PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack MaHogOff (ranked 4707 p4p, 528 weight class) and King Yelats (ranked 4889 p4p, 541 weight class). This should be fireworks!

MaHogOff
vs
Yelats

187 cm
27
199 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack MaHogOff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Yelats!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MaHogOff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelats tries to buck MaHogOff off but MaHogOff is having none of it.
MaHogOff throws a strike aimed at the side of Yelats's head but Yelats avoids it well.
Yelats gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yelats felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Yelats really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MaHogOff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yelats tries to kick MaHogOff off but MaHogOff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
MaHogOff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

MaHogOff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yelats has managed to free his arm - good work.
MaHogOff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yelats's head.
MaHogOff thows a huge punch but Yelats dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MaHogOff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
MaHogOff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MaHogOff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yelats does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
MaHogOff throws a strike but Yelats avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yelats wants to stand up but MaHogOff is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MaHogOff working some strikes from top position.
MaHogOff with a nice head shot there.
MaHogOff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MaHogOff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MaHogOff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MaHogOff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MaHogOff with a flurry of punches that miss.
MaHogOff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MaHogOff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yelats working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MaHogOff.
MaHogOff postures up in Yelats's guard and throws a big left but Yelats blocks it.
Yelats avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yelats utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelats avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MaHogOff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yelats keeping moving, preventing MaHogOff from controlling successfully.
Yelats wants to stand up but MaHogOff is controlling him.
MaHogOff lands a couple of elbows.
MaHogOff throwing strikes from guard but Yelats blocks nicely.
MaHogOff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MaHogOff postures up in Yelats's guard and throws a big left but Yelats blocks it.
MaHogOff lands a couple of digs.
MaHogOff throws an elbow that misses. Yelats uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in MaHogOff's guard. Nice move by Yelats!

MaHogOff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MaHogOff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yelats is trying to defend against the ground and pound but MaHogOff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yelats wants to stand back up but MaHogOff manages to pass into side control.
Yelats is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
MaHogOff lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

It looks like King Yelats has been cut.
MaHogOff working the ground and pound but Yelats is defending the strikes.
An elbow from MaHogOff crashes against the mat.
Yelats is looking to work his way out of this bad position but MaHogOff is controlling him well.
MaHogOff tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've been hearing that MaHogOff has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
MaHogOff misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MaHogOff creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yelats sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Yelats tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but MaHogOff presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by MaHogOff there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
MaHogOff looking to finish Yelats with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yelats!

That has opened up King Yelats's cut even more.
Yelats is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yelats holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as MaHogOff tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
MaHogOff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yelats takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! MaHogOff's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack MaHogOff!
Our winner, Jack MaHogOff, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.