PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick O Shae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty comes to the cage accompanied by ABK - Kill Me. Rick O Shae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yerbooty
vs
O Shae

185 cm
24
191 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

170 cm
29
190 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick O Shae !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by O Shae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Shae lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Shae throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yerbooty connects with a crisp jab.
Yerbooty throws a poor cross that misses
and O Shae counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yerbooty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yerbooty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Shae .
Yerbooty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Shae counters with an outside leg kick.
O Shae lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Shae .
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yerbooty misses with a lunging right hand
and O Shae counters with a low kick, right behind Yerbooty 's knee.
Yerbooty misses with a hook
and O Shae counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by O Shae .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Shae tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yerbooty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Shae .
Yerbooty misses with a hook
and O Shae counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shae moves away from the strike by Yerbooty.
A big left from Yerbooty misses.
Yerbooty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yerbooty looks to throw the jab but O Shae is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yerbooty tests O Shae 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yerbooty swings widly with a right hand
and O Shae counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yerbooty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
O Shae lands a leg kick that knocks Yerbooty off balance momentarily.
O Shae swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Yerbooty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yerbooty lands a nice hook to O Shae 's body. O Shae takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Shae staying out of range there.
O Shae throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yerbooty misses with an uppercut
and O Shae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yerbooty's knee momentarily.
Yerbooty misses with a right hand
and O Shae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yerbooty's knee momentarily.
Yerbooty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty misses with a hook
and O Shae counters with a nice leg kick.
Yerbooty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Shae counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yerbooty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Shae .
Yerbooty scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shae fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yerbooty is out of range.
Yerbooty throws a poor cross that misses
and O Shae counters with a thumping low kick.
Yerbooty misses with a double jab.
O Shae throws a push kick but Yerbooty slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yerbooty lands a nice shot to the body.
Yerbooty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Shae .
O Shae attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerbooty throws a hook to the side of O Shae 's head but O Shae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae jabs Yerbooty right on the nose. Yerbooty blinks but takes it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Shae .
Yerbooty misses with a lunging right hand
and O Shae counters with a good low kick that Yerbooty was not able to check.
Yerbooty avoids the head kick by O Shae .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Shae .
Yerbooty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yerbooty throws a good cross that connects.
Rick O Shae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Shae feints and then cracks Yerbooty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yerbooty down.
Nice defenses there by O Shae .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Shae slips a jab from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty throws a lazy right hand but O Shae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yerbooty sizes up O Shae with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

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.
A telegraphed right hand from O Shae misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Yerbooty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Shae , right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick O Shae .
Well O Shae has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick O Shae !