PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Yarbourgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Columbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yarbourgh
vs
Columbar

190 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
31
199 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Yarbourgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Columbar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarbourgh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Columbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jan Columbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Columbar rushes Yarbourgh and presses him up against the cage.
Columbar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Columbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbar.
Columbar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbar stalling in the clinch.
Columbar throws a head punch that misses.
Columbar working aggressively here.
Yarbourgh tries to score a body lock takedown but Columbar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Columbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbar throws a head punch that misses.
Yarbourgh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Columbar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Columbar working aggressively here.
Yarbourgh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yarbourgh blocking some punches.
Columbar misses with the head strike.
Yarbourgh blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarbourgh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Yarbourgh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Columbar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yarbourgh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Columbar gets through Yarbourgh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbar prevents the takedown attempt.
Columbar lands a hook that snaps the head of Yarbourgh backwards.
Yarbourgh trying to land knees to the body.
Columbar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yarbourgh has Columbar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Columbar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Yarbourgh has picked Columbar up - he's going for a ride! Yarbourgh dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Yarbourgh wants to pass to mount but Columbar is defending the position.
Columbar moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Columbar wants to sweep but no luck.

Columbar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarbourgh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Columbar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yarbourgh won't allow Columbar to sweep him here.
Yarbourgh looking to pass the guard.

Columbar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yarbourgh has his hands clasped together but Columbar extends an breaks Yarbourgh's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Columbar.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Columbar!
Jan Columbar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.