PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Panom Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane MacKallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacKallister has chosen Four Horsemen by Metallica as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yeerum
vs
MacKallister

168 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

168 cm
24
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Global Nutritional - ACME - (Q145 for $16)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panom Yeerum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane MacKallister!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeerum tries to clinch there but MacKallister circles away.

MacKallister closes the distance and pushes Yeerum back into the cage.
Yeerum stops a takedown attempt from MacKallister.

MacKallister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacKallister thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panom Yeerum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeerum clinches but MacKallister breaks the clinch

and MacKallister counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yeerum's guard now.

Yeerum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
MacKallister wants to stand but Yeerum is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yeerum keeping moving, preventing MacKallister from controlling successfully.
MacKallister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yeerum keeping moving, preventing MacKallister from controlling successfully.
Yeerum looking for a sweep. Not yet Yeerum, not yet.

Yeerum has his foot on MacKallister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MacKallister works his way back into a safe position though.
MacKallister is in close to Yeerum's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Yeerum looking for a guillotine here but MacKallister defends easily.

Yeerum looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum keeping moving, preventing MacKallister from controlling successfully.
MacKallister stays in close to Yeerum's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yeerum is on top in guard.
Yeerum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MacKallister is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yeerum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yeerum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yeerum won't allow MacKallister to get back to his feet.
Yeerum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacKallister pulls Yeerum in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yeerum fails with the takedown

and MacKallister counters with a single leg into guard. Yeerum didn't expect that.
MacKallister sitting in guard here, content to control.

Yeerum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MacKallister cracks Yeerum with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yeerum is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but MacKallister frees his head nicely. Oh but Yeerum has switched to an armbar! MacKallister is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Panom Yeerum!