PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 4747 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Junior (ranked 4664 p4p, 476 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yrkje might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to As Good As I Once Was. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Keith Yrkje
vs
Junior

187 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Junior!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries to clinch but Yrkje is having none of it.
As Junior looks to move away, Yrkje throws a big counter combo but Junior just gets out of the way.
Junior lands a head kick. Yrkje smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Junior feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yrkjes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Junior stuffs the takedown.
As Yrkje backs off Junior throws a huge counter combo but Yrkje manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Junior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Yrkje was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Yrkje takes an elbow to the temple.

Yrkje decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior preventing the sweep.
Junior sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yrkje pulls Junior in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Yrkje pulls Junior in close to his closed guard and prevents Junior from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yrkje dives in for a single leg takedown but Junior sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Junior.
Junior tries to clinch but Yrkje is having none of it.

Junior drops Yrkje with a left right combo! Junior follows him down to the ground into side control.

Yrkje is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yrkje tries to buck Junior off but Junior is having none of it.
Oh Yrkje is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yrkje tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Junior presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yrkje seems to have got his legs back now.
Junior wants to control the pace but Yrkje is squirming around nicely.
Junior lands a couple of good shots and Yrkje has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Yrkje wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior biding his time, controlling Yrkje.
Yrkje can't escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Junior manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Will Junior go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Junior thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is trapped and Junior is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Yrkje wants to escape the position.
Yrkje covering up well under a series of strikes from Junior.
Yrkje covering up well and avoiding damage.
Yrkje can't escape the position.
Junior really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yrkje. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yrkje staying busy and making it hard for Junior to control.
Even with his hooks in, Junior manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Junior throws strikes from the back but Yrkje rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Yrkje.
Yrkje striking off his back but it's not causing Junior any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje seems keen to control Junior's posture.
Junior stands and throws Yrkje's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yrkje sneaks back into half guard.
Junior prevents Yrkje from improving his position.
Yrkje moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yrkje working for a triangle but Junior defends it easily.

Junior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yrkje has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Junior has managed to get both his arms back between Yrkje's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yrkje looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Toby Keith Yrkje is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yrkje tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior leaves Yrkje with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Junior throws a combination. Yrkje tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Toby Keith Yrkje's cut is getting worse.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yrkje is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yrkje takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Junior thumps Yrkje with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior scores with a kick to the midsection.
Junior feints a jab promting Yrkje to slip. Junior then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yrkje slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yrkje has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Junior.
Yrkje misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junior drops Yrkje with a left right combo! Junior follows him down to the ground into side control.
Junior working away.
Junior advances to mount.
Yrkje gets back to half guard.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Yrkje is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yrkje is concentrating on defense, preventing Junior from advancing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yrkje manages to get to full guard.
Yrkje utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior stopping the sweep attempt from Yrkje.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Yrkje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Yrkje working for a triangle but Junior defends it easily.
Junior connects with a couple of short punches.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Yrkje had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.
Junior looking to pass the guard.
Yrkje bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Junior's guard.

Pablo Junior has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yrkje passes into half guard.
Yrkje is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to control Yrkje's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Junior avoid being mounted?

Yrkje in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Junior tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Yrkje!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toby Keith Yrkje!
During a confident post fight interview, Toby Keith Yrkje thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.