PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sith One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Yackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One comes into the arena with Sith blaring out of the sound system. Yackey has chosen Ante Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

One
vs
Yackey

175 cm
23
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sith One!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Yackey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from One. Those never looked like landing.
Yackey lands a front kick.
Yackey throws a series of punches but One moves out of range.
Yackey throws a sloppy head kick and One moves out of range easily.
Yackey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
One fails in his attempt to clinch.
One throws a big shot that misses.
Yackey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by One.
A looping hook to the body misses from One. Yackey does a little dance to reset his feet.

Yackey clinches up against the cage.
One is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yackey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

One breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Yackey. That snapped One's head back.
One throws an overhand right that lands on Yackey's shoulder, as Yackey tries to avoid the shot.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
One lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yackey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
One looks to throw the jab but Yackey is out of range.
Yackey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from One misses.
Yackey misses with a kick to the body.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from One misses its intended target.
One cracks Yackey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yackey lands an overhand right.
One thows a body shot but no joy.
One takes a swing at Yackey's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from One. Yackey does a little dance to reset his feet.
One misses with a hook. Yackey ducked under it nicely.
One shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yackey as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sith One. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yackey scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One misses with a hook to the body
and Yackey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
One throws a jab when Yackey was well out of range.
Yackey throws a front kick that sends One stumbling back into the cage.
One is breathing heavily.
Yackey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimmy Yackey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yackey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yackey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
One doesn't manage to clinch there - Yackey circles away.
One circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yackey thows a leg kick but One checks it
and One counters with a left to the body.
Yackey lands a nice looking body kick.
One avoids the head kick by Yackey.
One lands with a hook. Yackey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yackey is fending him off so far but One persists. Nope, Yackey circles away and we're back to standing.
Yackey lands a head kick. One smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Sith One has been cut.
One connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for One. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yackey wants to clinch

and One counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yackey is trying to maintain the position but One is very close to passing his half guard.
Yackey looks like he's trying to stand up.

Yackey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
One working the head and body with strikes.
One looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yackey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yackey works his way to full guard. Good work.
One keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yackey's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yackey trying to keep a closed guard but One is proving a slippery customer.
One throws a big elbow that misses.
One postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
One has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Yackey throws his legs up looking for a submission but One uses it to pass to side control.
Yackey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but One is controlling him well.
One cracks Yackey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
One working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

One tries for a kimura but Yackey is defending well.
Yackey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
One trying to control the position but Yackey is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yackey sneaks back into half guard.
Yackey landing a few short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Yackey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sith One's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

One clobbers Yackey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yackey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
One just misses with a punch to the body.
Yackey misses with a body kick.
One misses with a hook. Yackey ducked under it nicely.
Yackey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yackey counters with a nice body kick.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yackey.
Jimmy Yackey seems to be getting the better of the standup.

One shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. One showed some decent athleticism there.
One seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yackey is positioning himself well to prevent One advancing to mount.

Yackey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yackey wants to improve his position but One is controlling well.
Yackey is trying to control but can't.
One not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yackey looks like he's trying to stand up.
One lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yackey pushes One off looking to stand but One dives back in and keeps control.
One throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
One working over Yackey with some ground and pound. Yackey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Yackey kicks off One and gets to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for One. That snapped Yackey's head back.
One throws a hook to the side of Yackey's head but Yackey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
One tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yackey was well out of range. Poor timing from One.
Yackey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from One.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yackey does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
One shoots in for a takedown but Yackey shows good takedown defense.
Yackey is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yackey.
One connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yackey.
One fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yackey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yackey is looking to land body kicks.
Yackey misses with a wild body shot.
Yackey looks to land a body kick but One moved away.
One will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
One swings for the body but Yackey moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

One closes the distance and pushes Yackey back into the cage.
One wants a takedown.
Yackey blocking some punches.
One tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yackey scores with a shot to the side of One's head.
One lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yackey backwards.

Yackey manages to break the clinch.
Yackey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yackey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
One takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yackey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent One stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
One fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sith One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
One avoids the head kick by Yackey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Yackey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Yackey
and One counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
One misses the jab.
Yackey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yackey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yackey.
Yackey clobbers One with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch! Yackey slams his shin into One's torso.
One has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yackey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yackey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
One moves out of range as Yackey throws a body kick.
One walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yackey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Yackey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sith One's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick from Yackey lands but One takes it in his stride.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yackey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
One shoots in for a double leg but Yackey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yackey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
One ducks under a wild hook from Yackey.
Yackey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yackey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yackey lands a leg kick that knocks One off balance momentarily.
One takes a head kick and keeps coming.
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Yackey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from One does no damage.
Yackey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
One fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yackey wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Yackey drives through and clinches with One against the cage.

Yackey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yackey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yackey throws a sloppy head kick and One moves out of range easily.
Yackey misses with a low kick.
One is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from One finds it's way through Yackey's defenses.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from One misses the target.
One throws an overhand right that lands on Yackey's shoulder, as Yackey tries to avoid the shot.

One rushes Yackey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yackey tries to break the clinch but One is controlling the position.
One lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

One manages to break the clinch.
One uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
One moves out of range of the body kick from Yackey.
Yackey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
One blocks a head kick by Yackey.
Yackey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
One looks to land a left hand but Yackey moved out of range nicely.
Yackey throws a push kick but One slaps the foot to one side.
One misses with a looping left.
Yackey throws a push kick but One slaps the foot to one side.

One gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
One jumps guard but Yackey stands there with One around his waist. One gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yackey has had enough of the clinch but One keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yackey's elbow.

Yackey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yackey, right into the meat.
Yackey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yackey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
One will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yackey wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
Yackey throws a sloppy head kick and One moves out of range easily.
One moves out of range of the body kick from Yackey.
Yackey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
One misses with a wild combination.
Yackey takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yackey manages to avoid it.
Yackey looks to land a body kick but One moved away.
Yackey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
One tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yackey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
One listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
One takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from One both land. Nice combination.
One misses with a looping left.
Yackey looks to land a right hand but One moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yackey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
One throws a big shot that misses.
One shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yackey but Yackey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Jimmy Yackey just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sith One's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

One moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Yackey.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yackey, right into the meat.
Yackey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
One closes the distance but Yackey moves to the side
and Yackey counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from One misses.
One throws an overhand right that lands on Yackey's shoulder, as Yackey tries to avoid the shot.
Yackey delivers a nice body kick.

Yackey closes the distance and clinches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Yackey manages to break the clinch.
One takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yackey keeps One at a distance using the push kick.
Yackey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
One misses with a wild body shot.
Yackey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Yackey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
One works on Yackey's body with a couple of short punches.
Yackey is trying to break the clinch but One has him pressed against the cage.
Yackey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
One misses with some punches.
Yackey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
One is trying to maintain a safe position but Yackey gets an underhook and turns One into the cage.
One is trying to break the clinch but Yackey is controlling him.
One tries to break free but Yackey pushes him back against the cage.

Yackey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
One misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

One has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yackey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yackey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
One throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yackey counters with a nice leg kick.
Yackey misses with a double jab.
Yackey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yackey wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - One throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yackey tried to score with a low kick but One checks it.
One avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yackey is looking to score with low kicks.
Yackey throws the kick towards the body but One avoids it.
One throws a shot from downtown. Yackey moves away and avoids it.
One blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from One misses.
One tries to clinch up.
Yackey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
One throws a right hand that misses
and Yackey counters with a nice body kick.
Yackey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Yackey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yackey throws a low kick but One avoids it.
One checks the leg kick.
One blocks a head kick by Yackey.
Yackey avoids the body shot from One.
One moves out of range as Yackey throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yackey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
One will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick there by Yackey.
One throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
One takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One misses with a hook.
Yackey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
One lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yackey circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yackey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from One misses the target.
One misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Yackey dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sith One's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yackey throws a head kick that misses.
Yackey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

One decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
One lands with a punch from half guard.
One prevents Yackey from standing back up.
One is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
One is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yackey wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from One.

Yackey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. One lands a nice short elbow.
Yackey is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
One looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yackey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
One missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yackey pushes One off looking to stand but One dives back in and keeps control.
Yackey is looking to get back to full guard here but One has managed to pass to side control instead.
One lands a nice forearm strike.
One scoring with punches and elbows.
Yackey tries to buck One off but One is having none of it.
Yackey is letting One control him for a moment.
One works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
One lands some shots froms side control.

Yackey bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yackey misses with a few strikes there.
Yackey tries to work over One's front leg with a kick but One checks it.
Sith One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a left hand
and Yackey counters with a body kick that stops One in his tracks momentarily.
One misses with an uppercut
and Yackey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Yackey.
Yackey misses with a hook. One ducked under it nicely.
A combination from One does no damage.
Yackey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
One connects with the punch.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yackey pinned against the cage. Yackey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yackey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from One misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yackey punishes One's body with a nice straight punch.
Yackey moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Yackey lands but One takes it in his stride.
One takes a kick to the side of the head.
One lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
One takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One ducks right into an uppercut from Yackey.
One takes a kick to the side of the head.
One dips to his left and cracks Yackey with an uppercut!
One avoids a punch combination nicely.

One shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. One showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yackey taking some punishment here, with One in his half guard.
Yackey taking some punishment here, with One in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
One is trying to control. Yackey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
One stops Yackey from getting back to his feet.
Yackey is looking to control One's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yackey avoid being mounted?
One lands strikes from half guard.
Yackey wants to stand back up but One manages to pass into side control.
One scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

One thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
One landing a few strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sith One showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yackey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Yackey!
Jimmy Yackey is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jimmy Yackey took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This is my passion, and I give it all for my fans, my alliance and my camp. I'm going to drink some fine tequila and impregnate my hot wife tonight.'.