PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 1296 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Rupert Helenius (ranked 175 p4p, 173 weight class). Yrkje comes to the cage accompanied by As Good As I Once Was. Rupert Helenius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Yrkje
vs
Helenius

187 cm
25
180
11 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
177
6 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

FF Gear
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yrkje looks to score with a jab to the body but Helenius is just out of range.
Helenius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yrkje at a distance.
Yrkje throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yrkje works Helenius's body with a nice hook.
Yrkje moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helenius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yrkje throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helenius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helenius moves out of range as Yrkje strikes.
Helenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rupert Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yrkje misses with an uppercut. Helenius saw that one coming.
Yrkje throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Helenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yrkje counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Helenius misses.
Yrkje takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yrkje lands a nice leg kick that just misses Helenius's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius thuds a left hand into Yrkje's body.
Helenius misses with a few strikes there.
Helenius moves out of range as Yrkje strikes.
Helenius with a nice calf kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Helenius has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yrkje scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Yrkje.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yrkje.
Yrkje will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helenius.
Yrkje quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Helenius with a jab.
Yrkje's corner calls for a 1-2. Yrkje obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yrkje misses with a straight left.
Helenius misses with a low kick.
Helenius tests Yrkje's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Yrkje.
Yrkje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
An attempted straight right counter from Yrkje misses the target.
Helenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yrkje.
Yrkje throws out a loose jab but Helenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje throws an overhand right that lands on Helenius's shoulder, as Helenius tries to avoid the shot.
Helenius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yrkje takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helenius throws out a powerful jab.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helenius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
Yrkje throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yrkje swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yrkje throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yrkje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helenius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Helenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helenius replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yrkje blocks it well.
Yrkje lands a nice shot that snaps Helenius's head back.
Helenius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yrkje.
Helenius throws a looping overhand right but Yrkje ducks down to avoid it.
Yrkje takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yrkje lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yrkje.
It looked like Yrkje wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Helenius.
Helenius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helenius lands with a nice combination. Yrkje backs away looking to recover.
Helenius motions for Yrkje to come forward. Helenius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yrkje tries a low kick but Helenius avoids it.
Yrkje misses with a low kick.
Helenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yrkje.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. Yrkje does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Yrkje counters with a quick kick to the body but Helenius blocks it.
Yrkje moves out of range as Helenius strikes.
Helenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yrkje's head backwards.
Helenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yrkje cracks Helenius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Helenius does it's job there.
Helenius throws a low kick but Yrkje moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Helenius.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helenius. That's going to slow Yrkje down.
Helenius misses with a left hand
and Yrkje counters with a good low kick that Helenius was not able to check.
Helenius is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yrkje had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yrkje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Yrkje swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Yrkje.
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!
Yrkje with a nice cross.
Crunch! Helenius slams his shin into Yrkje's torso.
Helenius misses with a straight right.
Yrkje appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Helenius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Helenius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje thumps Helenius with a low kick.
A big right from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yrkje takes one on the button.
Helenius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
Helenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Helenius.

Yrkje cracks Helenius with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yrkje has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Helenius to stand back up!

Helenius is rocked!
Helenius digs a good body shot into Yrkje's ribs.
Helenius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yrkje moves out of range of the body kick from Helenius.
A telegraphed right hand from Yrkje misses the target.
It seemed like Helenius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helenius misses with a lunging right hand

and Yrkje counters with a nice right hand that sends Helenius toppling to the canvas! Helenius scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yrkje finish him?!
Helenius is still on wobbly legs! Can Yrkje finish him?
Yrkje misses with a looping left.
Helenius appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yrkje misses with a hook. Helenius ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Helenius stuns Yrkje with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yrkje motions for Helenius to come forward. Yrkje throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yrkje closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Helenius out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toby Keith Yrkje!
A relieved looking Toby Keith Yrkje thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.