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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Island Yonic (ranked 1722 p4p, 286 weight class) and Marcos Agripa (ranked 0 p4p, 45 weight class). Agripa has chosen Topo La Maskara, MC Fioti - Panda Pon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Island Yonic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcos Agripa's chin.
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185 cm 27 185 4 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm 27 148 12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt Counter fighter Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Yonic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Agripa! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Agripa tries to clinch up and Yonic counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Agripa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yonic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yonic's back! Will Agripa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Agripa controls the action. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Yonic staying busy and making it hard for Agripa to control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Agripa keeps control of the position as Yonic tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round. Agripa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yonic has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. You can see the frustration on Yonic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yonic is working hard here to advance position. Agripa wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy. Yonic tries to escape the position.
Yonic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Agripa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Agripa keeps control of the position as Yonic tries to break free.
Yonic showing good submission defense here.
Yonic is in bad spot here.
Yonic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Agripa's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Agripa has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yonic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yonic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Yonic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yonic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Agripa wants to free his trapped foot but Yonic is holding on for dear life with his legs. Agripa is working for a kimura but Yonic is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Agripa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Yonic is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Agripa is trying to work for a kimura but Yonic is defending well.
Agripa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Agripa dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! No luck for Yonic with that takedown attempt. Yonic scores with a takedown into Agripa's guard. Agripa is looking for a triangle but Yonic pushes his legs off easily.
Agripa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Yonic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Yonic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Agripa working for a triangle but Yonic defends it easily.
Agripa has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yonic wants to control from the top but Agripa keeps moving. Agripa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Agripa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Agripa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well. Agripa keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Yonic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yonic stands and throws Agripa's legs to the side, diving into side control. Agripa can't do much from the bottom here. Agripa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yonic off and has taken his back! Agripa wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy. Yonic breaks Agripa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yonic controls from within his opponent's guard. Agripa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic advances position into side control! Yonic lands some shots froms side control. Yonic landing a few strikes. You can see the frustration on Agripa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Yonic trying to control the action but Agripa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yonic cracks Agripa with a big elbow. Yonic working away. Island Yonic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Agripa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Yonic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Agripa is not content to let Yonic control the position. Yonic scoring with punches from side control. Yonic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Agripa to see if he's OK. Agripa struggling a bit here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Island Yonic dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yonic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Agripa manages to get back to half guard. Yonic lands strikes from half guard. Yonic winds up and cracks Agripa with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Ground and pound from Yonic. Agripa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots. Agripa is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard. Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Agripa actively working from the bottom here. Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Agripa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Agripa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Yonic is trying to control. Agripa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Yonic is looking to advance position but Agripa won't allow it. Agripa is staying active underneath Yonic, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Agripa looking for submissions off his back. Agripa looking for submissions off his back. Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Agripa is trying to get back to full guard. Yonic wants to control but Agripa is keeping him busy. Yonic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Agripa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Agripa is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard. Yonic lands strikes from half guard. Agripa has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Agripa's temple. Agripa wants to improve his position but Yonic is controlling well.
Yonic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Yonic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic is trying to control. Agripa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Agripa is trying to control but can't.
Yonic is trying to control. Agripa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Agripa tries to get to full guard but Yonic has control of the leg. Agripa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Yonic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Agripa is just riding it out for now. Yonic eventually gives up the hold. Yonic is nestled in close to Agripa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Yonic is trying to control the action in half guard but Agripa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Agripa's temple. Yonic looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Yonic wants to control but Agripa is keeping him busy. Yonic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Agripa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Ground and pound from Yonic. Agripa is still in real trouble! Can Yonic finish him? Agripa taking some punishment here, with Yonic in his half guard. Agripa seems to have recovered his senses. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Yonic is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Agripa is hurt! He's hurt bad - Yonic fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Agripa from any more punishment! Congratulations to Yonic! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Island Yonic!
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hype
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