PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimasa Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Dark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Porter
vs
Dark

160 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoshimasa Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Dark!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Porter.
Dark doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
Dark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dark tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
Porter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
Dark replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Porter blocks it well.
Dark tries to clinch but Porter is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Porter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dark appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brad Dark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Dark.
Dark is looking to clinch but Porter is avoiding it.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
Dark replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Porter blocks it well.
Porter avoids the head kick by Dark.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.

Porter clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Porter's brow.
Porter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Porter as the two fighters clinch.
Porter lands a nice shot to the body.
Porter dodges an elbow strike from Dark.
Porter blocks an elbow strike from Dark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porter avoids the elbow strike from Dark, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter lands an uppercut.
Porter blocks the elbow strike.
Porter lands a nice uppercut.
Dark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Porter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dark backwards.
Porter lands a shoulder strike.
Dark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Porter lands a left hand.
Porter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Porter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dark backwards.

Dark is rocked!
Dark looks winded!
Porter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dark is still on wobbly legs! Can Porter finish him?
Porter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Porter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Porter lands an uppercut.
Porter lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dark to his knees! Porter keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshimasa Porter!