PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Clarks (ranked 432 p4p, 1087 weight class) and Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 20 p4p, 62 weight class). Yeboah has chosen Lionel Richie - All Night Long as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clarks
vs
Yeboah

163 cm
30
141
13 - 7 - 0

172 cm
39
147
33 - 30 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q
Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

Core Combat
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sambulo Yeboah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yeboah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clarks is staying active underneath Yeboah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yeboah is stalling here. Clarks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yeboah seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clarks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Clarks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Clarks is looking to take a break and control but Yeboah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Clarks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yeboah has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clarks lands some shots froms side control.
Clarks working the ground and pound.
Yeboah is not content to let Clarks control the position.
Yeboah trying to remain calm as Clarks controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah wants to control but Clarks postures up.
Yeboah is looking to reverse the position.
Clarks is chipping away with strikes.
Clarks wants to control but Yeboah is keeping him busy.
Yeboah tries to buck Clarks off but Clarks is having none of it.
Clarks scoring with punches and elbows.

Clarks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clarks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clarks is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yeboah's shoulder. That is not cool.

Clarks tries for a kimura but Yeboah is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah sneaks back into half guard.

Yeboah looking for submissions off his back.
Yeboah wants to improve his position but Clarks is controlling well.
Clarks is nestled in close to Yeboah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yeboah is pressing down on Clarks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clarks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clarks wants to control from the top but Yeboah keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clarks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clarks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clarks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yeboah stops Clarks from passing to mount.
Clarks cracks Yeboah with a big elbow.
Clarks scoring with punches from side control.
Yeboah is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Clarks off and has taken his back!
Yeboah struggling to keep hold of the position.

Yeboah working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Clarks is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Yeboah has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Clarks taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sambulo Yeboah!
Sambulo Yeboah is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Sambulo Yeboah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.