PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Norambuena (ranked 8865 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maykol Yurk (ranked 3613 p4p, 0 weight class). Maykol Yurk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Norambuena
vs
Yurk

178 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Norambuena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maykol Yurk!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norambuena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yurk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Norambuena looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yurk misses with a wild combination.
Norambuena is looking to counter with head kicks.
Yurk tries to clinch but Norambuena is having none of it.
Yurk shoots in but no luck this time.
Yurk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yurk lands a jab-cross combination.
Yurk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Norambuena pinned against the cage. Norambuena gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yurk duly obliges.

Norambuena moves into range and clinches up with Yurk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Norambuena is defending well.
Diego Norambuena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maykol Yurk.

Yurk jumps into guard, dragging Norambuena to the mat.
Yurk trying to keep a closed guard but Norambuena is proving a slippery customer.

Yurk looking for a triangle here. Norambuena is fighting it but it looks tight! Yurk pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Norambuena is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maykol Yurk!