PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Shipilov (ranked 143 p4p, 172 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 21 p4p, 27 weight class). 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! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shipilov
vs
Yarborough

195 cm
34
195
29 - 16 - 1

185 cm
29
190
20 - 7 - 0

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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 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough scores with a head kick.
Yarborough lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yarborough connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yarborough misses with a jab to the body
and Shipilov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Shipilov.
Yarborough misses with a hook
letting Shipilov counter with a right hand.
Yarborough bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yarborough misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Shipilov moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipilov misses with an uppercut.
Shipilov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yarborough lands a lovely overhand right.
Yarborough swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shipilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shipilov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shipilov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shipilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shipilov misses with a shot to the body
and Yarborough counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough moves out of range as Shipilov throws a body kick.
Yarborough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yarborough throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shipilov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough lands a nice shot to the body.
Yarborough misses with a body kick.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut. Shipilov saw that one coming.
Yarborough lands with an overhand left.
Yarborough's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shipilov under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shipilov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yarborough buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shipilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yarborough changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shipilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shipilov is looking for a counter combo.
Yarborough misses with a right hand
and Shipilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Shipilov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Shipilov avoids it.
It looked like Shipilov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shipilov throws a wild body kick that Yarborough sees coming a mile off.
Yarborough throws an off balance right hand
and Shipilov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yarborough throws a low kick but Shipilov avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Shipilov misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shipilov throws out the jab.
Shipilov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shipilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Yarborough. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Yarborough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shipilov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shipilov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yarborough on the side of the head.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shipilov moves away.
Shipilov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shipilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough looks to throw the jab but Shipilov is out of range.
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Shipilov ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Shipilov moves away and avoids it.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shipilov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shipilov dodges the punch combination from Yarborough.
Shipilov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shipilov misses with a left hand
enabling Yarborough to counter with a crisp jab.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough swings widly with a right hand
and Shipilov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up James Yarborough's cut even more.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses.
James Yarborough seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shipilov looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Yarborough changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shipilov lands a head kick. Yarborough smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shipilov moves out of range as Yarborough throws a body kick.
Shipilov throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Yarborough misses.
Yarborough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yarborough swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shipilov counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Yarborough crumples to the floor! Shipilov milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergey Shipilov!
Sergey Shipilov thanked the fans post fight for their support.