PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boats Hoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrttiseppa comes to the cage accompanied by Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango. Jaakko Yrttiseppa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yrttiseppa
vs
Hoes

190 cm
23
291 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

210 cm
18
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TAKEDOWN ©

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boats Hoes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yrttiseppa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hoes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoes clobbers Yrttiseppa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Jaakko Yrttiseppa has been cut.
Hoes throws a shot from downtown. Yrttiseppa moves away and avoids it.
Hoes slips a straight right by Yrttiseppa.
A slow jab from Hoes misses its intended target.
Yrttiseppa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yrttiseppa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hoes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hoes lands an upkick as Yrttiseppa stands over him.
Hoes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hoes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yrttiseppa works over Hoes with some ground and pound from guard.
Yrttiseppa advances position into side control!
Hoes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yrttiseppa connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yrttiseppa is looking to take a break and control but Hoes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yrttiseppa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yrttiseppa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoes some visible discomfort.
Hoes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hoes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yrttiseppa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yrttiseppa is putting a hurting on Hoes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Yrttiseppa working the body and head with strikes.
Yrttiseppa scores with punches from side control.

Hoes is rocked!
Hoes looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoes is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd goes nuts as Yrttiseppa knocks Hoes out cold with a massive hammerfist! Yrttiseppa Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaakko Yrttiseppa!