PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manager Yonic (ranked 2954 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Juti (ranked 646 p4p, 0 weight class). Manager Yonic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timo Juti's chin.

Yonic
vs
Juti

193 cm
26
244 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
27
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Fast

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manager Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Juti!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Yonic - just one landing.

It looks like Timo Juti has been cut.
Juti lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yonic, as that shot connected.
Juti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Jab from Juti.
Timo Juti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Juti's head but Juti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yonic throws a looping overhand right but Juti ducks down to avoid it.
We've been told by Yonic's head coaches at Buoy Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yonics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Juti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yonic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juti tries to clinch up.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a body shot.
Juti throws a body shot but no joy.
Juti 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.
Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Juti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yonic, pushing him back against the cage.
Yonic has a couple of punches blocked by Juti.
Juti lands an elbow inside.

Yonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic misses with a hook.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Juti slips the punch.
Yonic avoids the body shot from Juti.
Yonic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Juti works the jab nicely.
Yonic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juti tries to clinch there but Yonic circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Juti sizes up Yonic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yonic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Juti misses its intended target.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Juti.
Yonic missing with a left hand there. Juti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Juti.
Yonic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Juti has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Manager Yonic has been cut.
Yonic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Juti.
Yonic avoids a wild elbow strike from Juti.
Yonic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juti looks winded!

Yonic breaks from the clinch.
Juti misses the jab.
Yonic throws a big shot that misses.
Juti misses with a straight left.
Juti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yonic lands with an uppercut that bounces Juti off the cage and back into range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juti!
A looping hook to the body misses from Juti. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Yonic misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yonic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yonic takes a swing at Juti's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic punishes Juti's body with a nice straight punch.
Juti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Juti tries to close the distance and clinch but Yonic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yonic looks to land a right hand but Juti moved out of range.
Juti wants to counter with a clinch but Yonic pushes him away.
Yonic swats away the attempt to clinch by Juti.
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Juti.
A swing and a miss from Yonic.
Yonic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juti.
Yonic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timo Juti will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juti.
Timo Juti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juti lands with a shot to the body.
Juti is looking to clinch.
Juti doesn't manage to clinch there - Yonic circles away.
A jab from Juti misses.
Yonic is looking to counter punch.
Yonic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab lands there for Juti.
Juti connects with a body shot that sends Yonic's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Juti does no damage.
Yonic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juti fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Juti 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Yonic misses.
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Juti slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yonic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juti slips under a jab.
Juti slips a straight right by Yonic.
Yonic sets himself, and Juti steps forward looking for the clinch! Yonic avoids it this time.
Juti looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
A big right from Juti misses.
Juti walks into a left hand.
Juti throws a hook but Yonic blocks it.
Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Juti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yonic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic swings for the body but Juti moves out of range.
Juti throws a body punch but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Juti manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Juti misses its intended target.
Juti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yonic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Yonic drops Juti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Juti looks back up at him and smiles so Yonic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Juti is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yonic weaves into range and cracks Juti right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Juti goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Yonic is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manager Yonic!
A relieved looking Manager Yonic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.