PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Togo Izocalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoo Suk Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izocalu's entrance music is Matti Nykänen - Markiisi de Sade . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Izocalu
vs
Suk Kang

186 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Togo Izocalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoo Suk Kang!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Izocalu pinned against the cage. Izocalu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Izocalu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Izocalu.
Izocalu fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izocalu tries to clinch but Kang is having none of it.
Kang thows a body shot but no joy.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Izocalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izocalu moves away.
Izocalu is looking to clinch but Kang is avoiding it.
Kang keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Izocalu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kang misses with a wild body shot.
Kang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Izocalu rather than just go for the knockout.
Izocalu avoids the body shot from Kang.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kang.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izocalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two 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.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Izocalu tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
Kang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izocalu.
Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izocalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Yoo Suk Kang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kang is defended easily by Izocalu.
Togo Izocalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoo Suk Kang.
Izocalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu tries to clinch but Kang is having none of it.
Izocalu wants to clinch.
Kang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izocalu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kang is defended easily by Izocalu.
Izocalu slaps away a takedown attempt from Kang, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Izocalu wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.
Izocalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izocalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Izocalu tries to clinch up.

Izocalu closes the distance and clinches.

Izocalu drops Kang with a big knee straight up the middle! Kang is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kang is rocked!

It looks like Yoo Suk Kang has been cut.
Kang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izocalu.
Kang is still on wobbly legs! Can Izocalu finish him?
Izocalu tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Togo Izocalu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoo Suk Kang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kang misses with a body shot.
Kang seems to have recovered his senses.
Izocalu tries to clinch up.
Kang takes a swing at Izocalu's ribcage but misses.
Kang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Izocalu. No joy for Kang on that attempt.
Izocalu tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Izocalu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izocalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Izocalu sprawls well initially but Kang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izocalu is trying to stand back up but Kang is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Izocalu is trying to stand back up but Kang is controlling him
Kang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kang thows a huge punch but Izocalu dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kang stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Izocalu to get to his feet.
Kang keeps the fight on the outside.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izocalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Izocalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kang misses with a takedown attempt - Izocalu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Izocalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izocalu tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izocalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kang misses with a body shot.
Izocalu stuffs the takedown.
Togo Izocalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoo Suk Kang.
Izocalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kang circles away.
Izocalu wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Izocalu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izocalu moves in looking to clinch but Kang pushes him off.
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izocalu manages to avoid it.
Izocalu tries to clinch up.
Togo Izocalu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izocalu tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Izocalu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kang.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Izocalu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kang to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kang wants to control from the top but Izocalu keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoo Suk Kang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoo Suk Kang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izocalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Izocalu is looking to clinch but Kang is avoiding it.
Izocalu slaps away a takedown attempt from Kang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Izocalu tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izocalu moves away.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izocalu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izocalu wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Izocalu. No joy for Kang on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Izocalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Izocalu tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Izocalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Izocalu wants to clinch up but Kang keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izocalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Kang shoots in but no luck this time.
Togo Izocalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoo Suk Kang.
Izocalu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Izocalu wants it to stay on the feet.

Izocalu gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Izocalu to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Izocalu.
Kang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Izocalu has Kang pushed against the cage.
Izocalu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Izocalu lands a knee to the head.
Izocalu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kang up against the cage.
Izocalu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Izocalu landing knees to the head.
Izocalu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Izocalu lands a good knee to the midsection. Kang won't want to take too many of those.
Izocalu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Izocalu effectively controlling the action here.
Izocalu landing knees to the body.
Izocalu lands an elbow that stopped Kang in his tracks for a moment.
Izocalu scores with a knee to the head.
Izocalu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Izocalu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izocalu landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izocalu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Izocalu with a knee to the head.
Izocalu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Izocalu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Izocalu landing knees to the body.
Izocalu misses with a knee strike.
Izocalu gets underhooks to prevent Kang's takedown attempt.
Izocalu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Izocalu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kang in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Izocalu prevents the takedown attempt.
Izocalu just leaning against Kang, taking a breather.
Kang tries to score a body lock takedown but Izocalu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Izocalu lands a damaging elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Togo Izocalu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Izocalu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Togo Izocalu!