PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maykol Yurk (ranked 4128 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Varela (ranked 3270 p4p, 0 weight class). Maykol Yurk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Yurk
vs
Varela

177 cm
25
156 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
154 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maykol Yurk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Varela !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yurk is fending him off so far but Varela persists. Nope, Yurk circles away and we're back to standing.
Yurk looks for a takedown but Varela sprawls well.
Yurk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Varela shoots in and drives through. Yurk sprawls well.
Varela misses with a takedown attempt - Yurk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maykol Yurk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Varela .
Varela fails with a takedown attempt.
Yurk throws a big counter combination but Varela scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varela shoots in but Yurk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Varela keeps the fight on the outside.
Yurk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yurk.
Varela with a poor takedown

and Yurk counters with a takedown into side control.
Yurk postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yurk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Varela is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yurk trying to control the action but Varela is working from the bottom.
Varela manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varela is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Varela is looking to stall here but Yurk recovers full guard.
Varela stopping the sweep attempt from Yurk.
Yurk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Varela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yurk is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varela postures up.
Varela trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yurk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Varela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Varela is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Varela trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yurk tries to clinch but Varela is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Varela as Yurk shoots in.
Varela misses with a takedown attempt - Yurk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yurk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Varela as he avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yurk shoots in but no luck this time.
Yurk fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dexter Varela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maykol Yurk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yurk moves out of range as Varela throws a body kick.

Yurk closes the distance and clinches.
Yurk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Varela to keep the fight standing.
Yurk jumps guard but Varela stands there with Yurk around his waist. Yurk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Varela tries to score a body lock takedown but Yurk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yurk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Varela pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maykol Yurk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Varela jumps into guard, dragging Yurk to the mat.
Yurk trying to control the position from guard on top but Varela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yurk is one step ahead there.
Yurk trying to control but Varela is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varela looking to control.
Varela keeping moving, preventing Yurk from controlling successfully.
Varela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Varela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yurk is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maykol Yurk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yurk lands a leg kick that knocks Varela off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Varela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yurk circles away.
A shot to the liver by Yurk. Beautiful body shot.
Yurk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Varela swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Varela shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Varela showed some decent athleticism there.
Varela works his way into side control.
Yurk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yurk is not content to let Varela control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varela is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yurk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Varela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yurk controlling the position for now.
Varela wants to control but Yurk is keeping him busy.
Yurk tries to roll over but Varela keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Varela is looking to take a break and control but Yurk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Varela is just content to waste time from the top position. Yurk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Yurk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dexter Varela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Varela has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yurk is proving hard to escape from.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yurk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Varela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yurk somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dexter Varela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maykol Yurk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yurk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Varela paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Yurk instigates a clinch.
Yurk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Varela gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Varela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yurk smiles and moves away.

Varela gets a clinch.
Yurk is trying to pull guard but Varela has him pressed against the cage.
Yurk prevents Varela from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Varela scores with a nice short uppercut.
Varela stalling the fight.

Varela pulls Yurk into guard.
Yurk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yurk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Varela is on top in guard.

Varela 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Varela throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Varela advances position into side control!
Varela throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Varela working away.
Yurk is not content to let Varela control the position.
A lull in the action here as Varela stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurk is trying to control Varela 's posture but Varela avoids it.
Yurk is not content to let Varela control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurk throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Varela taking a breather here.
Yurk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Varela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yurk wants to get back to his feet but Varela drags him back down.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yurk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Varela swivels and escapes.
Varela is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maykol Yurk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Varela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yurk.
Varela unleashes a big counter combination but Yurk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Yurk as Varela shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice takedown defense from Yurk. No joy for Varela on that attempt.
Yurk is looking to counter punch.
Varela shoots and misses
and Yurk counters with a straight right hand.
Varela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yurk is fending him off so far but Varela persists. Nope, Yurk circles away and we're back to standing.
Varela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yurk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Varela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yurk scores with a nice head shot.
Varela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yurk but Yurk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Varela .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yurk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Varela avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Varela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Varela winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maykol Yurk!