PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fuk Yuuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yuuu
vs
Watts

155 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

169 cm
23
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fuk Yuuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Watts!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuuu throws a lazy head kick
and Watts counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yuuu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Watts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yuuu's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yuuu wants to get back to his feet.
Yuuu is in trouble now - Watts has advanced to mount!
Watts lands a heavy elbow.
Watts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yuuu looks a forlorn figure.
Yuuu tries to lock up and control but Watts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yuuu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yuuu is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Watts connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuu tries to buck Watts off but he can't manage it.
Watts lands with some strikes.
Watts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Watts landing punches.

It looks like Fuk Yuuu has been cut.
Watts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Yuuu is rocked!

Fuk Yuuu's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuuu gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Watts throwing shots but Yuuu is blocking nicely.
Watts perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Watts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Watts there.
Yuuu is staying active underneath Watts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watts stops Yuuu from getting back to his feet.
Watts working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Yuuu is defending against the submission attempts here by Watts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu is trying to stand up here but Watts is controlling him well.

Watts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Watts uses his free foot to push down on Yuuu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yuuu.
Yuuu is trying to stand.
Watts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watts landing punches.
Yuuu tries to hold on but Watts pushes him away.
Watts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yuuu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Fuk Yuuu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Watts trying to control but Yuuu is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuuu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Yuuu bucks up and throws Watts to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Yuuu is breathing heavily.
Yuuu throws a sloppy head kick
and Watts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yuuu throws a lazy head kick
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Watts duly obliges.

Jeez, Fuk Yuuu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Watts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yuuu back to the cage. Watts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fuk Yuuu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sakari Watts!