PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong (ranked 1181 p4p, 1011 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 161 p4p, 134 weight class). Kong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tom Cochrane - Life Is A Highway. Yrkje has chosen As Good As I Once Was as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kong
vs
Yrkje

185 cm
28
176
16 - 8 - 0

187 cm
29
180
16 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads

Conviction

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Kong.
Yrkje with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yrkje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrkje moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yrkje misses with a double jab
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Yrkje moves out of range of the strikes.
Yrkje throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Yrkje throws a good cross that connects.
Kong misses the jab.
Yrkje tries to work over Kong's front leg with a kick but Kong checks it.
It looked like Kong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yrkje.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yrkje missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yrkje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yrkje blocks a jab.
Kong throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses with a hook to the body
and Yrkje counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yrkje scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kong does it's job there.
Yrkje tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Yrkje counter with a right hand.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Yrkje.
Kong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yrkje ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yrkje throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Kong is looking to counter punch.
Yrkje throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kong counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yrkje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Yrkje was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yrkje throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yrkje throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yrkje.
Kong lands with an uppercut that bounces Yrkje off the cage and back into range.
Kong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yrkje will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong slips under a jab.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
Kong throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Kong throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Kong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Kong is rocked!
Yrkje lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kong throws a right hand that misses
and Yrkje counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toby Keith Yrkje!
Toby Keith Yrkje seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.