PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joferi Lyytinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yuri Nate has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuri Nate seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nate
vs
Lyytinen

184 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joferi Lyytinen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyytinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nate closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lyytinen's guard.
Nate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lyytinen trying to keep a closed guard but Nate is proving a slippery customer.
Nate is working Lyytinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nate wants to control from the top but Lyytinen keeps moving.
Nate postures up in Lyytinen's guard and throws a big left but Lyytinen blocks it.
Nate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nate lands a couple of elbows.
Lyytinen working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nate chips away with some ground and pound.
Nate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nate throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nate with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nate working the ground and pound from side control.
Lyytinen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nate working the ground and pound from side control.
Nate scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Lyytinen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nate can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Nate!
Post fight, Yuri Nate stared into the camera and said 'Que?'.