PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Yager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yager
vs
King

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Yager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yager throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King looks for a takedown but Yager sprawls well.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jamie Yager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yager closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Yager would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Yager breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King shoots in but Yager avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jamie Yager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander King.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Yager.
King fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yager.
Yager stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yager circles away.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yager lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Yager shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yager stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Yager from controlling successfully.
Yager controls from within his opponent's guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Yager from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jamie Yager.
Yager steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King throws a body kick that misses.
Yager tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.

Yager clinches.
Yager fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yager breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King moves to clinch but Yager breaks away
and Yager counters with a body kick that stops King in his tracks momentarily.
Yager fails to land the takedown.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yager defends it nicely.

Yager feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

King is working an open guard so Yager takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
King is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yager is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for King.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yager shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yager gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yager obliges.
A knee to the head by Yager.

Yager is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yager persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Yager wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Yager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King wants to stand and escape but Yager is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Yager dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yager tries to clinch up.
Yager tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by King misses

and Yager counters by moving into the clinch.

Yager manages to break the clinch.

Yager lands a high kick to the side of King's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Yager dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Alexander King has been cut.
Yager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yager trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yager prevents King from getting back to his feet.
Yager wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Yager is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamie Yager wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yager tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yager manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yager tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yager tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jamie Yager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King is breathing heavily.
Yager throws a head kick that misses.
Yager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.

King drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yager wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yager trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yager has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
Yager looking for a sweep. Not yet Yager, not yet.

Yager has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King wants to control from the top but Yager keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King pushes down on Yager's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King tries to pass to full mount but Yager defends it.
Yager is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yager trying to control from the bottom.
King is looking to take a break and control but Yager is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Yager has recovered full guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Yager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexander King.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

King rushes Yager and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
King is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jamie Yager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander King.
Yager will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Yager dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander King's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A big head kick from Yager and King is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Yager trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yager looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jamie Yager has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yager tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Yager.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Yager clinches with his opponent.

Yager breaks the clinch.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Yager drives through and clinches with King against the cage.

Yager gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Yager wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yager puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yager is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King is looking for a sweep. Yager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yager scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Yager looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yager is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for a sweep. Yager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yager passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for King!
King tries to hold on but Yager postures up.
Yager is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Yager has a good base and remains in mount.
Yager working King over with strikes here.
Yager lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yager in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

King is rocked!
Yager loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have King scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Yager land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Yager stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Yager!