PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Irracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yan Wang
vs
Irracha

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ting Yan Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zach Irracha!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with a low kick.
Wang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Irracha has time to react.
Irracha tries to clinch but Wang is having none of it.
Irracha wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.
Irracha tries to clinch but Wang is having none of it.
Irracha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Irracha.
Wang throws and low kick but Irracha moves out of range easily.
Irracha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Irracha is looking to clinch but Wang is avoiding it.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.

Wang takes the fight into the clinch.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irracha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irracha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Zach Irracha has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang moves into range and clinches up with Irracha.

Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irracha looks to clinch
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Irracha closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wang counters by moving into the clinch.

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Irracha tries to clinch
and Wang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wang digs a good hook to Irracha's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wang scores with a one two! Irracha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Irracha is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang scores with a hook.
Irracha is still on wobbly legs! Can Wang finish him?

Wang drops Irracha with a big left hand and mounts him. Irracha is in big trouble!

Wang wants to finish this one by submission but Irracha is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wang.

Wang stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irracha thinking.
Irracha seems to have recovered his senses.
Irracha closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wang moves into the clinch.
Irracha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Irracha lands a good knee to the midsection. Wang won't want to take too many of those.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Irracha won't allow it.
Wang scores with a shot to the side of Irracha's head.
Irracha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wang avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Irracha looks gassed!

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Irracha clinches but Wang breaks the clinch

and Wang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wang.
Irracha tries for a takedown. No joy.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Irracha wants to clinch but Wang slips to the side
and Wang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irracha looks to clinch
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Zach Irracha's cut even more.
Irracha takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Irracha darts in trying to clinch
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Wang darts in and clinches Irracha up against the cage.

Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irracha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wang stalks Irracha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Irracha's face. Irracha staggers backwards, shaken.

Irracha is rocked!
Wang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Irracha is still on wobbly legs! Can Wang finish him?
Irracha misses with a head kick.
Irracha looks to clinch
and Irracha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irracha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Wang.
Ting Yan Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Irracha's head back.

The cut above Zach Irracha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Irracha hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ting Yan Wang!