PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 1008 p4p, 1076 weight class) and Eric Distefano (ranked 120 p4p, 130 weight class). Yarborough comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yarborough
vs
Distefano

185 cm
36
185
30 - 17 - 2

183 cm
36
188
22 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

30th Century Beer Store
NARCOS

Pulling Guard
Conviction

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 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Distefano!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distefano slips a jab from Yarborough.
Distefano looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yarborough has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yarborough misses with a right hand
and Distefano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yarborough misses with a body shot.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Distefano moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Distefano coming out on top.

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
A shot to the body from Yarborough misses
and Distefano counters with a stiff right hand.
Yarborough looks to land a right hand but Distefano moved out of range.
Yarborough misses with a right hand

and Distefano counters with a nice right hand that sends Yarborough toppling to the canvas! Yarborough scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Distefano finish him?!

Yarborough is rocked!
Distefano 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yarborough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Yarborough is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Distefano staying out of range there.
Yarborough seems to have got his legs back now.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
and Distefano counters with a crisp right that sends Yarborough to the canvas! Distefano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Distefano!
A relieved looking Eric Distefano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.