PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Teichroew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuyu Hakusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Teichroew
vs
Hakusho

182 cm
25
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Teichroew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuyu Hakusho!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teichroew listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hakusho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hakusho throws a jab when Teichroew was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Teichroew.

Teichroew has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hakusho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teichroew smiles and moves away.
Hakusho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teichroew makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Teichroew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hakusho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teichroew to score with a decent uppercut.
Teichroew cracks the inside of Hakusho's front leg.
Teichroew keeps the fight on the outside.
Hakusho misses with the combination.
Hakusho just misses with a punch to the body.
Hakusho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Teichroew counters with a right hand to the body.
Hakusho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Teichroew.
Hakusho tries to clinch
and Teichroew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teichroew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Teichroew lands a head shot.
Hakusho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teichroew is fending him off so far but Hakusho persists. Nope, Teichroew circles away and we're back to standing.
Craig Teichroew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuyu Hakusho.
Hakusho looks gassed!
Hakusho avoids the head kick by Teichroew.
Hakusho throws an off balance right hand
and Hakusho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakusho throws out a powerful jab.
Hakusho scores with a push kick.
Teichroew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hakusho throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Teichroew to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Teichroew - just one landing.
Teichroew thows a body kick. Hakusho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Teichroew changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teichroew moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Teichroew.
Hakusho throws a body kick that misses.

Hakusho instigates a clinch.
Hakusho misses with a knee to the head.
Teichroew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Teichroew wants to break free but Hakusho has control.
Hakusho tries a body shot but Teichroew blocks it.

Hakusho manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teichroew tries to keep at a distance but Hakusho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teichroew gets underhooks to prevent Hakusho's takedown attempt.

Hakusho successfully pulls guard.

Hakusho is looking for a triangle but Teichroew pushes his legs off easily.

Hakusho has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Teichroew is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hakusho.
Hakusho is looking for a sweep.
Teichroew wants to stand but Hakusho has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

Hakusho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hakusho looking for a guillotine here but Teichroew defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Teichroew avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teichroew is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Teichroew wants to stand but Hakusho is controlling his posture from full guard.
Teichroew stopping the sweep attempt from Hakusho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hakusho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hakusho looking for a guillotine here but Teichroew defends easily.
Teichroew would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakusho wants to sweep here but Teichroew controlling him for the moment.

Teichroew avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Teichroew dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Teichroew doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakusho circles away.
Teichroew tries to clinch
and Hakusho counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuyu Hakusho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teichroew lands a high kick!
Hakusho tries to clinch there but Teichroew circles away.
Hakusho misses with a takedown attempt
and Teichroew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hakusho fails to land the takedown.

Teichroew darts in and clinches Hakusho up against the cage.
Hakusho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teichroew smiles and moves away.
Craig Teichroew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuyu Hakusho.

Teichroew clinches up against the cage.
Hakusho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakusho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teichroew is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hakusho gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Hakusho fails to land.
Hakusho keeps control of Teichroew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teichroew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakusho is breathing heavily.
Teichroew gets underhooks to prevent Hakusho's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho misses with the head strike.

Teichroew breaks the clinch.
Teichroew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teichroew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Teichroew.
Teichroew lands with a nice combination. Hakusho backs away looking to recover.
Teichroew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teichroew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Hakusho.
Teichroew moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hakusho throws a lazy uppercut
and Teichroew counters with a three punch combo that has Hakusho backing up. Hakusho nods at Teichroew to acknowledge the strikes.
Hakusho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teichroew counters with a left to the body.
Teichroew circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teichroew counters with a left to the body.
Hakusho closes the distance but Teichroew moves to the side
and Teichroew counters with a low kick, right behind Hakusho 's knee.
Good standup being displayed there by Teichroew as he connects with a hook.
Teichroew lunges at Hakusho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hakusho's hand.
Teichroew tries to bum rush Hakusho with a series of wild strikes but Hakusho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Teichroew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hakusho fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Teichroew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hakusho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teichroew.
Hakusho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teichroew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craig Teichroew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teichroew slips a jab and a cross from Hakusho.
Craig Teichroew is winning the standup battle so far.
Hakusho fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hakusho instigates a clinch.
Hakusho missing with knees to the body.
Hakusho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hakusho lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakusho lands a left hand.
Hakusho cracks Teichroew with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hakusho.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hakusho fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Hakusho.
Teichroew controlling the action here for a moment.
Hakusho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teichroew has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho misses with some punches.
Teichroew wants to stall.
Teichroew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hakusho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hakusho fails to land.
Teichroew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hakusho has him pressed against the cage.
Hakusho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Teichroew just stands there and leans against the cage.
Teichroew can't break the clinch.

Hakusho manages to pull guard.
Hakusho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hakusho keeping moving, preventing Teichroew from controlling successfully.
Teichroew slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teichroew gets to mount! Hakusho was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Teichroew controlling the pace for now.
Teichroew manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hakusho to take his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Teichroew controlling the positon.
Hakusho rolls, trying to escape but Teichroew keeps control of the position.
Teichroew is riding his opponent, not letting Hakusho buck him off.
Hakusho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teichroew is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Teichroew dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hakusho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teichroew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hakusho is looking to clinch.
Hakusho checks a low kick from Teichroew.
Hakusho fails with a takedown attempt.
Teichroew wants to clinch up but Hakusho keeps it at a distance.
Teichroew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hakusho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Teichroew throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hakusho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Teichroew puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hakusho wants to control the action here but instead Teichroew manages to pass to full mount!

Teichroew stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Teichroew checks the leg kick.

Hakusho closes the distance and clinches.
Hakusho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hakusho scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hakusho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but Teichroew blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hakusho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Teichroew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teichroew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakusho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hakusho trying to land knees to the body.
Teichroew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hakusho has him pressed against the cage.

Teichroew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hakusho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hakusho cracks Teichroew with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hakusho throws a hook but Teichroew blocks it.
Teichroew keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hakusho throws a body punch but Teichroew moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Teichroew.
Teichroew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hakusho counters with a nice leg kick.
Teichroew scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Teichroew.
Teichroew stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teichroew swats away the attempt to clinch by Hakusho.
Teichroew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hakusho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Teichroew misses with a series of wild punches.

Teichroew gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hakusho prevents Teichroew from breaking the clinch.
Hakusho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Craig Teichroew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuyu Hakusho.
Hakusho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hakusho tries to pull guard but Teichroew won't allow it.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teichroew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hakusho fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hakusho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hakusho tries to control but Teichroew wriggling away.
Hakusho throwing strikes but Teichroew bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teichroew looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hakusho is one step ahead there.
Teichroew is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hakusho tries to free his leg and advance position but Teichroew is retaining full guard.
Teichroew wants to stand but Hakusho is controlling the position.
Hakusho landing with the ground and pound.
Hakusho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Teichroew is keeping the position for now.
Hakusho trying to control the position from guard on top but Teichroew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teichroew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Teichroew misses with a series of wild punches.
Teichroew moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hakusho moves in looking to clinch but Teichroew pushes him off.

Hakusho closes the distance and clinches.

Hakusho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teichroew wants to slow Hakusho down by chopping away at his legs.
Teichroew misses with a double jab.
Teichroew misses with a body kick.
Teichroew tries to bum rush Hakusho with a series of wild strikes but Hakusho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hakusho misses with a wild combination.
Craig Teichroew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hakusho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hakusho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teichroew can pounce on him.
Teichroew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teichroew throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hakusho to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yuyu Hakusho just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Teichroew is looking to clinch.
Hakusho tries to clinch up but Teichroew circles away and keeps his distance.
Hakusho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hakusho darts in trying to clinch
and Teichroew makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Teichroew scores with a jab to the body.
Hakusho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teichroew throws a right and a left that Hakusho avoids nicely.
Teichroew lands a front kick.
Teichroew lands with a shot to the body.
Hakusho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teichroew throws a nice head kick!

Teichroew has Hakusho up against the cage in a clinch.
Hakusho throws a punch but it's blocked by Teichroew.
Hakusho working aggressively here.
Hakusho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Teichroew manages to break the clinch.
Hakusho dodges the punch combination from Teichroew.
Teichroew buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho tries to clinch but Teichroew moves out of range.
Teichroew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teichroew throws a head kick but Hakusho moves out of range.
Hakusho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teichroew slips a straight right by Hakusho.
Hakusho looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teichroew moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hakusho looks to land a body kick but Teichroew moved away.
Hakusho slips a jab and a cross from Teichroew.
Teichroew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hakusho is looking to clinch but Teichroew is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Hakusho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Hakusho has Teichroew up against the cage in a clinch.
Hakusho throws a punch but it's blocked by Teichroew.
Hakusho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teichroew blocks a body shot from Hakusho.
Hakusho tries to score a body lock takedown but Teichroew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hakusho missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teichroew wants to get back to striking at distance but Hakusho won't allow it.
Hakusho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hakusho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Teichroew prevents it.
Craig Teichroew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuyu Hakusho.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teichroew lands with a left to the head.
Teichroew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hakusho misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakusho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hakusho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hakusho throws a punch but it's blocked by Teichroew.
Hakusho crunches a lovely knee into Teichroew's ribcage.

Teichroew manages to break the clinch.
Teichroew lands a really nice looking cross but Hakusho seems unphased.
Teichroew throws a half hearted mid kick.
Teichroew listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teichroew stalks Hakusho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hakusho's face. Hakusho staggers backwards, shaken.

Teichroew forces Hakusho back against the cage and clinches.
Teichroew is trying to break free.
Hakusho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Teichroew with a knee to the head.
Hakusho misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho misses with a punch on the inside.

Teichroew breaks from the clinch.
Teichroew swinging wilding here.

Hakusho moves into the clinch successfully.
Hakusho lands an uppercut.

Hakusho pulls Teichroew into guard.
Hakusho is trying to control the position but Teichroew postures up.

Hakusho looking for a guillotine here but Teichroew defends easily.
Teichroew stopping the sweep attempt from Hakusho.

Hakusho working for a triangle but Teichroew defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hakusho working for submissions but it's allowed Teichroew to get to half guard.
Teichroew slows the pace down in half guard.

Hakusho has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Teichroew. Oh but Hakusho has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Teichroew goes limp - he's gone! Hakusho jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuyu Hakusho!
Yuyu Hakusho is the new middleweight champion!