PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 526 p4p, 72 weight class) and Ri Zaadha (ranked 463 p4p, 63 weight class). Zaadha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here I Am. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Yaj
vs
Zaadha

188 cm
29
195 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

189 cm
29
180 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaadha doesn't manage to clinch there - Yaj circles away.
Yaj misses with an uppercut
and Zaadha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yaj.
Both fighters circling a little - Yaj finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yaj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yaj throws a low kick, looking for Zaadha's leg but Zaadha calmly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha moves out of range as Yaj throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yaj checks a leg kick.
Yaj goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yaj backing away here, and Zaadha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaadha throws a low kick but Yaj avoids it.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaadha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yaj tries to land a front kick but Zaadha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaadha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yaj throws a predictable looking body shot

and Zaadha counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yaj! Zaadha lets Yaj back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Zaadha moves into the clinch successfully.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Zaadha is working Yaj over against the cage.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yaj digs a right hand into Zaadha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaadha's gas tank.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Zaadha lands a left hand.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zaadha.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Zaadha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Yaj leaning against his opponent.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Zaadha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Zaadha.
Yaj tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaadha.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaadha controls his hands.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Zaadha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ri Zaadha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yaj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yaj throws a head kick but Zaadha moves out of range.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but Zaadha moved out of range.
Yaj is looking to slow Zaadha down with leg kicks.
A lazy body kick from Yaj
enabling Zaadha to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj misses with a shot to the body

and Zaadha counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yaj! Zaadha lets Yaj back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Yaj is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj throws a leg kick which misses Zaadha's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaadha tries to avoid it.
Oh Yaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaadha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yaj can pounce on him.
Pat Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a body kick that misses
and Zaadha counters with a leg kick.
Yaj seems to have got his legs back now.

Zaadha closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Yaj has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Zaadha tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zaadha. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaadha blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaadha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yaj seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaadha can turn it around.
Zaadha lands an uppercut.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaadha's elbow.
A hook to the body from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Yaj avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Zaadha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Zaadha digs a right hand underneath Yaj's ribcage. Yaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Zaadha.

Zaadha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yaj looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yaj scores with a kick to the body.
Yaj takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
Zaadha raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Yaj tenderised Zaadha's leg. Zaadha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yaj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Zaadha gets a clinch.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Yaj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaadha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yaj.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Pat Yaj has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaadha backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaadha is working Yaj over against the cage.
Yaj scores with a hook to the body.
Yaj tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj blocking some punches.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Zaadha prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Zaadha avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Zaadha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj blocks a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Zaadha pushes Yaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ri Zaadha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zaadha tries to land a leg kick but Yaj saw it coming and moves away.
Zaadha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaadha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zaadha avoids a kick to the body.
Zaadha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yaj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaadha shapes to counter with a head kick.
Zaadha thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zaadha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zaadha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yaj is looking to wear down Zaadha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zaadha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yaj throws a leg kick but Zaadha moved away.
Zaadha wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Yaj.
Zaadha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj feints and then cracks Zaadha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaadha down.
Pat Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj checks a leg kick.
Yaj is looking to score with low kicks.
Zaadha throws a fast counter high kick but Yaj manages to duck under it in time.
A big right from Zaadha misses.
Zaadha just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYaj.
Zaadha blocks a jab.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick
and Zaadha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yaj's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a leg kick.
Zaadha lands a leg kick that knocks Yaj off balance momentarily.
Zaadha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yaj counters with a thumping low kick.
Ri Zaadha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick
and Zaadha counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ri Zaadha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
Zaadha connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a body kick that misses
and Zaadha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Zaadha blocks the low kick.
Yaj throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaadha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaadha.
Yaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaadha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yaj tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaadha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaadha lands a lovely overhand right.

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 Pat Yaj.
Well Zaadha 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pat Yaj!
A very excited looking Pat Yaj 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.