PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty has chosen ABK - Kill Me as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Deck
vs
Yerbooty

185 cm
19
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Made 4 The Cage
Made 4 The Cage

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Deck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerbooty looks to land a combination but Deck avoids it well.

Deck clinches up against the cage.
Deck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yerbooty.
Deck looking to throw knees to the head but Yerbooty is blocking nicely.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Yerbooty managing to block the knees to the body from Deck.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deck.
Yerbooty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yerbooty is trying to break free.
Deck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yerbooty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yerbooty tries to break the clinch but Deck is controlling the position.
Deck keeps control of Yerbooty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yerbooty avoiding damage as Deck throws knees to the body.
Yerbooty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yerbooty wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Yerbooty tries to break the clinch but Deck is controlling the position.
Yerbooty avoiding damage as Deck throws knees to the body.
Yerbooty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yerbooty has had enough of the clinch but Deck keeps him there for the moment.
Yerbooty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yerbooty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deck prevents Yerbooty from breaking the clinch.
Yerbooty wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Yerbooty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yerbooty managing to block the knees to the body from Deck.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Deck keeps control of Yerbooty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deck tries for a takedown but Yerbooty manages to get underhooks.
Deck is breathing heavily.
Yerbooty has had enough of the clinch but Deck keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerbooty has had enough of the clinch but Deck keeps him there for the moment.
Deck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yerbooty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yerbooty wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Deck crunches a lovely knee into Yerbooty's ribcage.
Deck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yerbooty.
Deck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yerbooty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Deck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yerbooty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yerbooty tries to break the clinch but Deck is controlling the position.
Yerbooty wants to stall.
Yerbooty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yerbooty swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yerbooty is trying to break the clinch but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Yerbooty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yerbooty seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Yerbooty is looking to break free of the clinch but Deck has double underhooks.
Yerbooty has had enough of the clinch but Deck keeps him there for the moment.
Yerbooty is trying to break the clinch but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Yerbooty can't break the clinch.
Yerbooty wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Yerbooty has had enough of the clinch but Deck keeps him there for the moment.
Yerbooty is trying to break the clinch but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Yerbooty has had enough of the clinch but Deck keeps him there for the moment.
Yerbooty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yerbooty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yerbooty is looking to break free of the clinch but Deck has double underhooks.
Yerbooty can't break the clinch.
Yerbooty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yerbooty is pressed up against the cage. Deck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yerbooty down to the mat. Yerbooty avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Deck.
No joy there for Yerbooty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yerbooty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yerbooty connects with a right hand. Deck shakes it off.
Yerbooty misses with the combination.
Yerbooty throws a right hand that Deck ducks under and follows up with a left that Deck also avoids with ease.
Yerbooty throws a shot from downtown. Deck moves away and avoids it.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yerbooty misses with a double jab.
Yerbooty thows a body shot but no joy.
Deck ducks under a wild hook from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty misses with a wild combination.
Yerbooty with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck defending well as Yerbooty loads up on a big left hand.
Yerbooty sizes up Deck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Deck fails with a takedown attempt.
Deck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yerbooty scores with a jab to the body.
Yerbooty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Deck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deck walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck tries to clinch up.
Yerbooty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yerbooty.
Deck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yerbooty throws out the jab.
Yerbooty throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yerbooty keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yerbooty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yerbooty lands a two punch combo.
Yerbooty lands an overhand right.
Deck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty cracks Deck with a good jab.
Deck slips under a jab.
Yerbooty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deck.
Yerbooty scores with the left hand. Deck knows he should have avoided that one.
Yerbooty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bobby Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Yerbooty.
Yerbooty connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deck. Deck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yerbooty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yerbooty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiek Yerbooty dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yerbooty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deck on the side of the head.
Deck tries to clinch but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Deck moves away from the strike by Yerbooty.
Yerbooty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yerbooty throws a hook to the side of Deck's head but Deck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deck moves in looking to clinch but Yerbooty pushes him off.
Deck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yerbooty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yerbooty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deck doesn't manage to clinch there - Yerbooty circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yerbooty, as that shot connected.
Yerbooty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yerbooty misses with a straight right.
Yerbooty throws a hook to the side of Deck's head but Deck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yerbooty waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Deck.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yerbooty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yerbooty scores with a sloppy right hand. Deck should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerbooty misses with a straight right.
Deck tries to clinch but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Yerbooty might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yerbooty misses with an uppercut. Deck saw that one coming.
Deck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty throws a jab when Deck was well out of range.
Deck wants to clinch up but Yerbooty keeps it at a distance.
Shiek Yerbooty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deck tries to clinch but Yerbooty is having none of it.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yerbooty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deck slips a jab and a cross from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty scores with a nice strike.
Deck looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheers as Yerbooty lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deck doesn't seem phased though.
Yerbooty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yerbooty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fighters circling - Yerbooty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yerbooty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deck on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck moves forwards but Yerbooty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yerbooty cracks Deck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck tries to clinch but Yerbooty is having none of it.
Yerbooty loads up on a big right hand but Deck slips the punch.
Deck tries to clinch but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Yerbooty loads up on a big right hand but Deck slips the punch.
Yerbooty throws a lazy right hand but Deck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deck takes one on the button.
Yerbooty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Deck backs up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shiek Yerbooty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yerbooty throws out the jab.
A nice combination there by Yerbooty.
Yerbooty stuns Deck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yerbooty scores with a nice strike.
Deck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty scores with a sloppy right hand. Deck should have avoided that one.
Yerbooty throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Deck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yerbooty throws a shot from downtown. Deck moves away and avoids it.
Yerbooty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yerbooty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yerbooty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yerbooty, as that shot connected.
Yerbooty keeps the fight on the outside.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bobby Deck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yerbooty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yerbooty scores with a jab to the body.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yerbooty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deck moves out of range of the strikes.
Deck moves out of range as Yerbooty strikes.
Deck wants to clinch up but Yerbooty keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck blocks a jab.
Yerbooty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yerbooty looks to land a left hand but Deck moved out of range nicely.
Yerbooty throws a combination. Deck tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yerbooty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deck.
Deck is looking to clinch but Yerbooty is avoiding it.
Yerbooty connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yerbooty.
Deck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yerbooty.
Deck slips under a jab from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yerbooty cracks a nice hook into Deck's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yerbooty lands a jab.
Deck wants to clinch up but Yerbooty keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiek Yerbooty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Deck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yerbooty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yerbooty lands a with a good body shot.
Deck wants to clinch up but Yerbooty keeps it at a distance.
Deck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yerbooty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Deck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yerbooty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yerbooty waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Deck.
Deck slips a jab and a cross from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty looks to land a left hand but Deck moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yerbooty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yerbooty scores with a jab.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch but Yerbooty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Yerbooty. That snapped Deck's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yerbooty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yerbooty lands the left hand.
Deck takes one on the button.
Yerbooty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Deck's head backwards.
Deck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yerbooty.
Deck tries to clinch there but Yerbooty circles away.
Yerbooty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deck slips under a jab from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yerbooty scores with a hook to the body. Deck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yerbooty misses with a looping left.
Yerbooty cracks Deck with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yerbooty throws a series of punches but Deck avoids them all with ease.
Deck slips under a jab.
Deck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Deck closes the distance and pushes Yerbooty back into the cage.
Yerbooty has had enough of the clinch but Deck keeps him there for the moment.
Yerbooty wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Deck tries to land knees in the clinch but Yerbooty avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Deck lands a knee to the body.
Deck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yerbooty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yerbooty wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Yerbooty is trying to break free.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Yerbooty tries to break the clinch but Deck is controlling the position.
Yerbooty tries to break the clinch but Deck is controlling the position.
Yerbooty tries to break the clinch but Deck is controlling the position.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Deck keeps control of Yerbooty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck keeps control of Yerbooty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yerbooty.
Yerbooty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yerbooty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yerbooty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Yerbooty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deck tries to land knees in the clinch but Yerbooty avoids the damage to the body.
Deck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deck misses with a knee strike.
Yerbooty can't break the clinch.
Yerbooty is trying to break the clinch but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Yerbooty on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yerbooty fails to land.
Yerbooty is trying to break the clinch but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Yerbooty can't break the clinch.
Yerbooty wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yerbooty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Yerbooty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yerbooty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yerbooty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deck scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yerbooty tries to break the clinch but Deck is controlling the position.
Yerbooty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yerbooty gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yerbooty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Deck prevents Yerbooty from breaking the clinch.
Deck keeps control of Yerbooty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deck tries a knee to the head but Yerbooty blocks it.
Yerbooty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yerbooty wants to break free but Deck has control.
Yerbooty avoiding damage as Deck throws knees to the body.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Yerbooty is trying to break the clinch but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Deck keeps control of Yerbooty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yerbooty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yerbooty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deck or not.
Yerbooty is looking to break free of the clinch but Deck has double underhooks.
Yerbooty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yerbooty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bobby Deck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yerbooty is looking to control Deck's arms but Deck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yerbooty has his back to the cage.
Yerbooty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yerbooty managing to block the knees to the body from Deck.
Yerbooty is trying to break the clinch but Deck has him pressed against the cage.
Yerbooty can't find room to land a body shot as Deck controls the action.
Yerbooty wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shiek Yerbooty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yerbooty winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiek Yerbooty!