PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 27 p4p, 2 weight class) and Felix Legions (ranked 81 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yeboah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Legions has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Felix Legions enters the cage!

Yeboah
vs
Legions

172 cm
34
147 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

166 cm
34
148 lbs
25 - 10 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Legions!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legions misses with a right hand
and Yeboah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Legions misses with an uppercut. Yeboah saw that one coming.
Legions misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Yeboah misses the target.
Legions defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yeboah.
Legions fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeboah manages to avoid it.
Legions scores with a nice right hand.
Yeboah has been working on his balance at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Legions.
Yeboah cracks Legions with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yeboah avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeboah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yeboah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yeboah thows a leg kick but Legions checks it
enabling Legions to counter with a crisp jab.
Legions connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legions just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Yeboah misses its target.
Yeboah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Legions.
Legions takes a swing at Yeboah's ribcage but misses.
Legions misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Yeboah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yeboah scores with a head kick. Legions tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Legions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeboah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah works Legions's body with a nice hook.
Yeboah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Legions misses its intended target.
Yeboah scores with a hook.
Yeboah works the jab nicely.
Legions cracks Yeboah with an open hand slap.
Yeboah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legions.
Legions takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Yeboah.
Legions with a jab.
Legions blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legions! But no joy.
Yeboah blocks a low kick nicely.
Legions has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeboah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Legions to score with a decent uppercut.
Yeboah connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Yeboah there.
Legions scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yeboah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Legions.
Legions motions for Yeboah to come forward. Legions throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Felix Legions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yeboah drives through and clinches with Legions against the cage.

Legions breaks the clinch.
Yeboah throws a big shot that misses.
Yeboah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Yeboah.
Yeboah lands with a straight right. Legions didn't see that one coming.
Legions ducks right into an uppercut from Yeboah.
Legions misses with a looping left.
Yeboah throws a push kick but Legions slaps the foot to one side.
Felix Legions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeboah is looking to clinch but Legions is avoiding it.
Legions throws a jab when Yeboah was well out of range.
Yeboah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Legions just manages to avoid it.
Yeboah thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Legions misses its intended target.
Legions lands a leg kick that knocks Yeboah off balance momentarily.
Yeboah is looking to chop away at Legions's legs.

Yeboah gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Legions escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legions lands a leg kick that knocks Yeboah off balance momentarily.
Yeboah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yeboah lands with a shot to the body.
Yeboah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Legions.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeboah. Legions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legions tries a low kick but Yeboah avoids it.
Legions tries to bum rush Yeboah with a series of wild strikes but Yeboah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick there by Yeboah.
Legions lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yeboah's sensitive parts.
Legions rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yeboah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeboah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeboah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yeboah has his takedown stuffed
and Legions counters with a three punch combo that has Yeboah backing up. Yeboah nods at Legions to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legions lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeboah circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Yeboah as he connects with a hook.
Legions lands a nice hook to Yeboah's body. Yeboah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Legions fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yeboah on the side of the head.
Legions throws a leg kick
and Yeboah counters with a nice body shot.
Legions darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yeboah moves out of range as Legions strikes.
Yeboah tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Legions swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambulo Yeboah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yeboah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yeboah doesn't manage to clinch there - Legions circles away.
Legions throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yeboah tries to clinch but Legions is having none of it.
A jab from Yeboah misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legions throws the kick towards the body but Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Legions finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Legions throws out a loose jab but Yeboah uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Felix Legions will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yeboah throws a head kick that Legions semi-blocks.
Yeboah throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Legions misses.
Legions paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yeboah lands the left hand.
Yeboah throws a hook to the side of Legions's head but Legions sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yeboah tries to clinch up but Legions circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeboah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legions.
A swing and a miss from Legions.
Yeboah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yeboah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Legions.
Legions throws out a loose jab but Yeboah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeboah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legions.
Yeboah with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legions throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Legions throws a hook to the side of Yeboah's head but Yeboah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Legions connects with an inside leg kick.
Legions connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah lands an overhand right.
Yeboah blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Legions misses.
Legions motions for Yeboah to come forward. Legions throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Legions connects with a jab.
Legions thuds a left hand into Yeboah's body.
Legions misses with a hook
and Yeboah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yeboah drops his hands momentarily and Legions takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Yeboah moves into the clinch successfully.

Legions pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Legions.
A leg kick checked by Yeboah.
Legions misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legions throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legions throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Felix Legions seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legions looks to land a body kick but Yeboah moved away.
Yeboah misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yeboah tries to clinch up.
Yeboah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yeboah lands with a kick to the temple. Legions shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Legions throws a big shot that misses.
Legions throws the left hand but Yeboah avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Legions. Yeboah shrugs it off though.
Yeboah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legions circles away quickly and effectively.

Yeboah feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yeboah pushing down on Legions's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Legions tries to get to full guard but Yeboah has control of the leg.
Yeboah passes to side control.
Yeboah advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah is trying to take his opponent's back.
Yeboah is stalling here but it's allowed Legions to get half guard.
Yeboah trying to control from half guard but Legions is working away.
Legions trying to control from the bottom.

Yeboah is looking for a kimura but Legions is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yeboah to get the leverage.
Legions gets back to full guard.

Legions is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yeboah defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yeboah is pushing down on Legions's leg trying to pass to half guard. Legions is fighting to maintain full guard but Yeboah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yeboah trying to pass the guard but Legions defending well.

Yeboah is trying to work for a kimura but Legions is defending well.
Yeboah trying to control from half guard but Legions is working away.

Legions is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yeboah pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sambulo Yeboah will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Legions.
Yeboah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Legions is predictable there
and Yeboah counters with a stiff right hand.
Legions connects with an inside leg kick.
Yeboah closes the distance and clinches up with Legions, looking for a takedown. Yeboah pushes Legions against the cage but Legions circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Legions is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yeboah with a body shot.
A big right from Legions misses.
Yeboah feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Legions blocks a head kick by Yeboah.
Yeboah is looking to clinch but Legions is avoiding it.
Yeboah fails to land the takedown.
Legions with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yeboah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legions throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeboah throws a hook but Legions blocks it.
Yeboah misses with a hook. Legions ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Legions looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeboah is just out of range.
Yeboah looks to land a right hand but Legions moved out of range.
Legions throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yeboah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yeboah misses with a wild body shot.
Legions uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yeboah.
Legions swings widly with a right hand

and Yeboah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sambulo Yeboah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yeboah wants to control from the top but Legions keeps moving.
Yeboah slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeboah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Legions does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to pass the guard but Legions is defending well.

Yeboah is working for a submission of some sort.

Legions looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yeboah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yeboah trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legions really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yeboah fails to advance to Legions's back.
Legions is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yeboah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yeboah fails to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yeboah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Legions is looking to escape.
Legions has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legions wants to escape the position.

Yeboah looking for the RNC.
Yeboah avoiding Legions 's attempts to control his hands.

Legions fending off the submission attempt from Yeboah.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yeboah looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Legions is controlling Yeboah 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sambulo Yeboah clearly takes that round.
That's time! Yeboah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Legions.
Yeboah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legions wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Legions throws a right and a left that Yeboah avoids nicely.
Yeboah misses with a kick to the body.
Legions waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeboah.
Yeboah avoids the head kick by Legions.
Legions uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yeboah.
Yeboah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Legions sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Legions swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Legions pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Legions throws a body punch but Yeboah moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yeboah scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Legions misses.
Legions bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yeboah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Yeboah.
Yeboah misses with a body kick.
Yeboah throws a big shot that misses.
Yeboah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Legions throws a hook to the side of Yeboah's head but Yeboah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yeboah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yeboah thinks about countering with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Legions.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Legions.
Legions throws a hook but Yeboah blocks it.
Legions throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown but Legions shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Legions, right into the meat.
Yeboah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Legions.
Yeboah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Legions misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Legions pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legions lands with a shot to the body.
Yeboah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legions misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Legions.
Legions fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yeboah is out of range.
Legions throws a lazy uppercut
and Yeboah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Legions really felt that one!
Legions throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yeboah lands an overhand right.
Legions moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Legions misses
and Yeboah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Legions tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Yeboah has Legions up against the cage in a clinch.
Yeboah throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yeboah jumps guard.

Legions got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yeboah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Legions has managed to get both his arms back between Yeboah's legs - danger averted.
Yeboah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Legions is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yeboah pulls his head out easily.
Yeboah passes to full mount!
Legions wants to control but Yeboah is having none of it.
Yeboah works his way to his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions wants to escape the position.

Legions defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Yeboah not allowing Legions to control his hands.

Yeboah looking for the choke but no joy.
Yeboah keeps control of the position as Legions tries to break free.

Yeboah working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sambulo Yeboah will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Legions misses with a shot to the body
letting Yeboah counter with a right hand.
Yeboah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Legions's calf.
Legions lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yeboah will feel that in the morning.
Legions throws a lazy right hand but Yeboah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yeboah attempts a counter takedown but Legions avoids it well and moves away.
Yeboah moves out of range of the strikes.
Legions throws a shot from downtown. Yeboah moves away and avoids it.
Yeboah throwing a counter right hand but Legions manages to avoid it.
Yeboah takes a swing at Legions's ribcage but misses.
Legions lands a slapping body shot.
Yeboah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeboah. Legions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeboah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Legions connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yeboah scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Legions.
Legions throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Yeboah misses its target.
Legions is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yeboah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeboah scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Legions under the eye.
Legions has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yeboah tries to score with a low kick but Legions moves his leg out of the way.
Yeboah defending well as Legions loads up on a big left hand.

Yeboah closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Legions's guard.

Yeboah drops back, looking for a kneebar! Legions looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Legions looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Legions!

Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yeboah on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yeboah is trying to work for a sweep but Legions has mounted him!
Legions scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yeboah?
Yeboah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Legions has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yeboah's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeboah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Felix Legions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions is landing with some decent strikes but Yeboah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yeboah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legions breaks from Yeboah's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Legions working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Yeboah is rocked!
Yeboah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Yeboah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legions fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yeboah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Legions scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yeboah?
Legions punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yeboah regains half guard.
Yeboah wants to control the action here but instead Legions manages to pass to full mount!
Yeboah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yeboah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Legions lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Yeboah! More strikes land and this one is all over! Legions jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Legions!
Felix Legions is the new featherweight champion!
Felix Legions 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.