PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mondo Topless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Yarris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yarris's choice of entrance music: Land Down Under. Mondo Topless has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Topless
vs
Yarris

224 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
156 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mondo Topless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yarris!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topless avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yarris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Topless moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Topless ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yarris misses with a straight right.
Yarris misses with a wild body shot.
Topless pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yarris is out of range and Topless settles back down.
Yarris throws a body punch but Topless moves out of range.
Topless lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Topless avoids a punch combination nicely.
Topless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yarris avoids the head kick by Topless.
Topless scores with a leg kick.
Yarris throws a right hand that Topless ducks under and follows up with a left that Topless also avoids with ease.
Topless keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Topless throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Yarris misses
and Topless counters with a thumping low kick.
Topless really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yarris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yarris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Topless stops a takedown attempt from Yarris.
Yarris avoiding damage as Topless throws knees to the body.
Yarris looking for a takedown.
Yarris looks gassed!
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless is pushing Yarris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Topless for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Yarris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Topless stalling against the cage.
Yarris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Yarris tries a body shot but Topless blocks it.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
Yarris takes an elbow to the temple.
Topless lands an elbow inside that Yarris shrugs off.
Topless lands an elbow just above Yarris 's eye.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topless unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yarris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Topless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Topless.
Yarris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Yarris in his tracks for a moment.
Topless prevents a body shot from Yarris.
A knee to the head by Topless.
Topless lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Topless.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Yarris in his tracks for a moment.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topless is pushing Yarris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Topless with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yarris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Topless gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mondo Topless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Yarris.
Yarris takes an elbow to the temple.
Topless lands an elbow inside that Yarris shrugs off.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Topless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yarris.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
Yarris struggles to land a body shot inside as Topless controls his hands.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Yarris in his tracks for a moment.
Yarris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Topless lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yarris managing to block the knees to the body from Topless.
Yarris misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Topless.
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Yarris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Topless's elbow.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yarris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yarris misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Yarris in his tracks for a moment.
Topless lands an elbow inside that Yarris shrugs off.
Yarris misses with a body punch.
Yarris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
Topless lands a nice elbow.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yarris is trying to drag Topless to the mat but Topless just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yarris misses with a punch to the body.
Topless prevents the takedown attempt.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Topless lands a nice elbow.
Yarris can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yarris is looking to break free of the clinch but Topless has double underhooks.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
Topless taking a breather.
Topless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yarris.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Topless trying to land knees to the body.
Yarris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Topless smiles and moves away.
Yarris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Topless throws a leg kick but Yarris checks it.
Topless throws a head kick that Yarris semi-blocks.
Topless throws a sloppy head kick and Yarris moves out of range easily.
Yarris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topless moves away.
Yarris misses with a wild body shot.

Topless gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Topless lands a damaging elbow.
Topless content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Topless wants to stall.
Yarris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Topless.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yarris lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mondo Topless dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Topless misses with a body kick.
Brett Yarris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Topless, right into the meat.
A combination from Yarris does no damage.

Topless rushes Yarris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Topless lands a knee to the body.
Yarris is trying to break the clinch but Topless has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yarris.
Topless is looking to control Yarris's arms but Yarris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Topless has his back to the cage.
Yarris blocks an elbow strike from Topless.
Yarris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yarris tries a body shot but Topless blocks it.
Topless prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yarris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Yarris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yarris misses with a hook.
Topless takes a swing at Yarris's ribcage but misses.
Yarris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarris misses with a low kick as Topless jumps back.
Topless throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yarris takes a swing at Topless's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yarris throws a shot from downtown. Topless moves away and avoids it.
Topless scoring well with a low kick there.
Topless moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Topless moves into the clinch successfully.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yarris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Topless scores a nice knee to the body.
Yarris takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Topless.
Yarris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topless using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yarris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Topless tries to land knees in the clinch but Yarris avoids the damage to the body.
Yarris lands a body punch.
Yarris misses with a punch to the body.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Yarris in his tracks for a moment.
Yarris tries for a takedown but Topless manages to get underhooks.
Mondo Topless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Yarris.
Yarris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Topless prevents it.
Topless lands a damaging elbow.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topless avoiding damage as Yarris throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
Yarris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Topless using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yarris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Topless will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yarris up against the cage.
Yarris misses with a body punch.
Topless lands a damaging elbow.
Topless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topless lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Topless unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yarris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yarris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yarris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yarris dodges an elbow strike from Topless.
Yarris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yarris can't find room to land a body shot as Topless controls the action.
Yarris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Yarris is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Topless can't fight it off and eventually Yarris manages to take the fight to the floor. Topless looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Topless wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarris blocks a head kick by Topless.
Topless avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Topless goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yarris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Topless counters with a good low kick that Yarris was not able to check.
Yarris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Topless throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yarris.
Topless lands with a kick to the temple. Yarris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yarris misses the shot to the body.
Yarris looks to throw the jab but Topless is out of range.
Topless lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yarris will feel that in the morning.
Topless throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yarris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Topless counters with a head kick. That will keep Yarris thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yarris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yarris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mondo Topless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yarris misses the shot to the body.
Topless fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarris.
Yarris is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yarris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topless.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Topless clinches with his opponent.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Topless lands a damaging elbow.
Yarris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Topless lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Topless managing to block the knees to the body from Yarris.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless is pressed up against the cage. Yarris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Topless down to the mat. Topless avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yarris throws a leg kick

and Topless holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yarris lands a body punch.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Yarris in his tracks for a moment.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topless using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yarris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yarris is leaning against Topless and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Topless prevents a body shot from Yarris.
Yarris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yarris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Topless's elbow.
Topless lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Topless misses with a knee strike.
Yarris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Topless or not.
Yarris is trying to break free.
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Yarris takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mondo Topless dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yarris throws a sloppy body shot

and Topless counters by moving into the clinch.
Topless scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Topless.
Yarris tries a body shot but Topless blocks it.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Topless is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Topless misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yarris.
Yarris tries to throw a body punch but Topless avoids it by throwing Yarris back against the cage.
Yarris is looking to control Topless's arms but Topless gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yarris has his back to the cage.
Yarris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Yarris tries to break the clinch but Topless is controlling the position.
Yarris struggles to land a body shot inside as Topless controls his hands.
Yarris wants to break free but Topless has control.
Yarris takes an elbow to the temple.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Topless lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yarris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Topless lands an elbow inside that Yarris shrugs off.
Yarris tries to throw a body punch but Topless avoids it by throwing Yarris back against the cage.
Topless lands an elbow that stopped Yarris in his tracks for a moment.
Yarris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Topless lands a damaging elbow.
Yarris jumps guard but Topless stands there with Yarris around his waist. Yarris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yarris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yarris takes an elbow to the temple.
Topless lands an elbow inside.
Topless is pushing Yarris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yarris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Topless just stands there and leans against the cage.
Topless blocks a body shot from Yarris.
Yarris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Topless scores a nice knee to the body.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Topless lands a nice knee to the body.
Yarris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Topless lands a damaging elbow.
Yarris managing to block the knees to the body from Topless.
Yarris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yarris misses with a body punch.
Yarris has had enough of the clinch but Topless keeps him there for the moment.
Topless gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Topless creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yarris's defenses.
Topless throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yarris blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Yarris.

Yarris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Topless closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yarris misses with a punch to the body.
Yarris wants a takedown.
Mondo Topless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Yarris.
Topless throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yarris wants to get back to striking at distance but Topless won't allow it.
Topless landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yarris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yarris tries to work over Topless's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Topless prevents a body shot from Yarris.
Topless lands a nice elbow.
Yarris misses with a body punch.
Topless comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Yarris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Topless regains guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yarris looking to pass the guard.
Topless manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yarris is desperately trying to improve his position but Topless has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarris wants to control but Topless is having none of it.
Topless landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yarris working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Topless landing strikes from the mount and Yarris is in trouble!
Topless blocks Yarris's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Topless with good strikes from the mount here!
Yarris blocking the ground and pound.
Yarris gets back to half guard.
Yarris is pressing down on Topless's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yarris wants to sweep but no luck.

Yarris looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Topless has picked Yarris up and slammed him! Yarris can't keep hold of the triangle and Topless manages to pass to side control!
Yarris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Topless.
Topless will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Topless in side control, throwing shots but Yarris defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Topless off and has taken his back!
Topless turns into Yarris and is now in his guard.
Yarris doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yarris trying to keep a closed guard but Topless is proving a slippery customer.
Topless pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yarris is keeping the position for now.
Topless working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yarris trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Yarris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Topless is one step ahead there.
Brett Yarris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yarris trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mondo Topless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Topless connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mondo Topless.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Topless, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mondo Topless!