PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teemu Yumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yumma might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Poison. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yumma
vs
Jung Pak

177 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Yumma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yumma tries to keep at a distance but Pak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pak is trying to push Yumma away but Yumma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yumma leaning against his opponent.
Pak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yumma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yumma.
Yumma stalling the fight.

Yumma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yumma tries to close the distance and clinch but Pak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Yumma forces Pak back against the cage and clinches.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but Pak blocks it.
Yumma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak stalling in the clinch but Yumma improves position.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Yumma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yumma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teemu Yumma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumma misses with a kick to the body.
Yumma checks a leg kick.

Yumma clinches.
Pak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yumma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yumma misses with a knee strike.
Pak scores a nice knee to the body.
Yumma misses with a knee to the head.
Pak is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumma gets an underhook and turns Pak into the cage.

Yumma breaks the clinch.
Pak lands a jab-cross combination.
Yumma fails with a takedown attempt.
Yumma blocks a head kick by Pak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yumma moves into the clinch.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yumma managing to block the knees to the body from Pak.
Yumma misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pak.
Pak blocks an elbow strike.
Pak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pak is trying to break free.
Yumma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
Yumma tries to pull guard but Pak holds him up against the cage and eventually Yumma drops back down to his feet.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumma avoids it.
Pak tries to work over Yumma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Yumma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dae Jung Pak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yumma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yumma throws a leg kick which misses Pak's front leg but catches the back leg as Pak tries to avoid it.
Pak throws a body kick that misses.

Yumma rushes Pak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pak trying to control the position but instead, Yumma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pak into the cage.
Pak can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Yumma.
Yumma wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teemu Yumma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pak working hard to break the clinch.
Pak blocks an elbow strike from Yumma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yumma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yumma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yumma misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Pak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pak is trying to break the clinch but Yumma has him pressed against the cage.
Pak blocks an elbow strike from Yumma.
Pak stalling in the clinch but Yumma improves position.
Pak tries a body shot but Yumma blocks it.
Pak is trying to stall.
Pak looks gassed!
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pak trying to control the position but instead, Yumma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pak into the cage.
Yumma pushes off an throws an elbow but Pak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Teemu Yumma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yumma rushes Pak and presses him up against the cage.
Pak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yumma misses with a knee strike.
Yumma looking to throw knees to the head but Pak is blocking nicely.
Yumma wants to break free but Pak has control.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but Pak blocks with his arms.
Pak working hard to break the clinch.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but Pak blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yumma looking to throw knees to the head but Pak is blocking nicely.

Yumma breaks from the clinch.
Yumma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yumma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pak sprawls well. Pak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yumma gets slowly back to his feet.
Dae Jung Pak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pak closes the distance and pushes Yumma back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumma is trying to pull guard but Pak has him pressed against the cage.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pak avoids it.
Pak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pak avoiding damage as Yumma throws knees to the body.
Yumma wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teemu Yumma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pak tries to land knees in the clinch but Yumma avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Yumma breaks the clinch.
Yumma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
Yumma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumma manages to avoid it.
Yumma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Yumma clinches.
Yumma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pak.
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!
Pak dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Pak blocks an elbow strike from Yumma.
Pak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yumma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma misses with a knee strike.
Pak managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Yumma lands a nice elbow.
Pak lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak trying to stall but Yumma improves his position.
Yumma is trying to break free.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak looking to stall.
Pak avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yumma.
Yumma is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pak stalling in the clinch but Yumma improves position.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pak is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yumma.
Pak is looking to control Yumma's arms but Yumma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pak has his back to the cage.
Yumma throws an elbow but it misses.
Pak misses with a body punch.
Yumma lands an elbow inside that Pak shrugs off.

It looks like Dae Jung Pak has been cut.
Pak looking to stall.
Pak crunches a lovely knee into Yumma's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yumma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teemu Yumma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yumma avoids it.
Pak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Yumma breaks the clinch.
Pak lands a jab-cross combination.
Pak is breathing heavily.
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!
Pak misses with a body kick.
Pak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yumma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yumma scores with a knee to the head.

Yumma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yumma is defended easily by Pak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teemu Yumma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dae Jung Pak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yumma shoots in looking for a takedown but Pak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yumma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yumma slips a straight right by Pak.

Pak has managed to clinch.
Yumma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Yumma jumps guard and drags Pak to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pak won't allow Yumma to sweep him here.
Yumma wants to stand and escape but Pak is having none of it.
Pak wants to stand but Yumma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pak won't allow Yumma to get back to his feet.
Pak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yumma is proving hard to escape from.
Pak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yumma wants to get back to his feet but Pak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Yumma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Pak drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pak seems to have locked his on tight now - Yumma screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pak, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dae Jung Pak!
Our winner, Dae Jung Pak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.