PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abiodun Rashidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashidi comes to the cage accompanied by Earth: The Oldest Computer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rashidi
vs
Yody

225 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abiodun Rashidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Yody!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashidi ducks under a wild hook from Yody.
Yody looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rashidi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yody counters with a straight right hand.
Rashidi moves to clinch but Yody breaks away
and Rashidi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rashidi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yody counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rashidi shoots and misses
and Yody counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abiodun Rashidi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rashidi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yody counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack Yody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rashidi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yody counters with a nice uppercut.

Yody cracks Rashidi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yody has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rashidi to stand back up!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yody lands a big uppercut and Rashidi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rashidi looks OK. Yody waves Rashidi back to his feet!

Rashidi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rashidi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yody counters with a huge right that knocks Rashidi out cold! Yody is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Yody!
After winning the bout, Jack Yody thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.