PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Yossarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crabby Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Yossarian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crabby Iron's chin.

Yossarian
vs
Iron

175 cm
25
163 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

169 cm
25
162 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Yossarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Crabby Iron!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yossarian looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
Iron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yossarian's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Iron.
Yossarian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yossarian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Iron scores with a hook to the body. Yossarian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yossarian throws a body kick that misses.
Yossarian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Iron looks to land a right hand but Yossarian moved out of range.
Yossarian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Iron takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yossarian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Yossarian misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yossarian ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Yossarian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
Yossarian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yossarian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yossarian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Iron can pounce on him.
Iron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yossarian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Iron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yossarian.
Iron has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iron checks a leg kick.
Yossarian scores with a sloppy right hand. Iron should have avoided that one.
Iron misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Yossarian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron throws the left hand but Yossarian avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Yossarian.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Yossarian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Yossarian dodges the punch combination from Iron.
Yossarian moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Iron misses.
A big right from Yossarian misses.
Yossarian walks into a straight right hand from Iron.
A slow jab from Yossarian misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick from Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yossarian throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Iron counter with a right hand.
Crabby Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yossarian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iron is out of range and Yossarian settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Yossarian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yossarian.
Yossarian moves out of range as Iron strikes.
Yossarian misses with a kick to the body.
Yossarian misses the jab.
Iron defending well as Yossarian loads up on a big left hand.
Iron misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Iron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a lovely overhand right.
Yossarian lands a head kick. Iron smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iron ducks under a wild hook from Yossarian.
Yossarian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Yossarian is rocked!
Yossarian throws the left hand but Iron avoids the punch easily.
Iron misses with an uppercut.
Yossarian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Iron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yossarian lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Iron as he connects with a hook.
Oh Yossarian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yossarian.
Yossarian seems to have got his legs back now.
Iron thumps Yossarian with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Yossarian will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Iron thows a body shot but no joy.
Iron lands a lovely overhand right.
Yossarian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yossarian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Iron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iron avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Iron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yossarian. Yossarian obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yossarian.
Iron misses with a wild combination.
Iron ducks under a wild hook from Yossarian.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron throws the left hand but Yossarian avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Iron.
A big left from Iron misses.

Yossarian has Iron up against the cage in a clinch.
Yossarian is pushing Iron up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yossarian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yossarian misses with an elbow over the top.
Yossarian tries to stall but Iron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yossarian looking to throw knees to the head but Iron is blocking nicely.
Iron lands with a right to the head.
Iron throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron gets through Yossarian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Iron on the inside.
Iron prevents a body shot from Yossarian.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yossarian.
A short uppercut from Iron.
Yossarian missing with knees to the body.
Yossarian is working Iron over against the cage.
Yossarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iron lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian tries to land knees in the clinch but Iron avoids the damage to the body.
Yossarian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yossarian stalling in the clinch but Iron improves position.
Iron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yossarian misses with a punch on the inside.
Yossarian tries a knee to the head but Iron blocks it.
Yossarian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iron.
Yossarian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yossarian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Yossarian.
Iron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yossarian's elbow.
Yossarian effectively controlling the action here.
Iron has Yossarian pushed against the cage.
Yossarian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron misses with a punch to the body.
Iron misses with a body punch.
John Yossarian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yossarian lands with a right to the head.
Yossarian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yossarian misses with a body punch.
Yossarian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Iron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yossarian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iron.
Iron throws a nice outside leg kick.
John Yossarian is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iron lands with an overhand left.
Iron throws a shot from downtown. Yossarian moves away and avoids it.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yossarian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Yossarian dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yossarian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron lands a nice shot that snaps Yossarian's head back.
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yossarian.
Yossarian throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yossarian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Iron crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yossarian - the referee stops the clock and Iron gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yossarian. Iron manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Iron moves out of range as Yossarian strikes.
Yossarian throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yossarian 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.
Yossarian lands a leg kick that knocks Iron off balance momentarily.
Yossarian throws out a loose jab but Iron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yossarian missing with a left hand there. Iron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron thows a body shot but no joy.
Iron doesn't manage to clinch there - Yossarian circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron.
Yossarian throws a hook to the side of Iron's head but Iron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron moves out of range as Yossarian throws a body kick.
Iron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron slips a straight right by Yossarian.
Yossarian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yossarian.
Yossarian staying out of range there.
Yossarian moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron punishes Yossarian's body with a nice straight punch.
Yossarian lands an overhand right.

Yossarian gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Iron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Iron taking a bit of punishment here - Yossarian scoring with strikes.
Yossarian misses with the ground and pound.
Yossarian tries to move to mount but Iron blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Iron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Iron tries to buck Yossarian off but Yossarian is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron manages to get back to half guard.
Iron is doing well to control the position and prevent Yossarian from advancing to side control.
Iron's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Iron taking some punishment here, with Yossarian in his half guard.
Iron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yossarian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iron keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron is controlling Yossarian's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yossarian drops an elbow to the side of Iron's head.
Iron is looking for a sweep. Yossarian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iron is trying to control but can't.
Yossarian prevents Iron from improving his position.
Iron is staying active underneath Yossarian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yossarian is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Iron is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yossarian is really struggling to control Iron but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Iron wants to improve his position but Yossarian is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but John Yossarian did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Iron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yossarian throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
Iron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iron looks to land a left hand but Yossarian moved out of range nicely.
Yossarian lunges at Iron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iron's hand.
Yossarian throws a head kick that misses.
Yossarian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Iron jabs Yossarian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Iron checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yossarian.
Iron misses with a left hand

and Yossarian counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Iron!

Yossarian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yossarian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Iron is trying to get back to half guard.
Iron is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Iron wants to control but Yossarian postures up.
Yossarian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yossarian 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yossarian wants to pass to mount but Iron is defending the position.
Iron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yossarian.
Iron gets full guard.
Yossarian trying to control but Iron is working from the bottom.
Iron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Iron wants to get back to his feet but Yossarian is holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian wants to hold on but Iron pushes him away.
Iron controlling the pace for now.
Iron is looking to stand but Iron has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Yossarian tries to reverse the position but Iron maintains control.
Iron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yossarian is looking to escape.
Iron wants to stand but Yossarian is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yossarian can't escape the position.
Yossarian wants to hold on but Iron pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iron is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Iron is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Crabby Iron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yossarian misses with a head kick.
Iron slips a jab from Yossarian.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Yossarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yossarian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Iron throws the kick towards the body but Yossarian avoids it.
A jab from Yossarian misses.
Yossarian throws an overhand right that lands on Iron's shoulder, as Iron tries to avoid the shot.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yossarian.
Yossarian wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Yossarian is out of range.
Yossarian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Iron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Iron.
Yossarian cracks Iron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yossarian scores with a jab. Iron acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yossarian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iron.
Yossarian tries to land a front kick but Iron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Yossarian moves into the clinch.
Yossarian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yossarian takes a shot to the head.
Iron has a couple of punches blocked by Yossarian.
Yossarian lands a shoulder strike.
Iron blocks an elbow strike.
Iron stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Iron fails to land.
Iron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yossarian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Iron is trying to break the clinch but Yossarian has him pressed against the cage.
Iron throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yossarians head.
Iron throws a head punch that misses.
Iron lands with a short shot to the head.
Iron presses Yossarian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron presses Yossarian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yossarian trying to stall but Iron improves his position.
Iron tries to break free but Yossarian pushes him back against the cage.
Iron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yossarian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands with a light punch inside.

Iron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Yossarian misses its intended target.
Yossarian jabs Iron right on the nose. Iron blinks but takes it well.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yossarian.
Yossarian keeps the fight on the outside.
Yossarian cracks the inside of Iron's front leg.
Yossarian is looking to score with low kicks.
John Yossarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yossarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Yossarian looks to land a body kick but Iron moved away.

Iron drops Yossarian with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yossarian looks back up at him and smiles so Iron waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yossarian checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iron, as that shot connected.
Yossarian checks the leg kick.
Iron throws a leg kick but Yossarian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yossarian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yossarian swats away the attempt to clinch by Iron.
Yossarian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crabby Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yossarian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Crabby Iron!
Crabby Iron is the new lightweight champion!
Crabby Iron 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.