PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabrial Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Yarimia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabrial Worthington could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Yarimia's chin.

Worthington
vs
Yarimia

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabrial Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Yarimia!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington avoids the head kick by Yarimia.
Joe Yarimia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarimia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarimia throws a right and a left that Worthington avoids nicely.
Yarimia throws a front kick that sends Worthington stumbling back into the cage.
Worthington blocks a jab.
Worthington ducks under a wild hook from Yarimia.
Yarimia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yarimia clobbers Worthington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Yarimia misses.
Yarimia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarimia lands a glancing blow to the side of Worthington's head.

Worthington scores with a takedown into Yarimia's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthington wants to control from the top but Yarimia keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarimia is trying to control the position but Worthington postures up.
Worthington cracks Yarimia with a solid left hand.
Worthington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Worthington slips nicely into half guard.
Yarimia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Worthington is pressing down on Yarimia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yarimia is holding on for now.
Yarimia trying to control here.
Yarimia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yarimia taking some punishment here, with Worthington in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Worthington trying to pass the guard but Yarimia defending well.
Worthington passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yarimia!
Worthington trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Yarimia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Worthington.
Worthington avoids the attempt from Yarimia to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarimia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Worthington is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yarimia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yarimia!
Worthington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yarimia's guard.
Yarimia is trying to control the position but Worthington postures up.
Yarimia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yarimia keeping moving, preventing Worthington from controlling successfully.
Worthington is really struggling to control Yarimia but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington scoring with punches to the head and body.
Worthington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Worthington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Worthington is breathing heavily.

Worthington tries for a kimura but Yarimia is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worthington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yarimia keeps working.

Worthington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Worthington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Worthington tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gabrial Worthington will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yarimia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthington was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarimia.
Yarimia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yarimia misses with a looping left.
Worthington shoots and misses
and Yarimia counters with a head kick. That will keep Worthington thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Worthington fails with the takedown
and Yarimia counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yarimia throws a hook but Worthington blocks it.
Worthington misses with a takedown
and Yarimia counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Worthington is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabrial Worthington. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Yarimia does no damage.
Nice body kick from Yarimia.
Gabrial Worthington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yarimia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yarimia throws a front kick that sends Worthington stumbling back into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yarimia!
Worthington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yarimia.
Yarimia takes a swing at Worthington's ribcage but misses.
Joe Yarimia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yarimia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarimia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yarimia misses with a double jab.
Yarimia misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yarimia misses.
Yarimia connects with the punch.
Worthington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yarimia sprawls well. Yarimia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Worthington gets slowly back to his feet.
Yarimia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yarimia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Worthington takes a step back to recover.
Yarimia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Worthington slips under a jab from Yarimia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yarimia.
Joe Yarimia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yarimia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Worthington will feel that in the morning.
Yarimia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarimia. Worthington does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yarimia.
Yarimia swinging wildly here.
Yarimia misses with a wild body shot.
Yarimia throws a head kick but Worthington moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Yarimia.
Yarimia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington dives in and grabs Yarimia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yarimia pushes down on Worthington's head and hops out.
Yarimia thows a body shot but no joy.
Yarimia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yarimia missing with a left hand there. Worthington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Worthington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yarimia's waist but Yarimia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Worthington off to one side.
Yarimia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worthington shoots in looking for a takedown but Yarimia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Worthington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarimia connects with a high kick.
Yarimia looks to land a combination but Worthington avoids it well.
Worthington will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Worthington lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Yarimia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Worthington slips a jab and a cross from Yarimia.
Worthington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarimia.
Worthington avoids the body shot from Yarimia.
Yarimia throws a series of punches but Worthington avoids them all with ease.
Yarimia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Yarimia.
Worthington looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yarimia misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Yarimia misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarimia. Worthington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington shoots for a takedown but Yarimia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yarimia throws a right hand that misses

and Worthington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Worthington is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Worthington wants to pass the guard but Yarimia is defending well.
Worthington is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yarimia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Worthington is working away from the top position though.
Yarimia wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Worthington is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yarimia is just riding it out for now. Worthington eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Worthington lands a nice short elbow.
Yarimia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Worthington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Worthington's back!
Yarimia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Worthington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Worthington covering up well under a series of strikes from Yarimia.
Yarimia misses with punches from the back.
Yarimia misses with a punch to the head.
Yarimia struggling to land strikes to the head as Worthington covers up.
Worthington rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarimia with the ground and pound but Worthington uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yarimia thows a big elbow that misses.

Worthington is looking to sinch up a triangle. Yarimia throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Worthington's body to avoid the submission. Worthington has instead reached around Yarimia's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Worthington arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabrial Worthington!