PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rani Yahya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Moreira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rani Yahya's chin.

Moreira
vs
Yahya

170 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rani Yahya!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yahya throws a shot from downtown. Moreira moves away and avoids it.
Yahya looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Yahya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moreira.

Moreira clinches with his opponent.

Moreira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yahya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yahya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yahya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moreira is fending him off so far but Yahya persists. Nope, Moreira circles away and we're back to standing.

Moreira moves into the clinch successfully.
Moreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moreira as Yahya tries to tie him up.
Yahya is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moreira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yahya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Moreira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yahya wants to break free but Moreira has control.
Moreira effectively controlling the action here.
Yahya is trying to maintain a safe position but Moreira gets an underhook and turns Yahya into the cage.
Moreira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yahya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreira lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daniel Moreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rani Yahya.
Yahya looks gassed!
Moreira pushes Yahya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Yahya is rocked!
Moreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yahya is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreira finish him?
Yahya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yahya blocking some punches.

Moreira has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yahya regains guard immediately.
Moreira arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Yahya's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Moreira!