PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binh Minh Huynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akmed Yalaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Minh Huynh
vs
Yalaa

189 cm
18
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binh Minh Huynh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akmed Yalaa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalaa is just out of range.
Huynh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Huynh closes the distance and pushes Yalaa back into the cage.
A short right from Huynh.
Huynh tries to work over Yalaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huynh tries to work over Yalaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huynh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Huynh really is a fat lump.
Huynh struggles to land a body shot inside as Yalaa controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalaa takes a shot to the head.
Huynh works on Yalaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Yalaa is looking to control Huynh's arms but Huynh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yalaa has his back to the cage.
Yalaa blocks a body shot from Huynh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huynh misses with a punch on the inside.
Huynh tries to work over Yalaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huynh can't find room to land a body shot as Yalaa controls the action.
Huynh tries a body shot but Yalaa blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huynh.
Nice body punch from Huynh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yalaa.
A head punch on the inside from Huynh fails to land.
Huynh lands a left hand.
Huynh lands with a light punch inside.
Huynh is working Yalaa over against the cage.
Huynh taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh tries to land knees in the clinch but Yalaa avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Huynh.
Yalaa looks gassed!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huynh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huynh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huynh lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Huynh lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Huynh.
Huynh throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huynh fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Yalaa square on the jaw! Damn, Yalaa is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Binh Minh Huynh!
Our winner, Binh Minh Huynh, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.