PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juska Timoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by Minority - Green Day. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Yan Wang
vs
Timoska

185 cm
29
195 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

180 cm
25
196 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juska Timoska!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Timoska with that takedown attempt.
Wang stuffs the takedown.
Timoska throws a lazy uppercut
and Wang counters with a nice body shot.
Wang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wang.
Wang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timoska.
Ting Yan Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juska Timoska.
Timoska is looking to clinch but Wang is avoiding it.
Timoska shoots for a double leg takedown but Wang sprawls well. He's pushed Timoska's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Timoska throws a jab but it's blocked by Wang.
Juska Timoska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Timoska tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Timoska misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Wang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoska scores with a nice strike.
Timoska moves out of range as Wang throws a body kick.
Wang lands a jab to the nose.

Timoska shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Timoska was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Timoska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Timoska unloads with some shots from mount but Wang bucks and avoids them well.
Wang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang trying to control from the bottom.
Wang is trying to stand.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control from the bottom.
Wang is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Wang is trying to stand back up but Timoska is controlling him

Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Timoska lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Timoska prevents Wang from improving his position.
Wang is not content to let Timoska control the position.
Timoska lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Timoska trying to mount his opponent but Wang defends it.
Wang gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Timoska in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wang controls Timoska momentarily but Timoska frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wang holds on and takes a little breather.
Timoska throws a big right hand that misses.
Timoska wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Timoska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wang is trying to control the position but Timoska postures up.
Timoska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Timoska trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Timoska is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Timoska's guard.
Wang preventing the sweep.
Timoska trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoska keeping full guard, as Wang tries to pass.
Timoska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Timoska!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timoska is in all sorts of trouble here.
Timoska is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Timoska wants to hold on but Wang pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timoska is trying desperately to improve position.
Wang trying to control but Timoska is having none of it.
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 Ting Yan Wang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Timoska fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wang to the ground. Timoska is now in Wang's guard.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wang controlling the position.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Timoska?
Timoska is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timoska is desperately trying to improve his position but Wang has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang avoids the attempt from Timoska to control.
Wang looking to control but Timoska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ting Yan Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Timoska is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Timoska is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Timoska working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Timoska sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Wang is working for a submission of some sort.
Wang wants to free his trapped foot but Timoska is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoska controlling the position well.
Timoska trying to control but Wang postures up.
Timoska is refusing to be controlled, as Wang sits in half guard.
Wang looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Timoska manages to get to full guard.
Timoska looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Timoska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Ting Yan Wang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wang misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Timoska misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timoska avoids the body shot from Wang.

Timoska shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wang is pressing down on Timoska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ting Yan Wang will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Timoska.
Wang connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Timoska on that attempt.
Wang throws a front kick aimed at Timoska's knee but Timoska avoids it well.
Timoska slips under a jab.
Timoska throws an overhand right that lands on Wang's shoulder, as Wang tries to avoid the shot.
Wang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wang lands the left hand.
Timoska throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Timoska shoots for a takedown but Wang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Timoska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang slips under a jab from Timoska.
Timoska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Wang scores with a punch to the head.
Timoska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoska takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Timoska gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Timoska misses with some punches.

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Timoska.
Ting Yan Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juska Timoska.
Timoska misses with an uppercut. Wang saw that one coming.
Timoska moves out of range of the strikes.
Wang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timoska's sensitive parts.
Timoska tries to work over Wang's front leg with a kick but Wang checks it.
Timoska throws a low kick but Wang moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timoska. Wang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timoska takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
Wang throws a hook but Timoska blocks it.
Timoska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Timoska.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Wang digs a good hook to Timoska's body.
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Timoska doesn't seem bothered though.
Timoska misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Timoska has a takedown stuffed.
Ting Yan Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang digs a good body shot into Timoska's ribs.

Timoska shoots in and bounces Wang off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Timoska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoska wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wang is now in half guard.
Wang is keen to just control but Timoska is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Timoska manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Timoska keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang throwing strikes from guard but Timoska blocks nicely.
Timoska is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Timoska scores with a couple of nice shots.
Timoska 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.
Juska Timoska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang trying to control but Timoska postures up.
Wang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Timoska chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wang is looking for a triangle but Timoska pushes his legs off easily.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Timoska scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timoska stands up over Wang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ting Yan Wang.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ting Yan Wang!
A very excited looking Ting Yan Wang made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.