PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Yreka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Yreka
vs
Heikkinen

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 , fighting out of , Paul Yreka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Juho Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yreka throws a body shot but no joy.
Yreka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yreka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yreka throws a nice looking combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Yreka does no damage.
Heikkinen scores with a hook.
Yreka misses with a double jab

and Heikkinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yreka won't be happy with that.
Yreka tries to control but Heikkinen manages to take his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen keeps control of the position easily here as Yreka tries to buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yreka just trying to survive but Heikkinen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Heikkinen misses with punches from the back.
Heikkinen controlling from the back.
Heikkinen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Heikkinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heikkinen cracks Yreka with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Yreka from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Yreka covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Heikkinen lands punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen connects with a big shot to the side of Yreka's head.
Yreka tries to roll but Heikkinen sticks to his back.
Good control from Heikkinen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yreka is trying to remain composed but Heikkinen is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Heikkinen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
This has been an exciting period of action!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heikkinen scores with punches from the back.
Heikkinen controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yreka is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at AdvancedX, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Well, with Heikkinen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Yreka is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Yreka is covering up but some of the strikes from Heikkinen are getting through and doing damage.
Heikkinen has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Yreka.
Yreka covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Heikkinen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Heikkinen throwing damaging strikes from the back! Yreka could be in trouble here!
Yreka is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Heikkinen.
Yreka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heikkinen on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Heikkinen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Yreka covers up after that shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is punishing Yreka with strikes - can he finish him?!
Heikkinen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Yreka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen controlling the position well here. Yreka rolled but Heikkinen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Heikkinen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juho Heikkinen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick lands from Heikkinen that sends Yreka to the canvas. Yreka tries to scramble back to his feet but Heikkinen brings him back down into side control.
Yreka looking for a sweep but Heikkinen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Heikkinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen controlling from the full mount.
Heikkinen dominating with strikes here.
Heikkinen dominating with strikes here.

Yreka is rocked!
Heikkinen lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Yreka! Heikkinen sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Yreka and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juho Heikkinen!
Our winner, Juho Heikkinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.