PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clark Channel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pegelius Ylirahkolampi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Channel
vs
Ylirahkolampi

190 cm
18
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clark Channel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pegelius Ylirahkolampi!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ylirahkolampi swats away the attempt to clinch by Channel.
Channel tries to clinch there but Ylirahkolampi circles away.
Ylirahkolampi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Channel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ylirahkolampi blocks a head kick by Channel.
Channel wants to clinch up but Ylirahkolampi keeps it at a distance.
Ylirahkolampi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Channel if he has to take too many more of those.
Ylirahkolampi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Channel circles away.
Channel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Channel tries to clinch up.
Channel tries to clinch but Ylirahkolampi moves out of range.
Channel wants to clinch up but Ylirahkolampi keeps it at a distance.
Channel works Ylirahkolampi's body with a nice hook.
Ylirahkolampi staying out of range there.
Channel tries to clinch but Ylirahkolampi is having none of it.
Ylirahkolampi moves out of range as Channel strikes.
Channel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Ylirahkolampi is rocked!

It looks like Pegelius Ylirahkolampi has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Channel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Channel fails to land with a series of punches.
Ylirahkolampi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark Channel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ylirahkolampi gets the takedown into side control.
Channel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Channel tries to get out of the position.
Channel is not content to let Ylirahkolampi control the position.

Ylirahkolampi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ylirahkolampi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ylirahkolampi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Channel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ylirahkolampi looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ylirahkolampi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Channel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Channel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ylirahkolampi is controlling him well.

Ylirahkolampi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Channel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Ylirahkolampi tries for a kimura but Channel is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylirahkolampi laying and praying for a moment but Channel takes advantage and regains half guard.
Channel tries to kick Ylirahkolampi off in order to stand up. Ylirahkolampi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Ylirahkolampi.
Channel is trying to get back to his feet.
Ylirahkolampi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Channel keeps working.
Channel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ylirahkolampi on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Channel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ylirahkolampi is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Channel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Channel tries to clinch up but Ylirahkolampi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ylirahkolampi defending well as Channel loads up on a big left hand.
Ylirahkolampi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Channel.
Ylirahkolampi slips under a jab from Channel.
Ylirahkolampi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Channel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ylirahkolampi lands a nice hook to Channel's body. Channel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ylirahkolampi shoots in but no luck this time.
Channel misses with an uppercut. Ylirahkolampi saw that one coming.
Channel is looking to clinch.
Channel tries to clinch there but Ylirahkolampi circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pegelius Ylirahkolampi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pegelius Ylirahkolampi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Channel drops Ylirahkolampi with a right and a left! Channel comes rushing in but Ylirahkolampi regains his composure and manages to keep Channel in guard.
Ylirahkolampi is still in real trouble! Can Channel finish him?
Channel wants to get up but he can't break Ylirahkolampi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Channel stands up from Ylirahkolampi's guard - Channel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ylirahkolampi circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Channel. Ylirahkolampi falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Channel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clark Channel!