PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Yarrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Hickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Yarrod has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yarrod
vs
Hickey

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

181 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Wisdom clothing (O.R.G)

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Yarrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Hickey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Yarrod has Hickey up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickey jumps guard but Yarrod stands there with Hickey around his waist. Hickey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yarrod.
Yarrod is trying to break free.
Yarrod lands with a short shot to the head.
Yarrod working hard to break the clinch.
Hickey tries to pull guard but Yarrod forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Neil Yarrod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Hickey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickey tries to pull guard but Yarrod forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Yarrod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hickey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Yarrod closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yarrod wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hickey has him pressed against the cage.
Hickey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yarrod's efforts to push away.
Hickey takes a shot to the head.
Yarrod has had enough of the clinch but Hickey keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yarrod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hickey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hickey fails to land the takedown.

Yarrod gets a clinch.
Hickey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yarrod lands a nice uppercut.
Hickey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yarrod smiles and moves away.
Hickey takes one to the side of the head.

Yarrod has Hickey up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hickey has Yarrod pressed against the cage, preventing Yarrod from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarrod lands a left hand.
Yarrod lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hickey is trying to pull guard but Yarrod turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yarrod is looking to break free of the clinch but Hickey has double underhooks.
Yarrod tries to break the clinch but Hickey is controlling the position.

Hickey decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarrod wants to stand but Hickey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yarrod knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hickey on the ground.

Hickey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yarrod wants to stand but Hickey is controlling his posture from full guard.

Hickey working for a triangle but Yarrod defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hickey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yarrod is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Neil Yarrod will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yarrod pushes Hickey up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yarrod lands a right hand.
Yarrod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yarrod lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Yarrod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hickey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yarrod pinned against the cage. Yarrod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yarrod circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarrod lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Yarrod clinches.
Yarrod scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yarrod lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yarrod working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yarrod throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hickeys head.
Hickey jumps guard but Yarrod stands there with Hickey around his waist. Hickey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yarrod gets underhooks to prevent Hickey's takedown attempt.
Neil Yarrod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Hickey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarrod is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Yarrod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yarrod darts in and clinches Hickey up against the cage.
Yarrod wants to break free but Hickey has control.
Yarrod can't break the clinch.
A short right from Yarrod.
Yarrod lands an uppercut.
Neil Yarrod has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickey fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickey tries to pull guard but Yarrod forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yarrod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yarrod lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hickey tries to pull guard but Yarrod won't allow it.
Yarrod is trying to push Hickey away but Hickey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yarrod scores with a shot to the side of Hickey's head.
Hickey tries to pull guard but Yarrod holds him up against the cage and eventually Hickey drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickey tries to pull guard but Yarrod holds him up against the cage and eventually Hickey drops back down to his feet.
Hickey jumps guard but Yarrod stands there with Hickey around his waist. Hickey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hickey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yarrod smiles and moves away.
Yarrod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hickey's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yarrod closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Yarrod dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yarrod moves into range and clinches up with Hickey.
Yarrod is trying to break free.
Yarrod lands a right hand.
Yarrod lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yarrod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hickey is trying to pull guard but Yarrod turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yarrod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hickey tries to pull guard but Yarrod forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hickey prevents Yarrod from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarrod is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Yarrod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hickey is looking to clinch.

Yarrod has Hickey up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yarrod smiles and moves away.
Neil Yarrod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Hickey.
A left and a right from Yarrod both land. Nice combination.
Hickey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yarrod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hickey misses with a takedown attempt - Yarrod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Neil Yarrod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yarrod rushes Hickey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hickey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yarrod avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hickey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yarrod is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yarrod lands a nice uppercut.
Yarrod has had enough of the clinch but Hickey keeps him there for the moment.
Hickey prevents Yarrod from breaking the clinch.

Yarrod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hickey fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarrod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yarrod moves into the clinch.
Hickey fails to pull guard.

Yarrod manages to break the clinch.
Hickey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hickey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Yarrod moves into the clinch successfully.

Yarrod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yarrod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yarrod throws a good cross that connects.

Yarrod closes the distance and clinches.

Yarrod breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yarrod moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Yarrod.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarrod lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hickey.
Yarrod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jake Hickey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Yarrod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Yarrod gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yarrod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hickey working aggressively here.
Neil Yarrod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yarrod lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Yarrod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yarrod, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Yarrod!