PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Yulaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Leigertwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yulaw
vs
Leigertwood

183 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Yulaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Leigertwood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yulaw closes the distance and clinches.
Yulaw is struggling to control the position.
Yulaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yulaw effectively controlling the action here.
Yulaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yulaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leigertwood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Leigertwood letting Yulaw take a breather here.
Leigertwood fails to pull guard.
Leigertwood tries to pull guard but Yulaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yulaw has Leigertwood pressed against the cage.
Yulaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yulaw lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Yulaw landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yulaw lands a good knee to the midsection. Leigertwood won't want to take too many of those.

Yulaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yulaw takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Yulaw.
Yulaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yulaw lands a nice knee to the body.
Yulaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Leigertwood jumps guard.
Leigertwood looks winded!
Yulaw wants to stand but Leigertwood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leigertwood looking to control.
Our spies down at at Elite Training Facility inform us that Leigertwood has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Yulaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leigertwood on the ground.
Leigertwood looking for a sweep. Not yet Leigertwood, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Leigertwood has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Yulaw doesn't defend quickly enough and Leigertwood has managed to lock this one up! Can Yulaw escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Leigertwood on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dexter Leigertwood!
During a confident post fight interview, Dexter Leigertwood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.