|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sisa Yiftos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rubey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
29
275 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
|
200 cm
29
270 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sisa Yiftos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Rubey!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yiftos was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubey.
Rubey lands with a good body shot.
Yiftos throws a lazy right hand but Rubey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yiftos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yiftos misses with an uppercut. Rubey saw that one coming.
Yiftos 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.
Yiftos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rubey was well out of range. Poor timing from Yiftos.
Rubey stuns Yiftos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yiftos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rubey momentarily.
It looks like Chris Rubey has been cut.
Yiftos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yiftos wants to break free but Rubey has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yiftos prevents a body shot from Rubey.
Rubey tries to stall but Yiftos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yiftos can't get the takedown.
Rubey misses with the head strike.
Yiftos lands a hook that snaps the head of Rubey backwards.
Yiftos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rubey gets through Yiftos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yiftos is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubey has double underhooks.
Rubey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yiftos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubey.
Yiftos has had enough of the clinch but Rubey keeps him there for the moment.
Yiftos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rubey.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yiftos.
Yiftos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubey lands with a straight right. Yiftos didn't see that one coming.
Rubey blocks a head kick by Yiftos.
Yiftos misses the jab.
Yiftos rushes Rubey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yiftos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rubey connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubey lands a head kick. Yiftos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yiftos misses the shot to the body.
Rubey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos dives in for a single leg takedown but Rubey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sisa Yiftos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yiftos throws a lazy right hand but Rubey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubey works Yiftos's body with a nice hook.
Rubey misses with an uppercut. Yiftos saw that one coming.
Yiftos just misses with a punch to the body.
Yiftos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rubey punishes Yiftos's body with a nice straight punch.
Rubey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rubey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yiftos closes the distance and clinches.
Rubey is struggling to control the position.
Rubey lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rubey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubey is looking for a takedown.
Yiftos manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubey wants to clinch up but Yiftos keeps it at a distance.
Rubey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yiftos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Rubey misses.
Yiftos shoots for a takedown but Rubey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rubey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rubey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rubey throws a jab but it's blocked by Yiftos.
Rubey lands with a cross.
Yiftos is rocked!
Rubey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Yiftos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rubey avoids the body shot from Yiftos.
Yiftos seems to have got his legs back now.
Rubey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yiftos misses with an uppercut.
And Rubey tries to counter it with a takedown but Yiftos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yiftos misses with a few strikes there.
Rubey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubey finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yiftos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rubey to the ground. Yiftos is now in Rubey's guard.
Yiftos is breathing heavily.
Rubey is trying to hold Yiftos in close to prevent damage but Yiftos has managed to pass into half guard.
Rubey wants to control but Yiftos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rubey is staying active underneath Yiftos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rubey is looking to improve his position.
Rubey moves into full guard.
Yiftos wants to control from the top but Rubey keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rubey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Rubey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Rubey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yiftos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yiftos defending well as Rubey loads up on a big left hand.
Yiftos slips a jab and a cross from Rubey.
Rubey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yiftos under the eye.
Yiftos has closed the distance and engaged Rubey in a clinch.
Rubey pushes Yiftos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chris Rubey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rubey misses with a punch to the body.
Rubey trying to land knees to the body.
Yiftos can't get the takedown.
Rubey keeps control of Yiftos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yiftos is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sisa Yiftos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubey presses Yiftos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rubey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yiftos's elbow.
Rubey works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rubey trying to control the position from guard on top but Yiftos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubey preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubey trying to control but Yiftos is working from the bottom.
Yiftos wants to sweep but no luck.
Rubey looking to pass the guard.
Rubey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yiftos working a defensive guard here.
Rubey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rubey advances position into side control!
Rubey is trying to get an arm triangle but Yiftos is defending well.
Yiftos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rubey off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubey is having to fend off submission attempts from Yiftos, who is looking to sink in the choke. Yiftos doesn't have the hooks in though and Rubey manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Rubey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rubey stands up over Yiftos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rubey with a nice head shot there.
Rubey passes Yiftos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yiftos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yiftos moves into full guard.
Chris Rubey has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubey wants to control from the top but Yiftos keeps moving.
Rubey scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yiftos is on top in guard.
Yiftos trying to control but Rubey is working from the bottom.
Rubey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rubey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yiftos wants to pass the guard but Rubey is keeping the position.
Yiftos won't allow Rubey to sweep him here.
Yiftos tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubey is retaining full guard.
Rubey is trying to control the position but Yiftos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos preventing the sweep.
Yiftos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rubey tries to buck Yiftos off but Yiftos is having none of it.
Rubey struggling a bit here.
Yiftos tries for a kimura but Rubey is defending well.
Yiftos tries to advance position but instead Rubey slips a leg back in to half guard.
Rubey preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rubey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Rubey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Yiftos.
Rubey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yiftos tries to clinch up but Rubey circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubey dodges the punch combination from Yiftos.
Rubey slips under a jab.
Rubey tries to move into range but Yiftos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rubey misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yiftos misses with a series of wild punches.
Rubey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rubey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yiftos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rubey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rubey.
Rubey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yiftos defends it well.
Rubey thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yiftos if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Yiftos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yiftos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubey. Rubey obviously looking to wear him down.
Yiftos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Yiftos.
Rubey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yiftos swats away the attempt to clinch by Rubey.
Yiftos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rubey defends it nicely.
Rubey throws a looping overhand right but Yiftos ducks down to avoid it.
Rubey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yiftos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos moves away from the strike by Rubey.
Yiftos misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yiftos lands with a hook. Rubey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Chris Rubey's cut even more.
Yiftos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yiftos trying to control the position but Rubey is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubey is looking for a sweep.
Rubey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yiftos is trying to control the action in half guard but Rubey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yiftos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rubey gets full guard.
Yiftos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four 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.
Rubey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yiftos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rubey dives on top into guard.
Rubey stays in close to Yiftos's body and controls the position.
Yiftos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sisa Yiftos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yiftos is looking for a kimura here.
Yiftos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Sisa Yiftos.
I think Rubey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Rubey!
Chris Rubey really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
