PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Yelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepper Froglegs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepper Froglegs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yelton
vs
Froglegs

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Yelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pepper Froglegs!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelton wants to clinch up but Froglegs keeps it at a distance.
Froglegs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yelton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yelton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Froglegs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yelton moves in looking to clinch but Froglegs pushes him off.
Yelton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Froglegs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Froglegs shoots in for a double leg but Yelton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Froglegs drives through and clinches with Yelton against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yelton.
Yelton wants a takedown.
Yelton lands a knee to the head.
Yelton missing with knees to the body.
Yelton has Froglegs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Froglegs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yelton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Froglegs backwards.
Yelton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Froglegs wants to get back to striking at distance but Yelton won't allow it.
Yelton tries for a takedown but Froglegs manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Yelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Froglegs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yelton throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Froglegs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yeltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Froglegs scores a takedown into full mount!
Yelton is breathing heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Froglegs is stalling here but it's allowed Yelton to get half guard.

Froglegs stands up and beckons Yelton to join him on the feet.
Yelton tries to clinch up.

Yelton pushes Froglegs up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Froglegs decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Froglegs keeping moving, preventing Yelton from controlling successfully.
Yelton is pushing down on Froglegs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Froglegs is fighting to maintain full guard but Yelton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yelton prevents Froglegs from improving his position.
Yelton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Froglegs wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Froglegs is positioning himself well to prevent Yelton advancing to mount.

Yelton wants to work for an arm triangle but Froglegs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Yelton has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Froglegs defend it? Yelton steps over the head and cranks it - Froglegs is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yelton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brett Yelton!