PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jalil Mahmoudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmoudi comes to the cage accompanied by CAUTION!!! VULGAR AS F^CK. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mahmoudi
vs
Yung

200 cm
27
277 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalil Mahmoudi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yung!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmoudi misses with a low kick.
Mahmoudi misses with the combination.
Mahmoudi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yung circles away.
Mahmoudi moves out of range of the leg kick from Yung.
Yung moves away from the strike by Mahmoudi.
Yung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoudi.
Yung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahmoudi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Yung closes the distance and clinches.
Yung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yung prevents a body shot from Mahmoudi.
Mahmoudi is trying to pull guard but Yung has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoudi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalil Mahmoudi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahmoudi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Yung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahmoudi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bolo Yung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yung throws a hook to the side of Mahmoudi's head but Mahmoudi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yung.
Mahmoudi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yung is looking to clinch.
Yung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahmoudi throws a body punch but Yung moves out of range.
Yung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoudi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahmoudi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahmoudi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yung defends it nicely.
Mahmoudi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yung thumps Mahmoudi with a low kick.
Mahmoudi is breathing heavily.
Yung lands the left hand.

It looks like Jalil Mahmoudi has been cut.
Yung throws out a loose jab but Mahmoudi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yung Throws a clean left jab. Yung Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Mahmoudi's chin! Mahmoudi crumbles to the ground and Yung follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Yung!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bolo Yung!