PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yaya Kouame (ranked 3012 p4p, 3392 weight class) and James Wilson (ranked 396 p4p, 435 weight class). Kouame's entrance music is 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kouame
vs
Wilson

189 cm
21
185
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
195
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Nutritional Shaved Ice
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaya Kouame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Kouame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kouame jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kouame instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kouame.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kouame lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Kouame is blocking nicely.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kouame working aggressively here.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Kouame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kouame throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Kouame has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Kouame fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilson.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kouame is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kouame is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Kouame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Kouame is controlling the position.
Kouame prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Kouame goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kouame manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kouame misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wilson lands a left and a right that send Kouame crashing to the mat, dazed. Wilson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kouame is rocked!
Kouame rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a straight that turns Kouame's legs to rubber! Wilson pushes forward with more strikes and Kouame goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Wilson!