PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yumbo Yack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug McSwain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yack comes to the cage accompanied by The Ultimate Cheeseburger Song (Jack In The Box FULL song) . McSwain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jack Thammarat - My Headache Song. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yack
vs
McSwain

195 cm
26
190 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
195 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yumbo Yack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doug McSwain!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSwain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McSwain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yack wants to clinch up but McSwain keeps it at a distance.
Yack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yack connects with an inside leg kick.
McSwain doesn't manage to clinch there - Yack circles away.
Yack slips under a jab.
McSwain blocks a jab.
McSwain scores with the left hand. Yack knows he should have avoided that one.
McSwain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yack thuds a left hand into McSwain's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yack lands a really nice looking cross but McSwain seems unphased.
Yack misses with a hook.
Yumbo Yack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yack thuds his shin into the meat of McSwain's side.
Yack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McSwain leaves Yack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Yack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwain is trying to improve his position.
Yack throws a strike aimed at the side of McSwain's head but McSwain avoids it well.
Yack landing a few strikes.

Yack looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McSwain can't do much from the bottom here.

Yack has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yack throws a combination that misses
and McSwain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSwain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McSwain tries to close the distance and clinch but Yack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yack digs a good hook to McSwain's body.
Yack misses with a body shot.
Yack misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McSwain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yack.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yumbo Yack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yack fails with a takedown attempt.
McSwain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McSwain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McSwain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yack circles away quickly and effectively.
Yack swats away the attempt to clinch by McSwain.

Yack pushes McSwain up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Yack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

McSwain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McSwain throws an elbow but Yack slips to the side and avoids it well.
McSwain trying to control the position but Yack is working away.
Yack is trying to get back to half guard.
Yack struggling a bit here.
McSwain working the strikes but Yack uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSwain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yack's head.
McSwain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McSwain misses with a head shot. Yack uses the momentum to regain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McSwain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McSwain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yack looking to hit a scissor sweep but McSwain is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McSwain throws an elbow that misses. Yack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McSwain's guard. Nice move by Yack!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yumbo Yack dominated that round.
That's time! Yack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yack is defended easily by McSwain.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yack.
No luck for Yack with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yumbo Yack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yack looks for a takedown but McSwain sprawls well.
McSwain lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yack. That's going to slow McSwain down.
McSwain jabs at Yack's body.
Yack throws a series of punches but McSwain avoids them all with ease.
Yack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McSwain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yack takes one to the chin there.
Yack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yack.
Yack wants to slow McSwain down by chopping away at his legs.
McSwain throws a jab when Yack was well out of range.
McSwain throws a looping overhand right but Yack ducks down to avoid it.
McSwain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McSwain cracks Yack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yack lands a head kick. McSwain smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McSwain.
Yack takes one to the side of the head.

Yack shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McSwain is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSwain is looking to control Yack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McSwain avoid being mounted?
Yack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McSwain defending well though.

Yack is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McSwain controlling the position well.
McSwain is not content to let Yack control the position.
Yumbo Yack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Yack is working for a kimura but McSwain is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSwain is looking to control Yack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McSwain avoid being mounted?
McSwain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yack advances position into side control!
McSwain is not content to let Yack control the position.

Yack looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSwain sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McSwain wants to control but Yack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. McSwain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yack tries to free his leg and advance position but McSwain is retaining full guard.
Yack trying to control but McSwain is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yumbo Yack 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!

Yack tries to close the distance and clinch up but McSwain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yack throws a series of punches but McSwain avoids them all with ease.
Yumbo Yack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McSwain stuffs the takedown.
Yack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McSwain moves away.
McSwain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yack's head backwards.
McSwain wants to clinch.
Yack fails with an attempt to clinch.
McSwain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yack. Yack obviously looking to wear him down.

Yack rushes McSwain and presses him up against the cage.
McSwain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yack is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yack is trying to drag McSwain to the mat but McSwain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McSwain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yack is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yumbo Yack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McSwain misses with the head strike.
McSwain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yack.
Yack trying to control the position but instead, McSwain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yack into the cage.
Yack lands an elbow inside.
McSwain misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McSwain dodges an elbow strike from Yack.
Yack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McSwain wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McSwain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McSwain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McSwain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McSwain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McSwain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McSwain throws a head punch that misses.
Yack wants to stall.
McSwain misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSwain lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSwain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yack goes for a takedown attempt but McSwain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McSwain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Yack misses.
Yumbo Yack is winning the standup battle so far.

McSwain fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yack to the ground. McSwain is now in Yack's guard.
Yack managing to control the position.
McSwain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McSwain throws a strike but Yack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yack throws a big elbow that misses.
Yack throws a strike but McSwain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McSwain throwing strikes but missing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McSwain trying to control the position from guard on top but Yack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doug McSwain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McSwain throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Doug McSwain.
I think Yack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yumbo Yack!
Post fight, Yumbo Yack took to the microphone: 'I want to thank my sponsor Balco Boys for always providing me with the finest supplements! As a big thank you, I'm sending them a months worth of tacos from my 99 cent menu and some mini churros! '.