PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yatta Yankuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Lapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Yankuba
vs
Lapio

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yatta Yankuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Lapio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankuba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left and a right from Lapio both land. Nice combination.
Lapio digs a good body shot into Yankuba's ribs.
Lapio works Yankuba's body with a nice hook.
Lapio works over Yankuba's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Yatta Yankuba has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yankuba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yankuba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lapio avoids it really well and circles away.
Yankuba fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yatta Yankuba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yankuba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lapio works Yankuba's body with a nice hook.
Lapio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lapio.
Yankuba is breathing heavily.
Lapio throws a combination. Yankuba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankuba shoots for a takedown but Lapio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lapio lands with a right that hurts Yankuba. Yankuba looks to clinch but Lapio throws a short knee that drops Yankuba. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Elias Lapio!