PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ABK - Kill Me. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fontana's choice of entrance music: Queensryche - Silent Lucidity. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yerbooty
vs
Fontana

185 cm
27
191 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

170 cm
26
201 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Fontana!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerbooty swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontana.
Yerbooty avoids the body shot from Fontana.
Yerbooty swats away the attempt to clinch by Fontana.
Fontana wants to clinch but Yerbooty slips to the side

and Yerbooty counters with a crisp one two that drops Fontana! Yerbooty thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fontana to his feet! Fontana is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontana throws a lazy right hand but Yerbooty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontana wants to clinch up but Yerbooty keeps it at a distance.
Steve Fontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontana is looking to clinch but Yerbooty is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Yerbooty counter with a right hand.
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.
Fontana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fontana tries to clinch up but Yerbooty circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana tries to clinch but Yerbooty moves away

and Yerbooty counters with a nice right hand that sends Fontana toppling to the canvas! Fontana scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yerbooty finish him?!

It looks like Steve Fontana has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontana misses with an uppercut. Yerbooty saw that one coming.
Fontana moves in looking to clinch but Yerbooty pushes him off.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yerbooty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontana wants to clinch but Yerbooty slips to the side
and Yerbooty counters with a straight right hand.
Yerbooty loads up on a big right hand but Fontana slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty keeps the fight on the outside.
Fontana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yerbooty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yerbooty swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fontana drives through and clinches with Yerbooty against the cage.

Fontana breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yerbooty misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yerbooty.
Fontana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fontana moves away from the strike by Yerbooty.
Fontana tries to clinch there but Yerbooty circles away.
Yerbooty swings widly with a right hand
and Fontana counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fontana misses with a combination
and Yerbooty counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiek Yerbooty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Fontana's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fontana throws an overhand right that lands on Yerbooty's shoulder, as Yerbooty tries to avoid the shot.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yerbooty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontana is looking to clinch but Yerbooty is avoiding it.
Yerbooty connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Yerbooty. That snapped Fontana's head back.

Fontana clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana fails to pull guard.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yerbooty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yerbooty stalling against the cage.
Fontana can't break the clinch.
Yerbooty stalling against the cage.
Fontana stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana jumps guard but Yerbooty stands there with Fontana around his waist. Fontana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fontana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fontana jumps guard but Yerbooty stands there with Fontana around his waist. Fontana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shiek Yerbooty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Fontana.
Yerbooty effectively controlling the action here.
Fontana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fontana is trying to force a seperation but Yerbooty has the dominant position.

Fontana breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yerbooty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fontana tries to clinch but Yerbooty is having none of it.
Yerbooty throws out a loose jab but Fontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontana chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana moves in looking to clinch but Yerbooty pushes him off.
Fontana sizes up Yerbooty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yerbooty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yerbooty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yerbooty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yerbooty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yerbooty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiek Yerbooty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Fontana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fontana wants to clinch but Yerbooty slips to the side

and Yerbooty counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Fontana goes down! Will Fontana beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontana tries to clinch

and Yerbooty counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fontana! Yerbooty lets Fontana back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Fontana is rocked!
Fontana moves out of range of the strikes.
Yerbooty just misses with a punch to the body.
Yerbooty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fontana is looking to clinch but Yerbooty is avoiding it.
Fontana wants to clinch but Yerbooty slips to the side
and Yerbooty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fontana is still on wobbly legs! Can Yerbooty finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana tries to clinch but Yerbooty is having none of it.
Fontana seems to have recovered his senses.
Fontana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fontana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yerbooty staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fontana throws a shot from downtown. Yerbooty moves away and avoids it.
Fontana closes the distance but Yerbooty moves to the side
and Yerbooty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fontana scores with a jab.
Fontana tries to clinch but Yerbooty is having none of it.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch but Yerbooty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana wants to clinch but Yerbooty slips to the side
and Yerbooty counters with a left right combination that sends Fontana crashing to the mat - Yerbooty wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Fontana out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shiek Yerbooty!