PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Scooby Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doom's entrance music is Slayer / Raining Blood. A fine choice. Yen has chosen Niggas in Paris (Instrumental) as his entrance music. Scooby Doom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doom
vs
Yen

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)
Perkele!

KAISER

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scooby Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen throws a hook to the side of Doom's head but Doom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Doom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doom.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Yen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yen throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Doom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yen is able to avoid easily.
Doom lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Yen misses.
Doom misses with a kick to the body.
Yen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doom wants to slow Yen down by chopping away at his legs.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Yen is just out of range.
Doom checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Doom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yen missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doom.
Yen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doom. Yen shrugs it off though.

Yen has managed to clinch.
Yen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yen up against the ropes.
Yen with a knee to the head.

It looks like Scooby Doom has been cut.
Yen tries to land knees in the clinch but Doom avoids the damage to the body.
Yen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Yen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Yen throws a looping overhand right but Doom ducks down to avoid it.
Doom throws a leg kick but Yen checks it.
Doom lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen tries to clinch but Doom moves out of range.
Doom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yen.
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doom slips a straight right by Yen.
Yen takes one to the chin there.
Doom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Yen pushes Doom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Doom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yen lands an uppercut.
Doom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doom lands an uppercut.
Yen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yen.
Yen has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Doom scores with a hook to the body.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Yen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yen fails to land.
Doom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yen or not.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Yen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yen blocks an uppercut.
Yen throws an elbow but it misses.

Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doom connects with a body shot.
A jab from Doom does it's job there.
Doom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yen cracks Doom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yen throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Doom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom slips a straight right by Yen.
Yen is looking to clinch.
Yen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doom cracks Yen with an open hand slap.
Doom throws a leg kick that misses.
Yen thows a leg kick but Doom checks it
letting Doom counter with a right hand.
Yen blocks a head kick by Doom.
Doom tries to score with a low kick but Yen moves his leg out of the way.
Yen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doom scoring well with a low kick there.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doom throws a low kick, looking for Yen's leg but Yen calmly moves out of range.
Doom throws a jab when Yen was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooby Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scooby Doom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Doom ducks under a wild hook from Yen.
Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yen misses the jab.
Donnie Yen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doom.
Yen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yen blocks a leg kick.
Doom throws a jab when Yen was well out of range.
Doom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doom dips to his left and cracks Yen with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doom misses with a head kick.
Doom throws a looping overhand right but Yen ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen wants to clinch but Doom slips to the side
and Doom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yen thinking.
Yen swings for the body but Doom moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Doom as he connects with a hook.
Doom loads up on a big right hand but Yen slips the punch.
Yen throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yen. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom misses with a head kick.
Yen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Yen forces Doom back against the ropes and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Yen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Yen on the inside.
Yen tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Yen back against the ropes.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doom lands a right hand.
Yen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnie Yen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom prevents a body shot from Yen.
Doom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yen backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yen tries to work over Doom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yen landing knees to the body.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Doom slows down the pace here.
Yen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yen on the inside.
Doom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yen backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yen throws an elbow but misses.
Yen pushes off an throws an elbow but Doom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Doom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Yen fails to land.
Doom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yen pushes off an throws an elbow but Doom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Yen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yen scores with a shot to the side of Doom's head.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yen throws a head punch that misses.
Doom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doom lands a nice uppercut.
Yen throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Doom lands a shot to the body.
Doom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yen throws an elbow that misses.
Doom can't break the clinch.
Yen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yen blocks an uppercut.
Yen lands with a light punch inside.
Doom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yen lands a right hand.
Yen tries a body shot but Doom blocks it.
Yen misses with an elbow over the top.
Yen creates a bit of distance and cracks Doom with a big uppercut! Doom goes down! The referee pushes Yen away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Doom make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Yen takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donnie Yen!
Donnie Yen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.