PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pitt Longstaff (ranked 3608 p4p, 4258 weight class) and Alfie Yoder (ranked 447 p4p, 507 weight class). Longstaff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Death Grips - Bottomless Pit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Longstaff
vs
Yoder

195 cm
25
220
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
209
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pitt Longstaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfie Yoder!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longstaff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Yoder moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoder jumps guard but Longstaff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yoder takes a shot to the head.

Longstaff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yoder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Longstaff, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoder can't find room to land a body shot as Longstaff controls the action.
Longstaff lands a shot to the body.
Longstaff working hard to break the clinch.

Longstaff breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder misses with a combination

and Longstaff counters with a crisp one two that drops Yoder! Longstaff thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yoder to his feet! Yoder is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Longstaff clinches with his opponent.

Longstaff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Longstaff misses with a jab, cross combination.

Longstaff gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longstaff is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Longstaff tries to advance to mount but Yoder denies him.
Longstaff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoder keeps working.
Longstaff takes a little break here. Yoder wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yoder throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Longstaff in side control, throwing shots but Yoder defends.
Yoder manages to get back to half guard.
Yoder is refusing to be controlled, as Longstaff sits in half guard.
Yoder pushes Longstaff off looking to stand but Longstaff dives back in and keeps control.
Longstaff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoder on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yoder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yoder wants to sweep here but Longstaff controlling him for the moment.
Longstaff lands a couple of elbows.
Longstaff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Longstaff stays in close to Yoder's body and controls the position.

Yoder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Longstaff looking to sit in guard and control but Yoder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Longstaff wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yoder manages to pass to side control.
Longstaff is looking to control Yoder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Longstaff avoid being mounted?
Longstaff wants to get back to his feet.
Longstaff missing with punches from the bottom.
Yoder works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longstaff is squirming around, avoiding Yoder's attempts to control the action.
Longstaff tries to lock up and control but Yoder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yoder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Longstaff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yoder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Longstaff?
Yoder lands a big elbow.
Yoder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Longstaff can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Yoder is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Longstaff to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Longstaff shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alfie Yoder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yoder throws a hook to the side of Longstaff's head but Longstaff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longstaff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoder.
Yoder wants to clinch
and Longstaff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Alfie Yoder has been cut.
Longstaff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yoder misses with a series of wild punches.
Longstaff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Longstaff lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoder off the cage and back into range.

Longstaff drops Yoder with a beautiful combination! Yoder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Longstaff is looking for the KO!

Yoder is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longstaff drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Yoder right on the button. Yoder goes down! Longstaff follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Longstaff gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pitt Longstaff!
Pitt Longstaff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.