PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darren Borrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New Divide, Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hannu Yabal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Borrow
vs
Yabal

190 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
141 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darren Borrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Yabal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yabal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Borrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Yabal.

It looks like Darren Borrow has been cut.
Yabal scores with a hook to the body.
Borrow lands an uppercut.
Borrow can't break the clinch.
Yabal slowing the pace effectively.
Yabal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yabal just leaning against Borrow, taking a breather.
Borrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Yabal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yabal.
Yabal keeps control of Borrow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borrow lands with a light punch inside.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch but Yabal keeps him there for the moment.
Yabal works on Borrow's body with a couple of short punches.
Yabal lands an elbow inside.
Borrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yabal prevents a body shot from Borrow.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Borrow in his tracks for a moment.
Borrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borrow working aggressively here.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.

Borrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabal throws a right hand that Borrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Borrow also avoids with ease.
Borrow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Borrow forces Yabal back against the cage and clinches.
Borrow working hard to break the clinch.
Yabal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Borrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch but Yabal keeps him there for the moment.
Borrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borrow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yabal has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Borrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yabal tries to land knees in the clinch but Borrow avoids the damage to the body.
Yabal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Yabal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yabal trying to land knees to the body.
Yabal blocks an uppercut.
Yabal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Borrow.
Yabal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Borrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yabal lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrow tries to circle away but Yabal has him pinned against the cage.
Borrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yabal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borrow managing to block the knees to the body from Yabal.
Yabal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yabal slowing the pace effectively.
Yabal lands with a left to the head.
Yabal lands an elbow that stopped Borrow in his tracks for a moment.
Yabal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Darren Borrow's cut is getting worse.
Borrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yabal stalling against the cage.
Yabal is working for takedown but Borrow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Borrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yabal lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Yabal.
Yabal lands a knee to the body.
Borrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borrow misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabal lands an elbow inside.
Borrow can't find room to land a body shot as Yabal controls the action.
Borrow wants to break free but Yabal has control.
A short body shot lands from Yabal as the two fighters clinch.
Borrow is breathing heavily.
Borrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Borrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yabal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Borrow cracks Yabal with a nice body shot.
Yabal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Borrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borrow can't find room to land a body shot as Yabal controls the action.
Yabal lands a damaging elbow.
Yabal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borrow's defenses.
Yabal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borrow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borrow working hard to break the clinch.
Yabal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Borrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yabal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Darren Borrow's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Yabal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Borrow's defenses.

Borrow is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabal working the clinch nicely. Borrow is working for position but Yabal cracks him with a big knee to the head! Borrow crumples up against the cage and Yabal lands two more shots before the ref can save Borrow! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Hannu Yabal!