PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 267 p4p, 476 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 35 p4p, 68 weight class). Yrkje comes to the cage accompanied by As Good As I Once Was. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yrkje
vs
Avila

187 cm
34
180
31 - 20 - 0

177 cm
25
180
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Conviction
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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 31 - 20 - 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila 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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yrkje on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yrkje makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Avila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avila lands a body shot.
Avila misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avila.
Yrkje scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside 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!
Still in the clinch, Avila scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yrkje misses with a punch on the inside.
Yrkje misses with a punch on the inside.
Avila has a couple of punches blocked by Yrkje.
Yrkje stalling in the clinch but Avila improves position.
Yrkje throws a head punch that misses.
Avila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avila.
Avila misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Avila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yrkje in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yrkje throws a punch but it's blocked by Avila.
Avila throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Avila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yrkje blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Avila.
Yrkje is breathing heavily.
Avila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avila lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Avila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Avila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Avila struggles to land a body shot inside as Yrkje controls his hands.
Avila lands a right hand.
Avila lands a body shot.
Avila is leaning against Yrkje and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avila can't find room to land a body shot as Yrkje controls the action.
Avila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Avila.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avila.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila tries a knee to the head but Yrkje blocks it.
Avila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Avila blocks an uppercut.
Yrkje fails to pull guard.
Yrkje misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Avila.
Yrkje tries a body shot but Avila blocks it.
Avila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Avila scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avila.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avila.
Avila misses with a knee strike.
Avila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yrkje lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Avila scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Yrkje's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Yrkje is rocked!
Avila landing knees to the body.
Oh Yrkje is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avila throws a big uppercut that drops Yrkje! More strikes from Avila and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Yrkje lies dazed against the cage as Avila celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Avila!