PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chinggis Khaan (ranked 1451 p4p, 189 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 974 p4p, 132 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khaan
vs
Yau

174 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

184 cm
24
174 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Bullet Proof System

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chinggis Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau throws a shot to the body.
Khaan shoots in for a takedown but Yau shows good takedown defense.
Yau with a nice cross.
Khaan misses with a combination

and Yau counters by moving into the clinch.
Khaan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khaan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khaan wants to take the fight to the mat but Yau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chinggis Khaan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khaan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khaan backwards.
Yau gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khaan.
Khaan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khaan jumps guard but Yau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yau pushes Khaan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khaan tries to throw a body punch but Yau avoids it by throwing Khaan back against the cage.

Khaan decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Yau's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Khaan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Khaan needs to keep his hands up - Yau had a free shot at his head there.
Khaan throws a right hand that Yau ducks under and follows up with a left that Yau also avoids with ease.
Yau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been hearing reports that Khaan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khaan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaan looks to score with a jab to the body but Yau is just out of range.
Khaan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khaan misses with the combination.
Yau wants to counter the offense by Khaan and move into the clinch position.
Yau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan misses with a lunging right hand
and Yau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Khaan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khaan falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Khaan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yau effectively controlling the action here.
Yau creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khaan with a big uppercut! Khaan tries to clinch up but Yau pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khaan to the mat! Khaan covers up and Yau unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Calabi Yau!
During a confident post fight interview, Calabi Yau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.