PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 150 p4p, 230 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 24 p4p, 35 weight class). Talvela comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yrkje's choice of entrance music: As Good As I Once Was. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Talvela
vs
Yrkje

178 cm
30
175
18 - 6 - 0

187 cm
34
180
30 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS
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Conviction

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Talvela with that takedown attempt.
Talvela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yrkje.
Yrkje wants to land a leg kick but Talvela is out of range.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yrkje throws a counter combo.
Yrkje lands a leg kick that knocks Talvela off balance momentarily.
Talvela has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Yrkje fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yrkje connects with an inside leg kick.
Yrkje scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talvela doesn't seem bothered though.
Talvela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yrkje connects with a solid leg kick.
Talvela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
A little feinted left hand from Talvela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Donk. Yrkje catches Talvela right on the button with a cross.
Yrkje misses with a straight left.
Talvela was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Talvela.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yrkje.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje is looking to chop away at Talvela's legs.

Yrkje has managed to clinch.
Yrkje tries to stall but Talvela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Yrkje.
Talvela has a couple of punches blocked by Yrkje.
Yrkje tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talvela's elbow.
Talvela tries for a takedown but Yrkje manages to get underhooks.
Yrkje looking to slow down the pace here.
Yrkje lands a left hand.
Talvela wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Talvela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yrkje has a couple of punches blocked by Talvela.
A nice left hand lands by Yrkje.
Yrkje has a couple of punches blocked by Talvela.
Yrkje prevents a takedown attempt there.

Talvela manages to break the clinch.
Talvela just misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Talvela lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talvela slips under a jab from Yrkje.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yrkje. That's going to slow Talvela down.
Yrkje lands a leg kick that knocks Talvela off balance momentarily.
Talvela throws the left hand but Yrkje avoids the punch easily.
Talvela blocks a leg kick.
Yrkje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yrkje throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yrkje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talvela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yrkje throws out the jab.
Yrkje lands with a kick to the ribs.
Talvela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yrkje throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yrkje throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yrkje catches Talvela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yrkje.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talvela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yrkje.
Yrkje connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yrkje. Talvela shrugs it off though.
Talvela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yrkje.
Talvela is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talvela throws a right and a left that Yrkje avoids nicely.
Yrkje throws a hook but Talvela avoids it easily.
Yrkje scores with a nice strike.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talvela takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Talvela lands a jab to the head.
Yrkje throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yrkje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talvela.
Yrkje fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talvela on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Talvela misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje lands a slapping body shot.
Yrkje misses with a leg kick
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yrkje connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yrkje. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yrkje catches Talvela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Talvela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yrkje throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yrkje connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Talvela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yrkje lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yrkje swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talvela throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrkje scoring well with a low kick there.
Yrkje bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talvela's head.
Yrkje has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talvela checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Talvela misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yrkje dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talvela. That did some damage!
Yrkje connects with a solid leg kick.
Talvela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yrkje slips a straight right by Talvela.
Yrkje works Talvela's body with a nice hook.
Yrkje swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yrkje throws a big shot that misses.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yrkje throws a low kick but Talvela moves out of range easily.
Yrkje tries to close the distance and clinch but Talvela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yrkje has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talvela works the jab nicely.
Talvela lunges at Yrkje with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yrkje's hand.
Yrkje fails to land with a series of punches.
Talvela is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yrkje misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yrkje in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Talvela misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talvela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje scores with a jab to the head.
Yrkje has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A low kick lands for Yrkje.
Yrkje fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yrkje scores with a jab.
Yrkje scoring well with a low kick there.
Yrkje misses with a looping left.
Talvela checks a leg kick.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yrkje throws the kick towards the body but Talvela avoids it.
Yrkje scores with a sloppy right hand. Talvela should have avoided that one.
Talvela blocks a jab.
Yrkje throws an overhand right that lands on Talvela's shoulder, as Talvela tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Yrkje.
Yrkje scores with a push kick.
Talvela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yrkje.
Decent striking displayed by Talvela there.
Toby Keith Yrkje is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yrkje misses with a hook
enabling Talvela to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Toby Keith Yrkje's cut even more.
Yrkje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talvela.
Talvela misses with a head kick.
Yrkje misses with an uppercut. Talvela saw that one coming.
Yrkje lands with an uppercut that bounces Talvela off the cage and back into range.
Talvela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yrkje doesn't seem bothered though.
Yrkje misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Yrkje.
Donk. Yrkje catches Talvela right on the button with a cross.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Talvela moves out of range as Yrkje throws a body kick.
Yrkje lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Talvela throws a good cross that connects.
Yrkje throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Talvela.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela walks into a jab.
Talvela throws a solid leg kick but Yrkje takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Talvela.
Yrkje is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Talvela with a body shot.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Talvela connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Yrkje tumbling to the canvas! Talvela pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Yrkje was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paavo Talvela!
A relieved looking Paavo Talvela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.