PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hans Zimmer - The Kraken. Robert York will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Choake
vs
York

186 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
177 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Robert York!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from York does no damage.
York throws a low kick but Choake avoids it.
York misses with a body kick.
Choake thows a left - swing and a miss!
York swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choake tries for a takedown but York circles away easily
letting York counter with a right hand.

Choake gets a double leg takedown into York's guard.
York pulls Choake in close to his closed guard and prevents Choake from doing any damage or advancing position.
Choake trying to control but York is working from the bottom.
Choake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Choake distracts York with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Choake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Choake postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Choake scoring with punches to the head and body.
York is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Choake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Choake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Choake trying to control the position but York is working away.
Choake tries to advance to mount but York denies him.
Choake remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
York is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Choake is trying to get an arm triangle but York is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Choake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Choake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
York can't do much from the bottom here.
Choake grinds an elbow into York's temple.
York is looking to regain half guard here but Choake keeps moving and retains side control.
York being controlled for a moment.
Choake trying to control the action but York is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Choake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Choake taking a breather here.
York really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Choake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Choake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Choake working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if York can do anything to dispel that myth.
York is working to avoid the ground and pound but Choake connects with a decent elbow.
Choake lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake has control of an arm but York manages to advance to Choake's back!
The referee is taking a good look at Choake as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from York!
York doesn't have the hooks in and Choake manages to turn into his guard.
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!
Choake is in close to York's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Choake passes into half guard.
Choake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Choake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Choake is looking to advance position but York won't allow it.
Choake is thwarting York's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Choake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Choake wants to work for an arm triangle but York is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Choake dominated that round.
That's time! Choake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

York misses with a few strikes there.

Choake drives through and clinches with York against the cage.
Choake wants a takedown.
Choake is looking for a takedown.
Choake will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning York up against the cage.
Choake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but York gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Choake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but York is defending well.

Choake gets a trip takedown into half guard.
York wants to control but Choake is keeping busy.

Choake maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! York could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Choake has cracked it and York is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Choake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jermaine Choake!
A victorious Jermaine Choake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.