PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobbie Yorke (ranked 4772 p4p, 4982 weight class) and Frankie DeLuna (ranked 384 p4p, 397 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.

Yorke
vs
DeLuna

170 cm
18
144
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Bobbie Yorke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie DeLuna!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yorke slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
DeLuna misses with a double jab.
DeLuna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yorke.
DeLuna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Bobbie Yorke has been cut.
DeLuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

DeLuna closes the distance and pushes Yorke back into the cage.
Yorke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yorke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeLuna's efforts to push away.

Yorke breaks the clinch.
Yorke tries for a takedown but DeLuna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

DeLuna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yorke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeLuna's efforts to push away.
Yorke struggles to land a body shot inside as DeLuna controls his hands.

DeLuna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yorke dips to his left and cracks DeLuna with an uppercut!
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!
DeLuna scores with a body shot.

Yorke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
DeLuna is looking to get back to is feet but Yorke passes into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Yorke is trying to get an arm triangle but DeLuna is defending well.
Yorke is looking to take a break and control but DeLuna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

DeLuna explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

DeLuna moves into the clinch.
DeLuna is struggling to control the position.
Yorke lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeLuna backwards.
Yorke looking to slow down the pace here.

DeLuna manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuna just misses with a punch to the body.
DeLuna leaves Yorke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobbie Yorke. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yorke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yorke looking to stall.
Yorke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yorke trying to control the position but instead, DeLuna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yorke into the cage.
Yorke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yorke looking to slow down the pace here.
DeLuna has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yorke after a bit of a struggle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie DeLuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeLuna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 9:10
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 9:10
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie DeLuna!