PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Somebody (ranked 2263 p4p, 1079 weight class) and Yip Man Iii (ranked 311 p4p, 155 weight class). Somebody kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is America, Fuck Yeah!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Somebody
vs
Man Iii

191 cm
21
180
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
165
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

HARDCORE

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Somebody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somebody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Somebody. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Somebody connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Somebody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Somebody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man Iii moves away.
Somebody connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man Iii moves out of range of the leg kick from Somebody.
Somebody wants to land a leg kick but Man Iii is out of range.
Man Iii cracks Somebody with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Somebody checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somebody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Man Iii misses.
Somebody dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man Iii. That did some damage!
Johnny Somebody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man Iii walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somebody thows a leg kick but Man Iii checks it
and Man Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Man Iii throws a hook to the side of Somebody's head but Somebody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Somebody.
Man Iii thinks about the counter body kick.
Somebody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Somebody misses with a hook to the body
and Man Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Somebody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man Iii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Somebody takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Iii misses the target.
Somebody throwing a counter right hand but Man Iii manages to avoid it.
Man Iii might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Somebody throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Somebody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Somebody.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somebody throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Man Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
Man Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somebody lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man Iii lands a nice hook to Somebody's body. Somebody takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man Iii misses with a hook
and Somebody counters with a stiff right hand.
Somebody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
Somebody thuds his right hand into Man Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Somebody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Man Iii cracks Somebody with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man Iii lands with a hook. Somebody tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Somebody misses with a body kick.
Somebody moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a hook. Somebody ducked under it nicely.
Man Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Somebody throws a nice looking combination but Man Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Somebody is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somebody misses with a leg kick.
Somebody takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Somebody is rocked!
Man Iii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Somebody misses with a low kick.
Man Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Somebody slips under a jab.
Somebody throws a lazy uppercut
and Somebody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Somebody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Somebody seems to have got his legs back now.
Man Iii is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Somebody had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Somebody throws a leg kick
and Man Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Somebody moves out of range of the strikes.
Somebody lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Somebody wants to land a leg kick but Man Iii is out of range.
Nice jab there from Somebody.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somebody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man Iii has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii avoids the body shot from Somebody.
Somebody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Somebody connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Somebody is predictable there
enabling Man Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Somebody - just one landing.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somebody.
Man Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Somebody - that will leave a mark!
Man Iii wants to clinch up but Somebody keeps it at a distance.
Somebody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somebody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Somebody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Iii throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Man Iii misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Somebody will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Somebody throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Somebody throws a jab but it's blocked by Man Iii.
Man Iii dodges the punch combination from Somebody.
Man Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Somebody tries to score with a low kick but Man Iii moves his leg out of the way.
Man Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Somebody throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Man Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Somebody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Somebody does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somebody misses with a body shot.
Somebody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Iii manages to avoid it.
Somebody cracks Man Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Somebody throws a leg kick
and Man Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Somebody misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somebody shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man Iii has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Man Iii there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Somebody throws a body punch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Man Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man Iii lands a head shot.
Somebody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man Iii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man Iii missing with a left hand there. Somebody was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Somebody lands a really nice looking cross but Man Iii seems unphased.
Man Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man Iii walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Somebody drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Man Iii swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Somebody's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yip Man Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Yip Man Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.