PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nakamora Yenseki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yenseki comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Nakamora Yenseki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tauno Palo's chin.

Yenseki
vs
Palo

185 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
201 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakamora Yenseki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yenseki misses with a body shot.
Yenseki is looking to score with low kicks.
Yenseki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palo throws a hook but Yenseki avoids it easily.
Palo moves away from the strike by Yenseki.
Palo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yenseki on the side of the head.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yenseki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yenseki throws a leg kick but Palo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yenseki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yenseki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Palo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yenseki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yenseki. That's going to slow Palo down.
A jab lands there for Yenseki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palo connects with an inside leg kick.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yenseki is breathing heavily.
That kick from Palo tenderised Yenseki's leg. Yenseki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palo misses with a combination
enabling Yenseki to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Palo.
Yenseki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palo can pounce on him.
Palo throws a leg kick which misses Yenseki's front leg but catches the back leg as Yenseki tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palo sends Yenseki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Palo is motioning to the referee to let Yenseki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Nakamora Yenseki has been cut.

Palo lands a big uppercut and Yenseki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yenseki looks OK. Palo waves Yenseki back to his feet!

Yenseki is rocked!

Palo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yenseki, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Yenseki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Palo.
Yenseki seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Palo.
Palo lands a shoulder strike.
Palo lands a hook that snaps the head of Yenseki backwards.
Palo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yenseki backwards.
Palo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palo lands with a left to the head.
Palo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palo lands a big right hand that drops Yenseki! The killer instinct kicks in and Palo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Palo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tauno Palo!