PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yosuke Omi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Grekulovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yosuke Omi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Omi
vs
Grekulovic

160 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
26
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Psychedelic

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yosuke Omi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dragan Grekulovic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Omi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grekulovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grekulovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Omi.
Grekulovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Omi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grekulovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Omi wants to clinch up but Grekulovic keeps it at a distance.

Omi darts in and clinches Grekulovic up against the cage.
Grekulovic blocks an elbow strike.
Grekulovic scores with a hook to the body.

Omi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Omi slips a jab and a cross from Grekulovic.
Omi misses with a low kick.
A jab from Grekulovic misses.
Omi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grekulovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Omi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grekulovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Omi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grekulovic looks to land a right hand but Omi moved out of range.
Good shot there by Grekulovic.
Grekulovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Grekulovic throws a combination that misses
and Omi counters with a thumping low kick.
Grekulovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Omi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grekulovic closes the distance looking to clinch

and Omi counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omi lands an elbow inside that Grekulovic shrugs off.
Grekulovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omi throws an elbow that misses.
Grekulovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grekulovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Omi.
Grekulovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Omi is keeping busy.
Grekulovic throws a head punch that misses.
Omi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Omi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Omi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dragan Grekulovic has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Grekulovic fails to land.
Omi blocks a body shot from Grekulovic.
Grekulovic misses with the head strike.
Grekulovic throws a head punch that misses.
Omi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grekulovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Omi trying to stall but Grekulovic improves his position.
Grekulovic misses with a punch to the body.
Grekulovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Omi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grekulovic's brow.
Omi stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grekulovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omi has him pressed against the cage.
Grekulovic wants to stall.
Grekulovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grekulovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Grekulovic blocks an elbow strike.
Grekulovic has a couple of punches blocked by Omi.
Omi lands a nice elbow.
Grekulovic stalling the fight.
Omi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grekulovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Omi.
Omi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Grekulovic.
Omi blocking some punches.
Omi throws an elbow but it misses.
Omi lands an elbow that stopped Grekulovic in his tracks for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Omi lands an elbow just above Grekulovic 's eye.
Grekulovic leaning against his opponent.
Grekulovic taking a breather.
Omi looking to slow down the pace here.
Omi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grekulovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Omi.
Omi throws an elbow that misses.
Grekulovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Omi lands an elbow that stopped Grekulovic in his tracks for a moment.
Omi lands an elbow just above Grekulovic 's eye.
Omi wants to stall.
Omi throws an elbow that misses.
Omi throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grekulovic.
With the fighters up against the cage, Omi throws an elbow but misses.
Grekulovic lands a shoulder strike.
Omi lands an elbow inside that Grekulovic shrugs off.
Omi trying to stall but Grekulovic improves his position.
Grekulovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Omi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Grekulovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Omi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Grekulovic.
Grekulovic lands a body punch.
Omi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Grekulovic on the inside.
Omi trying to control the position but instead, Grekulovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Omi into the cage.
Grekulovic has a couple of punches blocked by Omi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omi lands a nice elbow.
Grekulovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Omi blocks an uppercut.
Omi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grekulovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Omi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grekulovic lands a really nice looking cross but Omi seems unphased.
Grekulovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Omi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Grekulovic misses.
Omi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Omi throws a shot from downtown. Grekulovic moves away and avoids it.
Grekulovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Omi on the side of the head.
Grekulovic loads up on a big right hand but Omi slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grekulovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grekulovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Omi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grekulovic's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grekulovic misses with an uppercut. Omi saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Grekulovic.
Grekulovic looks gassed!
Omi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grekulovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Omi cracks the inside of Grekulovic's front leg.
Omi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grekulovic.
Omi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grekulovic scores with the left hand. Omi knows he should have avoided that one.
Grekulovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grekulovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Omi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grekulovic.
Omi throws a low kick, looking for Grekulovic's leg but Grekulovic calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Omi.
A slow jab from Grekulovic misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Grekulovic misses the target.
Omi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Omi misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Omi.
Omi throws a low kick, looking for Grekulovic's leg but Grekulovic calmly moves out of range.
Omi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grekulovic cracks Omi with an open hand slap.
Omi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grekulovic is breathing heavily.
Omi cracks the inside of Grekulovic's front leg.
Omi connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grekulovic misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Omi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Omi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Omi, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Omi.
Omi lands a leg kick that knocks Grekulovic off balance momentarily.
Omi misses with a head kick.
Grekulovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Omi connects with an inside leg kick.
Omi lands a head kick. Grekulovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grekulovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Omi.
Good leg kick by Omi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grekulovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grekulovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Omi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Omi.
Omi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Omi.
Omi pushes Grekulovic away with a front kick.
Omi lands a head kick!
Omi feints and then cracks Grekulovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grekulovic down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Omi.
Grekulovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Omi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Omi scoring well with a low kick there.
Omi connects with an inside leg kick.
Omi connects with a leg kick. Grekulovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grekulovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Omi is looking to slow Grekulovic down with leg kicks.
Omi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grekulovic.

Omi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grekulovic misses with a body punch.
Omi lands an elbow just above Grekulovic 's eye.
Grekulovic looking to stall.
Grekulovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Omi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Omi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grekulovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Omi.

That has opened up Dragan Grekulovic's cut even more.

Omi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Omi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Omi scores with a leg kick.
Omi lands a head kick. Grekulovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grekulovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Omi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Omi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Omi lands with a slapping head kick.
Omi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Omi.
Grekulovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Omi can pounce on him.
Omi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grekulovic.

Omi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Omi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grekulovic's defenses.
Grekulovic throws a head punch that misses.
Grekulovic blocks an elbow strike.
Omi taking a breather.
Grekulovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Omi.

Omi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Omi rushes Grekulovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grekulovic wants to stall.
Omi pushes off an throws an elbow but Grekulovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Omi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grekulovic's defenses.

Omi breaks the clinch.
Grekulovic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Omi.
That kick from Omi tenderised Grekulovic's leg. Grekulovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Omi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grekulovic's sensitive parts.
Omi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grekulovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Omi - that will leave a mark!
Grekulovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grekulovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Omi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Omi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omi feints and then cracks Grekulovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grekulovic down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Omi.
Yosuke Omi is winning the standup battle so far.
Omi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Omi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Omi.
Omi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Omi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Omi throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yosuke Omi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dragan Grekulovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Omi throws a leg kick which misses Grekulovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Grekulovic tries to avoid it.
Omi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grekulovic throws out the jab.
Grekulovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Grekulovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grekulovic takes a swing at Omi's ribcage but misses.
Grekulovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Omi misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Omi. That's going to slow Grekulovic down.
Grekulovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Omi.
Grekulovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grekulovic throws the left hand but Omi avoids the punch easily.

Omi has managed to clinch.

Omi manages to break the clinch.
Omi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Omi throws a head kick that misses.
Omi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grekulovic missing with a left hand there. Omi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grekulovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grekulovic checks a low kick from Omi.
Omi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grekulovic throws a looping overhand right but Omi ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Omi tenderised Grekulovic's leg. Grekulovic is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grekulovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Omi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Omi throws a leg kick which misses Grekulovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Grekulovic tries to avoid it.
Omi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Omi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Omi connects with a high kick.
Omi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grekulovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Omi scores with a leg kick.
Omi cracks the inside of Grekulovic's front leg.
Grekulovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Omi.
Omi is looking to slow Grekulovic down with leg kicks.
That kick from Omi tenderised Grekulovic's leg. Grekulovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grekulovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Omi can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Omi.
Omi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grekulovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Omi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Omi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Omi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Omi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Omi, right into the meat.
Omi connects with a solid leg kick.

Omi has closed the distance and engaged Grekulovic in a clinch.

Omi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omi connects with a solid leg kick.
Omi connects with an inside leg kick.
Omi wants to clinch up but Grekulovic keeps it at a distance.
Omi connects with an inside leg kick.
Omi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grekulovic can do to turn this around?
Omi scores with a push kick.
Grekulovic avoids the head kick by Omi.
Omi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Omi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Omi lands a leg kick that knocks Grekulovic off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Omi.
Omi scores with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Omi, right into the meat.

Omi clinches.
Omi lands an elbow inside.
Grekulovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Omis head.
Omi trying to control the position but instead, Grekulovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Omi into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grekulovic is trying to break free.
Grekulovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Grekulovic misses with the head strike.
Omi wants to stall.
Omi misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Omi.
Omi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grekulovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grekulovic's defenses.
Nice elbow from Omi.
Omi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omi pushes off an throws an elbow but Grekulovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grekulovic lands a shoulder strike.
Omi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grekulovic throws a head punch that misses.
Omi is pushing Grekulovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Omi throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four 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.
Omi leaning against his opponent.
Grekulovic stalling in the clinch but Omi improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Omi.
Omi lands an elbow just above Grekulovic 's eye.
Grekulovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grekulovic can't find room to land a body shot as Omi controls the action.
Omi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omi lands an elbow that stopped Grekulovic in his tracks for a moment.
Omi throws an elbow but it misses.
Omi lands an elbow that stopped Grekulovic in his tracks for a moment.
Omi stalling in the clinch but Grekulovic improves position.

Omi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Omi lands a head kick!
Grekulovic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grekulovic checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grekulovic scores with a body shot.
Omi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grekulovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yosuke Omi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Omi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yosuke Omi!