PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Principo Adam (ranked 109 p4p, 277 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 18 p4p, 37 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adam might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dona Eis Requiem. Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Adam
vs
Yarborough

185 cm
32
188
26 - 10 - 1

185 cm
31
190
24 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Conviction

Brooklyn Apothecary
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Principo Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarborough takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yarborough fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adam.
Adam 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.
Adam avoids the head kick by Yarborough.
Adam staying out of range there.
As Yarborough looks to move away, Adam throws a big counter combo but Yarborough just gets out of the way.
Adam dives in and grabs Yarborough's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yarborough pushes down on Adam's head and hops out.
Adam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yarborough momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Adam.
Yarborough pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adam is out of range and Yarborough settles back down.

Yarborough rushes Adam and presses him up against the cage.
Adam throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
A body shot lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough gets underhooks to prevent Adam's takedown attempt.

Yarborough manages to break the clinch.
Adam lands with a right hand.
Yarborough lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam lands a jab to the head.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Yarborough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Adam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a jab when Adam was well out of range.
Adam misses with a straight left.
Adam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yarborough misses with a lunging right hand
and Adam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarborough works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Adam moves out of range.
Adam throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
James Yarborough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam lands a body shot.
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 throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Adam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yarborough.
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam looks to land a combination but Yarborough avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Yarborough with a nice calf kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adam checks it well.
Adam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yarborough takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good shot there by Adam.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Adam.
Yarborough was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yarborough's head.
Yarborough walks into a stiff left hand from Adam.
Adam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yarborough on the side of the head.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Adam avoids it.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Yarborough attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yarborough misses with an uppercut.
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yarborough has time to react.
Yarborough keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a chopping leg kick but Adam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adam slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adam throws out the jab.
It seemed like Yarborough was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
A nice side step and Yarborough releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yarborough swings for the body but Adam moves out of range.
Yarborough buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Adam. Beautiful body shot.
Yarborough lands a nice shot that snaps Adam's head back.
Adam checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
A good leg kick by Yarborough.
Adam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yarborough. Yarborough circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yarborough with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Adam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yarborough blocks a jab.
Adam is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Adam shoots in but Yarborough avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam swings widly with a right hand
letting Yarborough counter with a right hand.

Adam dives in and scores a takedown into Yarborough's guard.

Yarborough has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Adam off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yarborough lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yarborough steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adam.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adam moves away.
Yarborough doesn't manage to clinch there - Adam circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam closes the distance and clinches up with Yarborough, looking for a takedown. Adam pushes Yarborough against the cage but Yarborough circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Adam - just one landing.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch but Adam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yarborough throws a leg kick
and Adam counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Yarborough looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yarborough moves away from the strike by Adam.
Adam misses with a hook.
Adam digs a good body shot into Yarborough's ribs.
A jab from Adam finds it's way through Yarborough's defenses.
Adam throws a nice looking combination but Yarborough bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adam throws a good cross that connects.
Adam lands a right hook to the body.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Adam throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough throws out a counter right but Adam avoids it with no problem.
Adam fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yarborough avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yarborough! But no joy.
Yarborough on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yarborough wants to clinch up but Adam keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a low kick.
Yarborough takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yarborough sprawls well. Yarborough wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Principo Adam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarborough tries to avoid it but Adam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarborough to the ground. Yarborough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adam blocks a leg kick.
Adam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yarborough uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adam has time to react.

Yarborough drives through and clinches with Adam against the cage.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Adam.
Adam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam is looking to break free of the clinch but Yarborough has double underhooks.

Adam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adam there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!

Adam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Yarborough makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yarborough staying out of range there.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Adam throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
Principo Adam is winning the standup battle so far.
Yarborough throws a right and a left that Adam avoids nicely.
Yarborough turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yarborough throws a jab but it's blocked by Adam.
Yarborough throws a body punch but Adam moves out of range.
A cross from Adam lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a body punch but Yarborough moves out of range.
It looks like Adam has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Adam misses with a wild body shot.
Adam ducks under a wild hook from Yarborough.
Adam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yarborough's head backwards.
Adam jabs at Yarborough's body.
Yarborough throws a low kick, looking for Adam's leg but Adam calmly moves out of range.
Yarborough walks into a stiff left hand from Adam.
Yarborough displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adam.
Yarborough misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Yarborough is just out of range.
Adam throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
Yarborough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yarborough misses with the combination.
Yarborough checks a leg kick.
Adam misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a nice inside leg kick.

Yarborough instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yarborough breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Yarborough 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yarborough takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adam connects with a single shot there.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
and Adam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yarborough does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yarborough takes one to the side of the head.
Adam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yarborough.
Adam scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Adam. That snapped Yarborough's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Yarborough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Principo Adam dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Adam checks a leg kick nicely.
Adam defending well as Yarborough loads up on a big left hand.
Adam throwing a counter right hand but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Adam throws a leg kick but Yarborough sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adam lands a really nice looking cross but Yarborough seems unphased.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam blocks a head kick by Yarborough.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Adam.
Adam misses with a hook. Yarborough ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yarborough. That's going to slow Adam down.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam catches Yarborough with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Adam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yarborough to the mat! Yarborough manages to get full guard.
Yarborough keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully.
Adam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adam stops Yarborough from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yarborough wriggles free and stands up.
Adam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yarborough can pounce on him.
Yarborough throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Yarborough tries to close the distance and clinch but Adam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Adam.
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adam's hands.

Adam shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Adam is trying to control the action in half guard but Yarborough is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yarborough looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam is trying to control. Yarborough wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Adam seems to be looking for submissions.
Adam thows a huge punch but Yarborough dodges it nicely.
Yarborough wants to get back to his feet.

Yarborough makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adam slips a jab from Yarborough.
Adam cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Adam slips a straight right by Yarborough.
Adam throws a hook but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adam checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adam tries to counter with a takedown but Yarborough is quick to defend against it.
Adam cracks Yarborough with an open hand slap.
Adam misses the jab.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Adam moves out of range.
A slow jab from Adam misses its intended target.
A combination from Yarborough does no damage.
Yarborough with the inside leg kick.
Yarborough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adam works the jab nicely.
Yarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adam.
Adam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough thows a leg kick but Adam checks it
and Adam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarborough with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adam to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Adam counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yarborough!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yarborough sneaks out the side door and pushes Adam away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Adam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yarborough defends it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a head kick but Adam moves out of range.
It looked like Adam was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yarborough.
Adam tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yarborough is able to avoid easily.
Adam throws a jab when Yarborough was well out of range.
Adam backing away here, and Yarborough unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yarborough throws a lazy right hand but Adam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Yarborough.
I think Yarborough has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a majority draw!