PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spankda Yank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheeks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heman "What makes A man". The crowd seem to be enjoying Yank's choice of entrance music: I was made for loving you baby. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sheeks
vs
Yank

187 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

GTI - 1337 NEW REAPER RANGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrett Sheeks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Spankda Yank!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Sheeks both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Spankda Yank has been cut.
Sheeks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yank counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheeks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yank counters with a straight right hand.
Yank stuns Sheeks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheeks throws a lazy uppercut
and Yank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sheeks shoots and misses
and Yank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yank misses with a wild combination.
Sheeks misses with a hook
and Yank counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheeks misses with a combination
and Yank counters with a right hand to the body.
Yank misses with a wild combination.
Yank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sheeks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yank throws a hook to the side of Sheeks's head but Sheeks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sheeks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yank.
Sheeks connects with a body shot.
Sheeks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yank counters with a series of strikes. Sheeks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sheeks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yank lands a head shot.
Yank throws out a loose jab but Sheeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yank takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheeks with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yank counters with a shoot takedown. Sheeks fights it but they end up in guard.
Yank trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sheeks keeping full guard, as Yank tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yank is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sheeks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yank is looking to work some ground and pound but Sheeks has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sheeks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yank throws a big right hand that misses.
Sheeks looking to control.
Sheeks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheeks tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yank postures up in Sheeks's guard and throws a big left but Sheeks blocks it.
Yank advances position into side control!
Yank tries to score with some ground and pound. Sheeks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yank landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yank trying to control the position but Sheeks is working away.
Sheeks taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yank looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sheeks is avoiding damage well.
Yank sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sheeks is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yank tries to score with some ground and pound. Sheeks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sheeks takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sheeks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yank on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yank tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yank lands an elbow.
Yank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yank working the head and body with strikes.
Sheeks taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yank wants to control but Sheeks is keeping him busy.
Yank grinds an elbow into Sheeks's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yank looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sheeks is avoiding damage well.
Yank misses with the ground and pound.
Sheeks takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spankda Yank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spankda Yank's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sheeks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yank counters with a right hand to the body.
Sheeks misses with a double jab
and Yank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheeks falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yank counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sheeks won't be happy with that.
Yank working the head and body with strikes.
Yank misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yank tries to score with some ground and pound. Sheeks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sheeks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yank in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yank working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeks takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Yank.
Yank cracks Sheeks with a big right hand but Sheeks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yank throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheeks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yank looks up at the clock and then as Sheeks takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yank smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yank looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sheeks is avoiding damage well.
Yank lands a few punches from side control.
Spankda Yank has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Yank crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yank working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yank is looking to take a break and control but Sheeks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sheeks parries the strikes from Yank easily there. Yank is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sheeks to escape.
Yank throwing strikes but Sheeks manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Yank manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sheeks's best efforts.
Yank gets back to full guard.
Yank is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sheeks is not content to let Yank control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yank might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sheeks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sheeks has hold of Yank's hands but Yank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheeks defending well though.
Yank not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yank stops Sheeks from getting back to his feet.
Yank throwing shots but Sheeks is blocking nicely.
Yank throwing shots but Sheeks is blocking nicely.
Sheeks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yank is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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.
Yank sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheeks defending well though.
Yank 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.
Yank thows a huge punch but Sheeks dodges it nicely.
Yank lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yank is keen to just control but Sheeks is a slippery customer.
Sheeks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yank.
Nice strikes from Yank there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground and pound from Yank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spankda Yank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spankda Yank'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.

Yank dodges the punch combination from Sheeks.
Garrett Sheeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yank lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sheeks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yank thuds his right hand into Sheeks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sheeks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yank back to the cage. Sheeks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sheeks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheeks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheeks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yank counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sheeks is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yank bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sheeks's head backwards.
Oh Sheeks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett Sheeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yank scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sheeks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Sheeks with that takedown attempt.

Yank gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sheeks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sheeks seems to have got his legs back now.
Yank is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sheeks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Yank looking for a triangle here. Sheeks is fighting it but it looks tight! Yank pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sheeks is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Spankda Yank!
Spankda Yank is the new middleweight champion!