PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuyu Hakusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Teichroew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hakusho
vs
Teichroew

186 cm
23
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Fight King Nutrition
S.W.A.T.

Transformer Supplements

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuyu Hakusho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Teichroew!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakusho tries to clinch but Teichroew is having none of it.
Teichroew throws a series of strikes that have Hakusho backpedaling.
Hakusho tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Hakusho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hakusho.
Hakusho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Teichroew keeps the fight on the outside.
Teichroew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakusho at a distance.
Teichroew pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Teichroew.
Teichroew looks for the body kick but Hakusho saw that one coming.
Hakusho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teichroew counters with a left and a right that stings Hakusho.
Hakusho wants to clinch up but Teichroew keeps it at a distance.
Teichroew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hakusho has his takedown stuffed
and Teichroew counters with a two punch combo.
Hakusho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teichroew keeps the fight on the outside.
Teichroew throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hakusho tries to close the distance and clinch but Teichroew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hakusho tries to clinch up but Teichroew circles away and keeps his distance.
Teichroew fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hakusho clinches.
Hakusho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teichroew's elbow.
Hakusho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Teichroew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teichroew wants to get back to striking at distance but Hakusho won't allow it.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but Teichroew blocks with his arms.
Hakusho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hakusho jumps guard but Teichroew stands there with Hakusho around his waist. Hakusho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Teichroew wants to break free but Hakusho has control.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hakusho pushes Teichroew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hakusho lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hakusho tries to pull guard but Teichroew won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuyu Hakusho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teichroew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakusho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hakusho can't get the takedown.
Teichroew has had enough of the clinch but Hakusho keeps him there for the moment.

Hakusho decides to pull guard.
Teichroew postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho managing to control the position.
Teichroew looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hakusho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hakusho wants to sweep but no luck.
Hakusho has his hands on Teichroew's head, controlling the position.

Hakusho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Teichroew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Teichroew must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho looking to control.
Teichroew controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hakusho is trying to keep Teichroew in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hakusho working for a triangle but Teichroew defends it easily.
Hakusho is breathing heavily.
Hakusho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hakusho looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Teichroew passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hakusho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Teichroew wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hakusho keeps working.
Teichroew is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hakusho's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hakusho is looking to regain half guard here but Teichroew keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Hakusho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Teichroew dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hakusho misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - Teichroew scores with a four punch combination!
Teichroew scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hakusho wants to clinch but Teichroew slips to the side
and Teichroew counters with an inside leg kick.
Hakusho throws a sloppy head kick and Teichroew moves out of range easily.
Teichroew blocks a head kick by Hakusho.
Teichroew swinging wilding here.
Teichroew avoids the head kick by Hakusho.
Teichroew works over Hakusho's head and body with a nice combination.
Teichroew moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hakusho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hakusho checks a low kick from Teichroew.
Hakusho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teichroew counters with a three punch combo that has Hakusho backing up. Hakusho nods at Teichroew to acknowledge the strikes.

Hakusho is rocked!
Hakusho throws a leg kick
and Teichroew counters with a low kick, right behind Hakusho 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teichroew tries to work over Hakusho's front leg with a kick but Hakusho checks it.
Jab, jab by Teichroew - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakusho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Hakusho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hakusho throws a head kick that half lands.
Hakusho seems to have got his legs back now.
Hakusho closes the distance but Teichroew moves to the side
and Teichroew counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teichroew throws a head kick that Hakusho semi-blocks.
Teichroew works over Hakusho's head and body with a nice combination.
Teichroew misses with a head kick.
Hakusho throws a sloppy head kick
and Teichroew counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hakusho is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Teichroew is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Teichroew. That's going to slow Hakusho down.
A punch combination from Teichroew misses.
Teichroew throws a series of punches but Hakusho moves out of range.

Hakusho darts in and clinches Teichroew up against the cage.
Hakusho stalling in the clinch but Teichroew improves position.
Teichroew wants to get back to striking at distance but Hakusho won't allow it.
Hakusho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hakusho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hakusho tries a knee to the head but Teichroew blocks it.
Teichroew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hakusho has him pressed against the cage.
Hakusho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Teichroew blocks an uppercut.
Hakusho fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Teichroew breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teichroew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hakusho waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Teichroew.
A right-left combo lands from Teichroew.
Nice uppercut there from Teichroew.
An inside leg kick from Teichroew misses.

Hakusho forces Teichroew back against the cage and clinches.
Hakusho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Teichroew stops a takedown attempt from Hakusho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuyu Hakusho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teichroew taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hakusho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Teichroew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hakusho scores with a shoulder strike.
Hakusho can't find room to land a body shot as Teichroew controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hakusho.
Hakusho misses with the head strike.
Hakusho misses with a knee strike.
Hakusho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Teichroew breaks from the clinch.
Teichroew scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teichroew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Teichroew throws a leg kick which misses Hakusho's front leg but catches the back leg as Hakusho tries to avoid it.
Hakusho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakusho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Teichroew's head.
Hakusho is looking to land body kicks.
Teichroew scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hakusho in his tracks.
Teichroew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Teichroew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hakusho swings widly with a right hand
and Teichroew counters with a nice uppercut.
Hakusho tries to clinch but Teichroew moves away
and Teichroew counters with a solid body kick.
Hakusho tries a head kick but it misses.
Teichroew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hakusho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hakusho wants to control from the top but Teichroew keeps moving.
Teichroew keeping full guard, as Hakusho tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Hakusho drops back looking for a leg! Teichroew is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teichroew manages to kick Hakusho off! Hakusho jumps back into Teichroew's guard.
Hakusho trying to control but Teichroew is working from the bottom.
Hakusho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teichroew can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hakusho controls the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Teichroew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Teichroew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hakusho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teichroew misses with a two punch combination.

Hakusho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teichroew, pushing him back against the cage.
Hakusho tries for a takedown but Teichroew manages to get underhooks.
Hakusho wants a takedown but no success here.
Hakusho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hakusho digs a right hand into Teichroew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teichroew's gas tank.
Teichroew is trying to break free.
Hakusho tries to score a body lock takedown but Teichroew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuyu Hakusho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teichroew scores with a shot to the side of Hakusho's head.

Teichroew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hakusho throws a sloppy head kick
and Hakusho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakusho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakusho scores with a nice body kick.
Hakusho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teichroew swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hakusho darts in and clinches Teichroew up against the cage.
Hakusho trying to land knees to the body.
Teichroew prevents a body shot from Hakusho.
Hakusho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teichroew prevents the takedown attempt.
Hakusho works on Teichroew's body with a couple of short punches.
Hakusho stalling in the clinch but Teichroew improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teichroew wants to break free but Hakusho has control.
Hakusho struggles to land a body shot inside as Teichroew controls his hands.
Hakusho misses with a punch on the inside.
Hakusho misses with a body punch.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but Teichroew blocks with his arms.
Hakusho tries to land a knee to the head but Teichroew blocks with his arms.
Teichroew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Teichroew wants to break free but Hakusho has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Hakusho.
Teichroew blocks an uppercut.
Teichroew stops a takedown attempt from Hakusho.
Hakusho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teichroew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Hakusho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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.
Hakusho throws a hook but Teichroew blocks it.
Hakusho is looking to clinch but Teichroew is avoiding it.
Teichroew throws a combination. Hakusho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Teichroew tries to bum rush Hakusho with a series of wild strikes but Hakusho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuyu Hakusho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teichroew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Teichroew, right into the meat.
Teichroew looks to land a combination but Hakusho avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Teichroew.
Teichroew's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Teichroew duly obliges.
Hakusho throws the left hand but Teichroew avoids the punch easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hakusho.
Teichroew struggling a bit here.

Hakusho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Teichroew rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hakusho's guard! Nice work there by Teichroew!
Hakusho tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hakusho working for a triangle but Teichroew defends it easily.
Hakusho controls Teichroew momentarily but Teichroew frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakusho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hakusho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teichroew's guard.
Hakusho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hakusho looking to pass the guard.
Hakusho wants to control from the top but Teichroew keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hakusho slips nicely into half guard.
Hakusho is keen to just control but Teichroew is a slippery customer.
Hakusho stalling away here and it's allowed Teichroew to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yuyu Hakusho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hakusho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hakusho thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuyu Hakusho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teichroew has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Teichroew!