PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfredo Wild (ranked 284 p4p, 372 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 36 p4p, 51 weight class). Wild comes into the arena with Cypress Hill - Trouble blaring out of the sound system. Yarborough comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Derezzed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Yarborough acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wild
vs
Yarborough

189 cm
39
187
35 - 17 - 2

185 cm
24
190
11 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Wild as he connects with a hook.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wild throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Wild cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Wild staying out of range there.
Wild scores with a nice strike.
Wild looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Wilfredo Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Wild's head but Wild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild connects with a jab.
Wild lands with an overhand left.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough wants to slow Wild down by chopping away at his legs.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough slips a straight right by Wild.
Yarborough doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild with a nice cross.
Wild digs a good hook to Yarborough's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a good cross that connects.
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 slips a straight right by Wild.
Wild avoids a kick to the body.
Yarborough avoids the body shot from Wild.
Wild blocks a jab.
A cross from Wild lands.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
And Yarborough responds with a good body kick, but Wild manages to step out the way in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Wild lands a body shot.
Wild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Wild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
Wild backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Wild misses.
Wild misses with an uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wild lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wild looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough flicks out a counter leg kick but Wild steps away.
Wild throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Wild misses with a left hand
and Yarborough makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Wild walks into a stiff left hand from Yarborough.
Wild lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild scores with a jab to the body.
Wild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Wild jabs Yarborough to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wild throws a right hand that misses
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.
Wild avoids a kick to the body.
Yarborough lands a jab to Wild's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Wild avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
Wild throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Wild is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yarborough momentarily.
Wild connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yarborough's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wild throws a shot from downtown. Yarborough moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough with a nice cross.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yarborough slips under a jab.
Wild scores with a jab to the body.
Wild blocks the body kick.
Wild throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yarborough stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A clash of legs there as Wild blocks the low kick.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Wild cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfredo Wild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
That's time! Wild's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Wild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilfredo Wild is winning the standup battle so far.
Wild lands a two punch combo.

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yarborough needs to keep his hands up - Wild had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild missing with a left hand there. Yarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yarborough tries to land a front kick but Wild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yarborough misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wild lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Wild.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough throws a jab when Wild was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yarborough takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wild cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Yarborough motions for Wild to come forward. Yarborough throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wild swings for the body but Yarborough moves out of range.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wild misses with a straight right.
Wild throws a shot to the body.
Wild scores with the left hand. Yarborough knows he should have avoided that one.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wild throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Wild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yarborough might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wild has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Wild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wild scores with a body shot.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Wild lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wild.
Wild catches Yarborough with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wild punishes Yarborough's body with a nice straight punch.
Yarborough throws a low kick, looking for Wild's leg but Wild calmly moves out of range.
Yarborough needs to keep his hands up - Wild had a free shot at his head there.
Wild scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wild throws a sloppy body shot
and Yarborough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wild misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough walks into a straight right hand from Wild.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Wild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yarborough can do to turn this around?
The fighters circle momentarily. Wild darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wild jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough looks for the body kick but Wild saw that one coming.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Nice defenses there by Wild.
Yarborough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wild lands a really nice looking cross but Yarborough seems unphased.
Wild throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yarborough takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Yarborough finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut
and Wild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wild misses with a hook to the body
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wild looks to land a right hand but Yarborough moved out of range.
Yarborough follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough tries to land a front kick but Wild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wild throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wild.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wild jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yarborough needs to keep his hands up - Wild had a free shot at his head there.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Wild.
Wild appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfredo Wild dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wild throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut. Wild saw that one coming.
Wild swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wild with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wild clobbers Yarborough with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wild misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yarborough attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wild.
Yarborough's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wild under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild throws a sloppy body shot
and Yarborough counters with a nice uppercut.
Wild throws a lazy right hand but Yarborough sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Wild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wild connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wild does no damage.
Yarborough moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Yarborough scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Wild looks to land a left hand but Yarborough moved out of range nicely.
Wild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wild.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yarborough is looking to land body kicks.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild misses with a straight left.
Wild scores with a body shot.
Yarborough takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Yarborough was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab lands there for Wild.
Yarborough shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Yarborough misses the jab.
Wild swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Wild.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Yarborough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wild.
Wild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Wild moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Wild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yarborough moves away.
Wild misses with a left hand
enabling Yarborough to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
Wild throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough cracks Wild with a good jab.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wild lands a really nice looking cross but Yarborough seems unphased.
Wild throws an off balance right hand
and Wild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Wild - just one landing.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Wild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yarborough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild moves out of range of the body kick.
Wild slips under a jab.
Wild throws out a powerful jab.
Wild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild throws a good cross that connects.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Wild.
Wild swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yarborough counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yarborough! But no joy.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Wild avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfredo Wild clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yarborough is looking to score with low kicks.
Wild misses with a right hand
and Yarborough counters with an outside leg kick.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wild connects with the punch.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Yarborough has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wild finds it's way round the side to connect with Yarborough's head.
Wild throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Wild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough lands a jab to the head.
Yarborough scores with a leg kick.
Wild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yarborough.
Wild misses with a left hand
and Yarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild misses with a hook.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wild throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wild misses with a wild body shot.
Wild connects with the punch.
Wild throws a lazy uppercut
and Yarborough counters with a body kick that stops Wild in his tracks momentarily.
Wild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Wild is rocked!
Wild swings widly with a right hand
and Yarborough counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Wild is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wild connects with a single shot there.
Wild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wild seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Wild misses with a right hand
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.
Yarborough ducks right into an uppercut from Wild.
Wild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough is looking to land body kicks.
Yarborough lands with a good body shot.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wild connects with the punch.
Yarborough moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Yarborough misses with a straight right.
Yarborough staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild dips to his left and cracks Yarborough with an uppercut!
Wild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yarborough counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yarborough digs a good body shot into Wild's ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yarborough lands a head shot.
Wild is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Yarborough responds with a good body kick, but Wild manages to step out the way in time.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Wild moves out of range.
Wild lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wild.
Wild moves out of range of the strikes.
Yarborough lands with a hook. Wild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Wild ducked under it nicely.
Wild defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Wild misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wild misses with an uppercut.
Wild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yarborough takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wild takes one to the side of the head.
Yarborough slips a jab from Wild.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wild. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wild misses the jab.
Yarborough misses with a hook.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Wild moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
A lazy left from Wild finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but James Yarborough will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wild misses with a body shot.
Wild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but Wild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wild is looking for a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by Wild.
Yarborough throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wild getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wild takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Wild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wild cracks Yarborough with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yarborough tries to land a front kick but Wild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wild scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wild.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Wild lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Wild throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Yarborough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wild misses with a looping right.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yarborough goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yarborough doesn't seem bothered though.
Wild misses with a left hand
and Yarborough counters with an inside leg kick.
Wild misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yarborough sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wild misses with a lunging right hand
and Yarborough counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wild moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
Wild throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wild throws a body shot but no joy.
Wild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Wild as he connects with a hook.
Wild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yarborough to score with a decent uppercut.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough scores with the left hand. Wild knows he should have avoided that one.
Wild stuns Yarborough with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yarborough scores with a nice strike.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Wild.
Yarborough moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilfredo Wild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yarborough lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wild at a distance.
Wild throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Wild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Wild.
Wild misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough flicks out a counter leg kick but Wild steps away.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wild throws out the jab.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Wild.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Wild connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Wild moves away and avoids it.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Wild ducked under it nicely.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wild throws out the jab.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wild, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wild throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wild scores with a nice right hand.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfredo Wild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wild has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:46

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