PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didiero Drogbah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taeko Yataki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yataki has chosen Jingle bells as his entrance music. The key to victory for Didiero Drogbah has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Drogbah
vs
Yataki

185 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Didiero Drogbah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taeko Yataki!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogbah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yataki.
Drogbah throws a hook to the side of Yataki's head but Yataki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogbah fails to land with a series of punches.
Drogbah misses with a looping left.
Yataki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drogbah missing with a left hand there. Yataki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogbah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Yataki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yataki cracks Drogbah with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yataki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Drogbah is trying to get back to half guard.
Drogbah is working hard here to advance position.
Drogbah is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Yataki scoring with punches from side control.
Yataki is chipping away with strikes.

Drogbah is rocked!
Drogbah tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big shot lands for Yataki! That's hurt Drogbah! Will he recover? Yataki fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taeko Yataki!