PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Musan Zaintashara (ranked 578 p4p, 535 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 90 p4p, 78 weight class). Zaintashara comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of War. Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zaintashara
vs
Yarborough

188 cm
24
185
13 - 3 - 1

185 cm
23
190
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musan Zaintashara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaintashara misses the shot to the body.
Zaintashara fakes the leg kick and cracks Yarborough in the body.
Yarborough thumps Zaintashara with a low kick.
Yarborough blocks a head kick by Zaintashara.
Yarborough lands a nice looking body shot.
Yarborough tries to work over Zaintashara's front leg with a kick but Zaintashara checks it.
Zaintashara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaintashara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaintashara misses with a kick to the body.
Zaintashara thows a body kick. Yarborough tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaintashara swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yarborough 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.
Yarborough moves out of range as Zaintashara strikes.
Yarborough feints a counter leg kick.
Zaintashara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaintashara scores with a spinning back kick!
Yarborough swings for the body but Zaintashara moves out of range.
Yarborough moves out of range of the body kick from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara misses with a low kick as Yarborough jumps back.
Zaintashara connects with a body shot.
Yarborough misses the jab.
Zaintashara misses with an uppercut. Yarborough saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaintashara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yarborough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zaintashara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaintashara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zaintashara throws a wild body kick that Yarborough sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zaintashara walks into a stiff left hand from Yarborough.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough lands with a straight right. Zaintashara didn't see that one coming.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Zaintashara moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough jabs Zaintashara to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough looks to land a body kick but Zaintashara moved away.
It looked like Zaintashara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yarborough lands with a shot to the body.
Zaintashara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yarborough lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaintashara.
Zaintashara throws a leg kick
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaintashara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yarborough tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaintashara is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yarborough takes one to the chin there.

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Zaintashara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yarborough scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Zaintashara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yarborough dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaintashara. That did some damage!
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaintashara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zaintashara ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zaintashara.
Yarborough swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yarborough's knee momentarily.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
Zaintashara is looking to clinch.
Yarborough feints a counter leg kick.
Zaintashara misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zaintashara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Zaintashara moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yarborough checks a leg kick nicely.
Yarborough feints a counter leg kick.
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaintashara's hands.
Zaintashara throws a body kick that misses
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yarborough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaintashara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yarborough checks it well.
Yarborough looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zaintashara throws a sloppy body shot
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zaintashara might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zaintashara is looking to chop away at Yarborough's legs.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Zaintashara avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaintashara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaintashara backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Zaintashara lands a glancing blow to the side of Yarborough's head.
Yarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zaintashara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yarborough is looking to slow Zaintashara down with leg kicks.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zaintashara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zaintashara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yarborough moves out of range of the body kick from Zaintashara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Zaintashara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Zaintashara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaintashara tried to counter with a leg kick but Yarborough avoided it.
Zaintashara throws an off balance right hand
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaintashara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaintashara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaintashara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zaintashara lands a leg kick that knocks Yarborough off balance momentarily.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaintashara ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaintashara doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaintashara tries to land a body kick
and Yarborough counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Zaintashara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zaintashara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yarborough in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaintashara misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Yarborough misses
and Yarborough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yarborough bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaintashara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Yarborough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaintashara misses with a body punch
and Zaintashara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
Yarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Musan Zaintashara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Zaintashara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaintashara lands a slapping body shot.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough throws a solid leg kick but Zaintashara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yarborough.
Zaintashara throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Zaintashara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zaintashara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough scores with a nice head shot.
Zaintashara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yarborough on the side of the head.
Zaintashara swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Zaintashara scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaintashara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zaintashara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaintashara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yarborough thinking.
Yarborough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Zaintashara is rocked!
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Zaintashara ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick
and Zaintashara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaintashara scores with a jab. Yarborough acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara with a jab.
Yarborough lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yarborough.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaintashara.
A little jabbing left from Yarborough on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Zaintashara misses.
Zaintashara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yarborough counters with a thumping low kick.
Yarborough scores with a nice strike.
Zaintashara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Zaintashara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Zaintashara.
Zaintashara seems to have got his legs back now.

Zaintashara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Zaintashara controls the action.
Zaintashara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Yarborough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zaintashara backwards.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaintashara controls his hands.
Zaintashara misses with a punch to the body.
Zaintashara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
Yarborough lands a shot to the body.
Yarborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough cracks Zaintashara with a nice body shot.
Yarborough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaintashara backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaintashara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaintashara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaintashara working aggressively here.
Zaintashara can't find room to land a body shot as Yarborough controls the action.
Yarborough blocks an uppercut.
Zaintashara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaintashara struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Zaintashara misses with the head strike.
Zaintashara takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaintashara misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough lands a body punch.
Yarborough blocks an uppercut.
Zaintashara tries a body shot but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zaintashara fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaintashara.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Yarborough.
Well Yarborough has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
An out of breath James Yarborough thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.