PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Yackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bravo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Damian Marley - Confrontation. Yackey has chosen Ante Up as his entrance music. Jimmy Yackey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rodinerio Bravo
vs
Yackey

189 cm
37
221 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

188 cm
26
205 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Just Fight (Everything 7$)
Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Yackey!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yackey throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Yackey. No joy for Bravo on that attempt.
Yackey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yackey avoids it really well and circles away.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt - Yackey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yackey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yackey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yackey scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yackey tries to land a front kick but Bravo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yackey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Yackey.
Bravo wants a takedown but no success here.
Yackey told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Yackey holds him up against the cage and eventually Bravo drops back down to his feet.
Yackey lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bravo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yackey is trying to keep an underhook but Bravo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yackey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yackey.
Yackey wants to get back to his feet but Bravo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yackey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bravo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yackey keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo stops Yackey from standing up.

Yackey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bravo is aware though and is defending well.
Bravo advances position into side control!
Yackey tries to improve position but can't.
Yackey prevents Bravo from improving position.
Yackey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bravo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bravo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yackey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yackey can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bravo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bravo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Yackey looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bravo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Yackey is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bravo lets go of the hold and Yackey can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
Joey Rodinerio Bravo made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.