PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kabraskly Ratshatudiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Yumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yumma has chosen Poison as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ratshatudiev
vs
Yumma

192 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Outkast Clothing Line

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kabraskly Ratshatudiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Yumma!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ratshatudiev.

Ratshatudiev pushes Yumma up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumma controlling the action here for a moment.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but Yumma has him pressed against the cage.
Yumma holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ratshatudiev avoids the elbow strike from Yumma, against the cage.
Ratshatudiev dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yumma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kabraskly Ratshatudiev has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Yumma.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yumma smiles and moves away.

Ratshatudiev has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev avoiding damage as Yumma throws knees to the body.
Yumma trying to land knees to the body.
Yumma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yumma stalling against the cage.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ratshatudiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma holds him up against the cage and eventually Ratshatudiev drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabraskly Ratshatudiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumma avoiding damage.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumma gets an underhook and turns Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ratshatudiev avoiding damage as Yumma throws knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yumma to keep the fight standing.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ratshatudiev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ratshatudiev trying to control the position but instead, Yumma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Yumma stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumma gets an underhook and turns Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Ratshatudiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yumma walks away with a smile on his face. Ratshatudiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yumma throws a head kick but Ratshatudiev moves out of range.

Ratshatudiev has Yumma up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yumma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ratshatudiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yumma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ratshatudiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ratshatudiev avoiding damage as Yumma throws knees to the body.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ratshatudiev up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Yumma has Ratshatudiev pressed against the cage.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but Yumma has him pressed against the cage.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yumma scores a nice knee to the body.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yumma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teemu Yumma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kabraskly Ratshatudiev's cut.
That's time! Ratshatudiev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yumma throws the kick towards the body but Ratshatudiev avoids it.
Kabraskly Ratshatudiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yumma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ratshatudiev!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ratshatudiev tries to reverse the position but Yumma maintains control.

Yumma stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Ratshatudiev has Yumma up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratshatudiev avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratshatudiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratshatudiev avoids the damage to the body.
Ratshatudiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yumma walks away with a smile on his face. Ratshatudiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Yumma.

Ratshatudiev darts in and clinches Yumma up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma working Ratshatudiev over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ratshatudiev pulls guard.
Yumma wanted to stand there but Ratshatudiev had control of the position.

Yumma decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ratshatudiev, up you get!

Yumma shoots in and bounces Ratshatudiev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Ratshatudiev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ratshatudiev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yumma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yumma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Yumma decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ratshatudiev, up you get!

Ratshatudiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yumma, pushing him back against the cage.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Yumma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Yumma looking to throw knees to the head but Ratshatudiev is blocking nicely.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teemu Yumma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev trying to land knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but Ratshatudiev blocks it.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ratshatudiev is trying to maintain a safe position but Yumma gets an underhook and turns Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma lands a knee to the head.
Ratshatudiev misses with a knee strike.
Ratshatudiev stalling in the clinch but Yumma improves position.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but Ratshatudiev blocks it.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yumma to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabraskly Ratshatudiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumma is pushing Ratshatudiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but Yumma holds him up against the cage and eventually Ratshatudiev drops back down to his feet.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Yumma.
Yumma working Ratshatudiev over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yumma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Yumma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ratshatudiev wants to stall.

Ratshatudiev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yumma is looking to stand up but Ratshatudiev won't let him.
Yumma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ratshatudiev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ratshatudiev is looking for a triangle but Yumma pushes his legs off easily.

Ratshatudiev has his foot on Yumma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yumma works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teemu Yumma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kabraskly Ratshatudiev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yumma connects with a high kick.

Yumma gets a clinch.
Yumma trying to land knees to the body.
Yumma slowing the pace effectively.
Ratshatudiev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumma is keeping busy.
Yumma is stalling here.
Ratshatudiev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yumma smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Yumma won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is trying to stall.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Ratshatudiev trying to stall but Yumma improves his position.
Ratshatudiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumma.
Ratshatudiev trying to control the position but instead, Yumma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ratshatudiev into the cage.
Yumma trying to land knees to the body.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ratshatudiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yumma pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabraskly Ratshatudiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ratshatudiev missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yumma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ratshatudiev's brow.
Yumma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ratshatudiev's defenses.
Yumma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ratshatudiev.
Yumma throws an elbow that misses.
Yumma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ratshatudiev managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Yumma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratshatudiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yumma is defending well for now.
Yumma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yumma managing to block the knees to the body from Ratshatudiev.
Ratshatudiev avoids the elbow strike from Yumma, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratshatudiev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yumma misses with an elbow strike.
Yumma lands a knee to the head.
Yumma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ratshatudiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Ratshatudiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yumma walks away with a smile on his face. Ratshatudiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Yumma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yumma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ratshatudiev actively working from the bottom here.

Yumma escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yumma. Ratshatudiev shrugs it off though.
Yumma throws a leg kick but Ratshatudiev checks it.
Yumma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ratshatudiev moves away.

Ratshatudiev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yumma, pushing him back against the cage.
Yumma missing with knees to the body.
Yumma throws an elbow that misses.
Teemu Yumma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yumma stalling the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratshatudiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yumma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ratshatudiev fails to pull guard.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ratshatudiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yumma to keep the fight standing.
Ratshatudiev blocks an elbow strike.

Ratshatudiev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yumma uses from the top position.
Ratshatudiev has a closed guard, preventing Yumma from standing up.
Yumma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Yumma stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Ratshatudiev closes the distance and pushes Yumma back into the cage.
Yumma throws an elbow but it misses.
Ratshatudiev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ratshatudiev is defending well for now.
Ratshatudiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yumma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kabraskly Ratshatudiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yumma as Ratshatudiev tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Yumma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yumma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teemu Yumma!
After the fight, Teemu Yumma was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.