PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hitman. Trouble Some is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yen
vs
Some

182 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donnie Yen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yen connects with a nice looking jab.
Some blocks a head kick by Yen .
Yen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Yen tenderised Some's leg. Some is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yen jabs at Some's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Yen as Some shoots in.
Some looks gassed!
Yen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yen . Yen obviously looking to wear him down.
Some sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Some.
Yen lands a leg kick that knocks Some off balance momentarily.
Some on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yen . Yen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yen lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yen .
Some takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yen throws a nice inside leg kick.

Yen has closed the distance and engaged Some in a clinch.
Yen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yen lands an elbow that stopped Some in his tracks for a moment.
Some takes an elbow to the temple.
Yen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yen lands an elbow just above Some 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some takes an elbow to the temple.
Yen lands an elbow inside that Some shrugs off.

Some is rocked!

It looks like Trouble Some has been cut.
Yen crunches a lovely knee into Some's ribcage.
Some is still on wobbly legs! Can Yen finish him?
Yen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Some - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Yen , and another! Some is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Donnie Yen !