PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 839 p4p, 1970 weight class) and Yaya Kouame (ranked 124 p4p, 272 weight class). Kouame has chosen 2Pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music. Bone Breaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Breaker
vs
Kouame

173 cm
22
185
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
185
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaya Kouame!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kouame rushes Breaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kouame scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kouame lands a nice uppercut.
Kouame working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Breaker trying to control the position but instead, Kouame has worked for underhooks and has pushed Breaker into the cage.
Kouame lands with a right to the head.
Kouame scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Kouame.
Breaker can't get the takedown.
Kouame lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Bone Breaker has been cut.
Kouame lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker being controlled against the cage.
Kouame gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Breaker.
Kouame softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kouame scores with a shoulder strike.
Kouame softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Breaker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kouame gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kouame gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Breaker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kouame.
Kouame lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kouame.
Breaker is working for takedown but Kouame is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've been hearing reports that Breaker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kouame lands with a right to the head.
Breaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kouame pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kouame lands a left hand.

Breaker is rocked!
Kouame lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
Oh Breaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Breaker is trying to drag Kouame to the mat but Kouame just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kouame lands a shoulder strike.
Kouame prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Kouame on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kouame creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Kouame.
Kouame creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Breaker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Breaker drops to his knees and Kouame pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaya Kouame!
Yaya Kouame is the new middleweight champion!