PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inci Yarakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon The Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Yarakos
vs
The Wonder

200 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Instinct

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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Inci Yarakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon The Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yarakos shoots in and bounces The Wonder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Wonder being controlled here, momentarily.
Yarakos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Wonder's guard.
Yarakos not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarakos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yarakos working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Yarakos is working for a kimura but The Wonder is defending it quite comfortably.
Yarakos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yarakos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yarakos controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Wonder is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yarakos controlling from mount.
Yarakos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yarakos is landing with some decent strikes but The Wonder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yarakos controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarakos landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yarakos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yarakos looking to finish The Wonder with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Wonder!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yarakos controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inci Yarakos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yarakos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yarakos cracks The Wonder with a solid left hand.
Yarakos stands and throws The Wonder's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Yarakos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Wonder, who protects the arm well.

Yarakos tries for a kimura but The Wonder is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarakos staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarakos is putting a hurting on The Wonder here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on The Wonder's face as Yarakos controls the position.
Yarakos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Wonder for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Wonder is looking to get back to his feet here but Yarakos is keeping cool and he's managed to take The Wonder's back.

Yarakos looking for the choke from the back.
Yarakos scores with strikes from the back.
Yarakos controls the action.
Yarakos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarakos continues to stall.

Yarakos is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! The Wonder is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Inci Yarakos!