PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tearrius George (ranked 3048 p4p, 316 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 2642 p4p, 286 weight class). Tearrius George has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

George
vs
Yasumi

186 cm
31
227 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

188 cm
33
250 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Yasumi blocks the low kick.
George misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
George throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yasumi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for George.
Yasumi loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
George misses with a wild combination.
Yasumi scores with a jab. George acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George misses with a looping right.
Yasumi misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by George.
Good exchange - Yasumi coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasumi scores with a hook to the body. George takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasumi throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Yasumi swings away with a body shot that misses
and George counters with a leg kick.
George connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by George - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of George 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yasumi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Yasumi does a little dance to reset his feet.
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
George misses with a looping left.
Yasumi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasumi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. George eats them both and turns towards Yasumi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yasumi misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from George misses the target.
George misses the shot to the body.
Yasumi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down George rather than just go for the knockout.
Yasumi looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
Yasumi connects with a good right hand that stumbles George. George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasumi lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by George.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yasumi looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yasumi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George misses with a straight left.
Yasumi moves away from the strike by George.
Yasumi throws a good cross that connects.

Tearrius George's cut is getting worse.
George lands with a cross.
George misses with a low kick as Yasumi jumps back.
George comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yasumi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Yasumi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yasumi misses with a left hand
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasumi looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Yasumi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yasumi takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
A jab from George misses.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yasumi.
George just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from George.
Yasumi throws a body shot but no joy.
George looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George swings for the body but Yasumi moves out of range.
George scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yasumi is looking to chop away at George's legs.
Yasumi lands a two punch combo.
George looks to throw the jab but Yasumi is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yasumi! But no joy.
George is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yasumi throws a shot to the body.
Yasumi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yasumi moves out of range as George strikes.
George scores with a shot to the body.
Yasumi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George clobbers Yasumi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Yasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
George feints and then cracks Yasumi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yasumi down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Yasumi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
George jabs Yasumi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
George misses with a right hand
and Yasumi counters with a series of strikes. George will be more careful next time no doubt.

Tearrius George's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yasumi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
George works Yasumi's body with a nice hook.
George takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Yasumi - just one landing.

Jeez, Tearrius George's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
George tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yasumi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yasumi throws a big shot that misses.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George scores with the left hand. Yasumi knows he should have avoided that one.
Yasumi misses with a wild body shot.
Yasumi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
George works Yasumi's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Katsuya Yasumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George'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.

Yasumi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yasumi swings widly with a right hand
and George counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from George.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George scoring well with a low kick there.
Yasumi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by George.
Yasumi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George lands a nice shot to the body.
George cracks Yasumi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from George does it's job there.

Yasumi is rocked!
Yasumi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
George throws a jab when Yasumi was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George throws a monster overhand right that drops Yasumi! George follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tearrius George!
A very excited looking Tearrius George rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.