PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaylin Yates (ranked 3780 p4p, 4016 weight class) and Adonis Exokwriglopok (ranked 446 p4p, 459 weight class). Exokwriglopok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Baby - Freestyle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yates
vs
Exokwriglopok

193 cm
25
176
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
180
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaylin Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adonis Exokwriglopok!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yates gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Exokwriglopok to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yates wants to stand up but Exokwriglopok is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Exokwriglopok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Exokwriglopok stands and steps away. Yates gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jaylin Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Exokwriglopok misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exokwriglopok tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Yates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Exokwriglopok drives through and clinches with Yates against the ropes.
Exokwriglopok is trying to pull guard but Yates has him pressed against the ropes.
Yates tries to break free but Exokwriglopok pushes him back against the ropes.

Exokwriglopok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yates is looking to land body kicks.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Exokwriglopok closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yates really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Exokwriglopok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yates's head.
Exokwriglopok tries to stand and escape but Yates is controlling the position.
Exokwriglopok keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Exokwriglopok seems to be working for a kimura but Yates defends the submission attempt.
Exokwriglopok drops an elbow to the side of Yates's head.
Exokwriglopok is pressing down on Yates's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yates is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to stand back up but Exokwriglopok is controlling him

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Exokwriglopok shoots in and bounces Yates off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates wants to stand but Exokwriglopok is controlling the position.
Exokwriglopok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exokwriglopok trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yates's guard.
Exokwriglopok landing with the ground and pound.
Exokwriglopok slips nicely into half guard.
Exokwriglopok controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Exokwriglopok drops an elbow to the side of Yates's head.
Yates wants to get back to his feet.
Exokwriglopok moves into full mount! Yates won't be happy about that!
Yates wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Exokwriglopok controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Exokwriglopok dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Exokwriglopok throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yates tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Exokwriglopok is in Yates's guard.
Yates is looking to stand up but Exokwriglopok isn't so interested in that idea.
Exokwriglopok tries to free his leg and advance position but Yates is retaining full guard.
Yates is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Exokwriglopok is controlling him.
Exokwriglopok slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exokwriglopok looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Exokwriglopok is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Exokwriglopok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yates napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yates wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Exokwriglopok tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yates's legs.
Yates is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Exokwriglopok is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Exokwriglopok politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Exokwriglopok prefers to stall for the moment though.
Exokwriglopok cracks Yates with a big right hand but Yates just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yates on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yates is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Exokwriglopok controls the position.
Yates tries to escape but Exokwriglopok is in control.
Exokwriglopok content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Exokwriglopok cracks Yates with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yates throws a leg kick but Exokwriglopok moved away.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Exokwriglopok throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Exokwriglopok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Yates misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Exokwriglopok looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Exokwriglopok sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Exokwriglopok prevents Yates from getting back to his feet.

Yates is working an open guard so Exokwriglopok takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Yates does no damage.
Yates blocks a head kick by Exokwriglopok.
Sloppy strikes from Yates. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adonis Exokwriglopok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yates swinging wildly here.
Yates scores with a jab.
Yates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Exokwriglopok tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Yates.
Exokwriglopok wants to counter the offense by Yates and move into the clinch position.
Exokwriglopok throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaylin Yates is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exokwriglopok avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Exokwriglopok drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Exokwriglopok is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates keeping full guard, as Exokwriglopok tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Exokwriglopok cracks Yates with a solid left hand.
Adonis Exokwriglopok has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yates wants to stand up but Exokwriglopok is controlling him.
Yates being controlled here, momentarily.

Exokwriglopok stands up from Yates's guard - Exokwriglopok perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yates blocks a head kick by Exokwriglopok.
Exokwriglopok looks for a takedown but Yates sprawls well.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Exokwriglopok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Exokwriglopok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Exokwriglopok misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Yates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates misses with a two punch combination.
Exokwriglopok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yates throws a right and a left that Exokwriglopok avoids nicely.
Exokwriglopok shoots in for a takedown but Yates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
Exokwriglopok misses with a takedown attempt
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaylin Yates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Exokwriglopok.
Good standup being displayed there by Yates as he connects with a hook.
Jaylin Yates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Exokwriglopok fails with the takedown
and Yates counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Exokwriglopok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yates circles away.
Yates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Exokwriglopok.

Exokwriglopok drives through and clinches with Yates against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Exokwriglopok.
Exokwriglopok tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yates just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yates tries to break free but Exokwriglopok pushes him back against the ropes.
Yates tries to circle away but Exokwriglopok has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates is trying to break the clinch but Exokwriglopok has him pressed against the ropes.
Exokwriglopok drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yates has had enough of the clinch but Exokwriglopok keeps him there for the moment.

Exokwriglopok pulls guard successfully.
Yates wants to stand but Exokwriglopok is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaylin Yates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Exokwriglopok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Jaylin Yates!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Adonis Exokwriglopok!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Adonis Exokwriglopok!

Adonis Exokwriglopok wins by split decision!