control the position.
Topps pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yerbooty is keeping the position for now.
Yerbooty wants to sweep but no luck.
Topps wants to pass the guard but Yerbooty is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty has his hands on Topps's head, controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yerbooty just misses with a punch to the body.
Yerbooty slips under a jab.
Topps throws a sloppy head kick and Yerbooty moves out of range easily.
Yerbooty scores with a nice strike.
Topps scores with a body shot.
Yerbooty tries to bum rush Topps with a series of wild strikes but Topps uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yerbooty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Topps moves in looking to clinch but Yerbooty pushes him off.
Yerbooty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Topps rather than just go for the knockout.

Topps shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yerbooty is trying to defend but Topps finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yerbooty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topps wants to pass the guard but Yerbooty is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yerbooty trying to control but Topps postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Topps seems to be looking for submissions.
Topps not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yerbooty is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Topps's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Topps's back!
Yerbooty struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiek Yerbooty dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Topps throws a lazy right hand but Yerbooty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shiek Yerbooty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yerbooty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yerbooty misses with a hook to the body
letting Topps counter with a right hand.
Topps throws a combination. Yerbooty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Shiek Yerbooty has been cut.
Yerbooty slips a straight right by Topps.
Topps lands a nice looking body shot.
Topps misses with a combination
and Topps takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yerbooty misses with a wild body shot.
Topps closes the distance and clinches up with Yerbooty, looking for a takedown. Topps pushes Yerbooty against the cage but Yerbooty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yerbooty misses the body punch

and Topps counters with a single leg into guard. Yerbooty didn't expect that.
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!
Topps tries to free his leg and advance position but Yerbooty is retaining full guard.
Topps stopping the sweep attempt from Yerbooty.
Topps wants to pass the guard but Yerbooty is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topps trying to control the position from guard on top but Yerbooty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yerbooty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Topps trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yerbooty pulls Topps in close to his closed guard and prevents Topps from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yerbooty wants to sweep here but Topps controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yerbooty slips under a jab from Topps.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Topps on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yerbooty just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Topps.
Topps throws a leg kick that misses.
Ian Topps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yerbooty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Topps.
Topps takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yerbooty connects with a body shot.
Yerbooty blocks a jab.
Topps staying out of range there.
Yerbooty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topps was well out of range. Poor timing from Yerbooty.
Topps uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yerbooty.
Topps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Topps misses.
Topps thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topps misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Yerbooty.
Yerbooty takes a swing at Topps's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Topps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Topps jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yerbooty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topps moves away.
Yerbooty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yerbooty looks to land a left hand but Topps moved out of range nicely.
Yerbooty misses with a straight left.
Topps is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Topps is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yerbooty.
Yerbooty misses with a wild body shot.
Topps throws a head kick but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Yerbooty lands with a right hand.
Yerbooty throws an overhand right that lands on Topps's shoulder, as Topps tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Topps throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yerbooty with a jab.
Yerbooty throws the left hand but Topps avoids the punch easily.
Topps scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yerbooty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yerbooty scores with a one two! Topps had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Yerbooty as he connects with a hook.
Topps walks into a jab.
Yerbooty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Topps throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yerbooty's waist but Yerbooty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Topps off to one side.
Yerbooty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yerbooty missing with a left hand there. Topps was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yerbooty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ian Topps will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shiek Yerbooty's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yerbooty stuns Topps with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yerbooty moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty fails to land with a series of punches.
Yerbooty throws a combination that misses
and Topps counters with a stiff right hand.
Topps looks to land a left hand but Yerbooty moved out of range nicely.
Yerbooty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yerbooty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yerbooty throws a big shot that misses.
Topps throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yerbooty on the side of the head.
Yerbooty lands a jab to the head.
Yerbooty ducks under a wild hook from Topps.
Yerbooty's corner calls for a 1-2. Yerbooty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Topps lunges at Yerbooty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yerbooty's hand.

Yerbooty is rocked!
Topps throws a pinpoint strike between Yerbooty's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Yerbooty crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Topps scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ian Topps!