PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Yavorsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched . Da Skrumbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Skrumbo
vs
Yavorsky

180 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Yavorsky!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yavorsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Yavorsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yavorsky tries to work over Skrumbo 's front leg with a kick but Skrumbo checks it.
Skrumbo wants to clinch up but Yavorsky keeps it at a distance.
Skrumbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yavorsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo checks a leg kick.

Yavorsky tries to keep at a distance but Skrumbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skrumbo keeps control of Yavorsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yavorsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbo scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like David Yavorsky has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Skrumbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo stalling in the clinch.
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Skrumbo .
Yavorsky blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbo .
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo working aggressively here.
Skrumbo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yavorsky backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Skrumbo - that landed with a thud.
Skrumbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Skrumbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yavorsky pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skrumbo is out of range and Yavorsky settles back down.
Nice cross by Skrumbo .

Yavorsky is rocked!
Skrumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yavorsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Skrumbo finish him?

Skrumbo pushes Yavorsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbo .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
Skrumbo tries to land a knee to the head but Yavorsky blocks with his arms.
Skrumbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skrumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Yavorsky.

Skrumbo 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skrumbo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Skrumbo blocks a jab.

Skrumbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yavorsky blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Skrumbo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yavorsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yavorsky blocks it with crossed arms.
Skrumbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.

Skrumbo breaks the clinch.
Skrumbo misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target.
Yavorsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skrumbo throws a series of punches but Yavorsky moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skrumbo is defended easily by Yavorsky.
Yavorsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skrumbo .
Yavorsky looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skrumbo has closed the distance and engaged Yavorsky in a clinch.
Skrumbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yavorsky seems to have recovered his senses.

Skrumbo manages to break the clinch.
Yavorsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some bone on bone action there as Skrumbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skrumbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skrumbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skrumbo throws a right and a left that Yavorsky avoids nicely.
Skrumbo tries to clinch up but Yavorsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Skrumbo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skrumbo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Yavorsky to the canvas! Yavorsky doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Skrumbo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Da Skrumbo !
Da Skrumbo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.