PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keita Yankuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrell Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thomas
vs
Yankuba

180 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darrell Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keita Yankuba!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yankuba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Yankuba.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Yankuba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yankuba scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Yankuba.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Yankuba moves out of range.
Yankuba lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yankuba scores with a punch to the head.
Yankuba throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yankuba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yankuba, as that shot connected.
Yankuba lands with a cross.
Yankuba lands a high kick!

Thomas is rocked!
Yankuba drops Thomas with a naaaaasty hook - Thomas is in real trouble here! Yankuba dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keita Yankuba!