PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eldar Yanbaev (ranked 2810 p4p, 2792 weight class) and Gus McCrae (ranked 353 p4p, 351 weight class). Eldar Yanbaev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yanbaev
vs
McCrae

186 cm
24
192
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
195
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

MKFC
Rekt Inevitably

Brooklyn Apothecary
Core Combat

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eldar Yanbaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanbaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yanbaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCrae lands with a shot to the body.
McCrae swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yanbaev.
McCrae 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.

McCrae lands a big right hand that sends Yanbaev crashing to the mat! McCrae stays standing though and waves Yanbaev back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCrae misses the shot to the body.
McCrae throws a right hand that misses
and Yanbaev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCrae cracks Yanbaev with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Yanbaev falls to his knees and McCrae doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.