PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chester Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumbo Yack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wing's entrance music is Not Afraid. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yack's choice of entrance music: The Ultimate Cheeseburger Song (Jack In The Box FULL song) . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wing
vs
Yack

181 cm
26
193 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

195 cm
24
190 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chester Wing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yumbo Yack!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wing throws a leg kick but Yack sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chester Wing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wing looks for the body kick but Yack saw that one coming.
Wing throws a hook to the side of Yack's head but Yack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yack wants to clinch.
Yack slips under a jab from Wing.
Wing misses with a looping left.

Yack shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yack showed some decent athleticism there.
Wing is refusing to be controlled, as Yack sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yack throws a strike but Wing avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yack trying to control but Wing is working from the bottom.
Yack stopping the sweep attempt from Wing.
Yack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wing keeping moving, preventing Yack from controlling successfully.
Yack is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yack's guard.
Wing throws a big elbow that misses.
Yack wants to sweep here but Wing controlling him for the moment.
Wing 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yumbo Yack wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yack defending well as Wing loads up on a big left hand.
Yack scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack lands a two punch combo.
Yack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wing sprawls well. Wing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yack gets slowly back to his feet.
Wing misses with a low kick.
Wing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wing is looking to land body kicks.
Yack walks into a left hand.
Wing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Yack checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yack tries to clinch there but Wing circles away.
Yack looks for a takedown but Wing sprawls well.
A jab from Wing misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yack. Wing does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chester Wing will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wing misses with a right hand

and Yack counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Wing uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Wing - just one landing.
Wing throws a low kick but Yack avoids it.
Wing throws a leg kick which misses Yack's front leg but catches the back leg as Yack tries to avoid it.
Yack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wing as he jumps to the side.
Yack throws a combination. Wing tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yack.

Wing has closed the distance and engaged Yack in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yack manages to break the clinch.
Wing throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yack counters with a nice body kick.
Wing is looking to chop away at Yack's legs.
Wing lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wing avoids a kick to the body.
Wing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yack takes a swing at Wing's ribcage but misses.
Wing takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yack misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yack darts in and clinches Wing up against the cage.
Wing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yack's efforts to push away.
Yack taking a breather.
Yack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wing tries to work over Yack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wing misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Wing.
Wing tries a body shot but Yack blocks it.
A short uppercut from Wing.
Wing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wing tries to work over Yack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wing tries to work over Yack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wing throws a punch but it's blocked by Yack.
Wing lands with a light punch inside.
Wing working aggressively here.
Wing taking a breather.
Yack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wing presses Yack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wing lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wing.
Yack is trying to force a seperation but Wing has the dominant position.
Wing throws a head punch that misses.
Wing misses with a body punch.
Wing digs a right hand into Yack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yack's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wing misses with a punch to the body.
Yack blocks an uppercut.
Yack blocking some punches.
Yack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wing gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chester Wing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yumbo Yack.
Yack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wing stalling in the clinch but Yack improves position.
Wing throws a head punch that misses.
Wing gets underhooks to prevent Yack's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Wing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wing lands a shoulder strike.
Wing misses with some punches.
Wing works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wing gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chester Wing dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wing avoids the head kick by Yack.
Wing stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wing wants it to stay on the feet.
Wing misses with an uppercut. Yack saw that one coming.
Wing takes one on the button.
Wing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Wing misses.
Wing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yack on the side of the head.
Wing throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yack tries to clinch there but Wing circles away.

Yack looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wing!
Wing is wriggling around trying to escape.

Yack jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wing manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Yack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wing knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wing is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yack has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yack cracks Wing with a big right hand but Wing just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wing manages to get back to half guard.
Wing wants to get back to full guard.
Wing is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yack's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yack's back!
Wing just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wing trying to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yack breaks Wing's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yack wants to get back to full guard.
Yumbo Yack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wing not doing much here.

We're going to have a standup here because Chester Wing wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wing connects with a jab.
Yumbo Yack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yack throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wing throws a hook but Yack blocks it.
Yack blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Wing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wing, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chester Wing!
Chester Wing very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.