PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Yarbourgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soz Sztrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sztrova has chosen In Flames - Delight and Anger as his entrance music. Willy Yarbourgh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Soz Sztrova's chin.

Yarbourgh
vs
Sztrova

190 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Yarbourgh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soz Sztrova!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Yarbourgh with that takedown attempt.
Sztrova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yarbourgh but Yarbourgh pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Yarbourgh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sztrova!
Sztrova keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sztrova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yarbourgh controlling from mount.
Sztrova really wants to buck Yarbourgh off and get back to his feet.
Yarbourgh landing punches.
Yarbourgh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sztrova looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Soz Sztrova has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sztrova can't escape the position.
Sztrova is squirming around, avoiding Yarbourgh's attempts to control the action.
Yarbourgh is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yarbourgh has hold of Sztrova's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sztrova manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Yarbourgh landing shots from mount.
Yarbourgh landing strikes from the mount.

Sztrova is rocked!

That has opened up Soz Sztrova's cut even more.
Yarbourgh postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Sztrova is out cold - huge knockout for Yarbourgh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Willy Yarbourgh!