PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 216 p4p, 497 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 25 p4p, 68 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yrkje might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to As Good As I Once Was. Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yrkje
vs
Adderley

187 cm
30
180
21 - 12 - 0

187 cm
30
177
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction
Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 21 - 12 - 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje digs a good body shot into Adderley's ribs.
Adderley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yrkje throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adderley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yrkje throws out the jab.

Adderley tries to keep at a distance but Yrkje has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yrkje throws a head punch that misses.
Yrkje looking to stall.
Yrkje misses with a punch on the inside.
Yrkje misses with some punches.
Yrkje misses with a body punch.
Adderley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adderley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adderley wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yrkje lands a right hand.
Yrkje throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley.
Yrkje scores with a shot to the side of Adderley's head.

Adderley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Adderley gets tackled into the cage by Yrkje. Yrkje maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adderley backwards.
Yrkje is stalling here.
Yrkje avoids the elbow strike from Adderley, against the cage.
Adderley is trying to break free.
Yrkje makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yrkje lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yrkje dodges an elbow strike from Adderley.

Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adderley.
Yrkje takes one to the chin there.
Yrkje throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yrkje throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yrkje throws a jab but it's blocked by Adderley.
Yrkje swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adderley counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yrkje.
Adderley connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a looping right.
Yrkje fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yrkje scores with a shot to the body.
Yrkje misses with a shot to the body
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Adderley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yrkje!
Yrkje lands a nice shot that snaps Adderley's head back.
Yrkje throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
Adderley scores with a leg kick.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yrkje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adderley manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Adderley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yrkje.
Adderley blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Adderley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adderley checks a leg kick.
Adderley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adderley throws a hook but Yrkje avoids it easily.
Yrkje connects with an inside leg kick.
Yrkje avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Yrkje slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley just misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yrkje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adderley.
Yrkje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adderley manages to avoid it.

Yrkje moves into the clinch successfully.
Yrkje throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adderleys head.
Nice elbow from Adderley.
Adderley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yrkje avoids the elbow strike from Adderley, against the cage.
Yrkje dodges an elbow strike from Adderley.
Yrkje lands a right hand.
Adderley lands an elbow that stopped Yrkje in his tracks for a moment.
Yrkje tries a body shot but Adderley blocks it.
Adderley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yrkje misses with a punch on the inside.
Yrkje avoids a wild elbow strike from Adderley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje tries to work over Adderley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yrkje lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adderley or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yrkje.
Yrkje digs a right hand into Adderley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adderley's gas tank.
Adderley has had enough of the clinch but Yrkje keeps him there for the moment.
Yrkje tries to work over Adderley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adderley is trying to break the clinch but Yrkje is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Yrkje.
Adderley misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Yrkje's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yrkje dodges an elbow strike from Adderley.

Adderley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yrkje scores with a body shot.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yrkje takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Yrkje scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adderley doesn't seem bothered though.
Yrkje swings for the body but Adderley moves out of range.
Adderley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Yrkje is looking to wear down Adderley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yrkje tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adderley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yrkje.
Yrkje takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yrkje throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley throws a fast counter high kick but Yrkje manages to duck under it in time.

Adderley drives through and clinches with Yrkje against the cage.
Adderley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yrkje lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Adderley manages to break the clinch.
Adderley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yrkje chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yrkje misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Yrkje is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adderley can do to turn this around?
Yrkje tries to clinch up.
Yrkje takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yrkje throws a leg kick which misses Adderley's front leg but catches the back leg as Adderley tries to avoid it.
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yrkje is just out of range.
Yrkje goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adderley connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yrkje. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Yrkje. Those never looked like landing.
Adderley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yrkje's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yrkje.
Adderley misses with a wild body shot.
Yrkje slips a jab from Adderley.
Yrkje throws a leg kick that misses.
Yrkje bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yrkje bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adderley's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yrkje. That's going to slow Adderley down.
A jab lands there for Yrkje.
Yrkje thows a body kick. Adderley tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Yrkje rushes Adderley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yrkje lands an elbow just above Adderley 's eye.
Yrkje misses with a body punch.
Yrkje misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yrkje is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adderley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yrkje.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yrkje blocks an elbow strike.

Adderley breaks from the clinch.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adderley throws a solid leg kick but Yrkje takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adderley.
Yrkje bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adderley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yrkje looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
Yrkje misses with an uppercut.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yrkje.

Yrkje has Adderley up against the cage in a clinch.
Yrkje is working Adderley over against the cage.
Adderley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yrkje scores with a punch to the head.
Yrkje misses with a leg kick
and Adderley counters with a body kick.
Adderley throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yrkje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adderley slips a jab from Yrkje.
Yrkje misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Toby Keith Yrkje is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje cracks Adderley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Yrkje.
A low kick from Yrkje is predictable there
and Adderley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adderley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Yrkje.
Nice cross by Yrkje.
Yrkje fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adderley tries to clinch but Yrkje moves out of range.
Yrkje throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Adderley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adderley scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yrkje lands a jab to Adderley's midsection.
Yrkje fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adderley on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley walks into a straight right hand from Yrkje.
Yrkje cracks Adderley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yrkje misses with a low kick.
Yrkje slips a jab from Adderley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yrkje.
Adderley throws a push kick but Yrkje slaps the foot to one side.
Adderley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Yrkje.
Adderley throws a right hand that Yrkje ducks under and follows up with a left that Yrkje also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yrkje.
Yrkje scores with a leg kick.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but Yrkje ducks down to avoid it.
Yrkje lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Adderley scores with a four punch combination!
Adderley misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yrkje darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adderley tries to clinch but Yrkje is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Yrkje has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yrkje there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Adderley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Yrkje avoids nicely.
Yrkje throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adderley on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yrkje.
Yrkje takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Yrkje.
A big right from Adderley misses.
Yrkje throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Yrkje 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adderley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yrkje manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yrkje misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yrkje connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yrkje dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adderley. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with a series of wild punches.
Yrkje throws a quick counter kick to the body but Adderley avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Yrkje.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yrkje throws a body kick that misses
and Adderley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yrkje's knee momentarily.
Yrkje does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adderley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yrkje throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yrkje moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
Yrkje staying out of range there.
Yrkje tries to clinch
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yrkje tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adderley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yrkje.
Adderley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adderley moves forwards but Yrkje connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adderley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yrkje to score with a decent uppercut.
Yrkje connects with a single shot there.
Adderley tries to clinch but Yrkje moves out of range.
Yrkje walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yrkje.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Yrkje moves away and avoids it.
Yrkje misses with a hook.
Yrkje fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Yrkje misses its intended target.
Adderley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Yrkje throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yrkje throws out a powerful jab.
A leg kick checked by Adderley.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yrkje.
It seemed like Adderley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Adderley.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yrkje.
Yrkje pushes Adderley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adderley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yrkje's brow.
Yrkje takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adderley or not.
Adderley wants to get back to striking at distance but Yrkje won't allow it.
Adderley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adderley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yrkje looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adderley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yrkje has him pressed against the cage.
Yrkje misses with a punch on the inside.
Yrkje misses with the head strike.

Adderley manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Adderley.
Adderley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yrkje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adderley.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yrkje cracks Adderley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yrkje connects with a looping right hand.
Hakeem Adderley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yrkje throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Yrkje swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje misses with a hook. Adderley ducked under it nicely.
Yrkje looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adderley moves out of range as Yrkje throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yrkje throws a low kick, looking for Adderley's leg but Adderley calmly moves out of range.
Yrkje tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adderley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yrkje.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
Adderley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yrkje's sensitive parts.
Adderley wants to clinch up but Yrkje keeps it at a distance.
Yrkje is looking to clinch.
Yrkje buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adderley lands an overhand right.
Yrkje changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Yrkje blocks the low kick.
Adderley cracks Yrkje with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Yrkje lands.
Toby Keith Yrkje is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrkje with a nice calf kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Keith Yrkje showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yrkje has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Keith Yrkje!
A very excited looking Toby Keith Yrkje made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.