PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Tuati (ranked 2181 p4p, 1382 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 313 p4p, 209 weight class). Tuati comes to the cage accompanied by Ka Mate. Yarborough has chosen Derezzed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Tuati
vs
Yarborough

185 cm
23
192
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
190
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Shadow Warrior Nutrition

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Tuati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a body kick.
Yarborough uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuati.
Yarborough misses with a leg kick
and Tuati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yarborough there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuati has been working on his boxing with his coaches at King's Cross MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Tuati sizes up Yarborough with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a leg kick
and Tuati counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Yarborough is predictable there
and Tuati counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough scores with a body shot.
Tuati throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.
A nice side step and Yarborough releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tuati throws an overhand right that lands on Yarborough's shoulder, as Yarborough tries to avoid the shot.
Yarborough connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yarborough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough throws a right hand that misses
and Tuati counters with a leg kick.
Yarborough scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuati throws out the jab.
Tuati throws a jab but it's blocked by Yarborough.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough scores with a head kick. Tuati tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yarborough tries a low kick but Tuati avoids it.
It looked like Tuati was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yarborough.
Tuati scores with a spinning back kick!
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Tuati moves away and avoids it.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yarborough lands a front kick.
Tuati loads up on a big right hand but Yarborough slips the punch.
Tuati moves away from the strike by Yarborough.
An attempted straight right counter from Tuati misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuati stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yarborough's corner calls for a 1-2. Yarborough obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Tuati is rocked!
Tuati walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Yarborough swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Yarborough!
Our winner, James Yarborough, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.