PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Tupper (ranked 1775 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Yonic (ranked 2389 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Yonic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Tupper
vs
Yonic

176 cm
23
181 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

172 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ramsey Tupper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper swinging wildly here.
Yonic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tupper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Tupper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic takes one to the chin there.

Tupper gets caught flat footed, as Yonic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tupper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tupper wants to sweep but no luck.

Tupper has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tupper has his feet on Yonic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tupper throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupper stalks Yonic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yonic's face. Yonic staggers backwards, shaken.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tupper enables Yonic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tupper manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yonic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tupper's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yonic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yonic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tupper looking for a guillotine here but Yonic defends easily.
Yonic passes into half guard.
Tupper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper is refusing to be controlled, as Yonic sits in half guard.
Tupper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yonic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yonic working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Yonic there.
Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Yonic works his way into full mount!
Yonic landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yonic lands with some strikes.
Yonic scoring with strikes but Tupper is staying in there.

Tupper is rocked!
Yonic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tupper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Tupper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yonic is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Tupper goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Yonic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Yonic!
A very excited looking Daniel Yonic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.