PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo comes to the cage accompanied by Yö - Likaiset Legendat. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stroud's choice of entrance music: Septic Flesh - Pyramid God. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yo
vs
Stroud

182 cm
24
175 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

184 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yo slaps away a takedown attempt from Stroud, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Stroud rushes Yo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stroud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yo lands a nice uppercut.
Yo blocks the elbow strike.
Yo lands with a light punch inside.
Yo avoids the elbow strike from Stroud, against the cage.
Yo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yo misses with a punch on the inside.
Stroud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stroud blocking some punches.

Stroud lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroud postures up in Yo's guard and throws a big left but Yo blocks it.
Yo working a defensive guard here.
Yo wants to sweep here but Stroud controlling him for the moment.
Stroud wants to control from the top but Yo keeps moving.
Yo looking for a sweep. Not yet Yo, not yet.

Stroud has gone for a leg lock! Yo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stroud's guard.
Stroud looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo throws a big right hand that misses.
Stroud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stroud works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroud looking to control.
Yo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yo is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Stroud wants to sweep here but Yo controlling him for the moment.
Yo throws a strike but Stroud rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stroud is one step ahead there.
Stroud wants to control from the top but Yo keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud preventing the sweep.
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but Yo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stroud tries to stand but Yo is controlling from the bottom.
Stroud's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Glenn Stroud wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yo avoids the body shot from Stroud.
Yo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Stroud dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yo throws a looping overhand right but Stroud ducks down to avoid it.
Stroud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Yo as Stroud shoots in.

Yo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yo lands a nice forearm strike.
Stroud pushes Yo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stroud is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yo off and has taken his back!
Stroud trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Yo doesn't escape.
Stroud is trying to stick to Yo's back but Yo is turning into Stroud. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stroud's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yo.
Yo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud working a defensive guard here.
Yo wants to control from the top but Stroud keeps moving.

Stroud is looking for a triangle but Yo pushes his legs off easily.
Yo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stroud holds on and takes a little breather.
Yo is working Stroud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is trying to control the position but Yo postures up.
Yo looking to sit in guard and control but Stroud gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yo looking for a sweep. Not yet Yo, not yet.
Stroud looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stroud tries to free his leg and advance position but Yo is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stroud postures up in Yo's guard and throws a big left but Yo blocks it.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Yo working a defensive guard here.
Yo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stroud.
Yo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A leg kick checked by Yo.
Yo looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroud is just out of range.
Stroud looks for a takedown but Yo sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo scores with a jab. Stroud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yo looks to land a combination. Stroud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud wants to clinch but Yo slips to the side

and Yo counters with a nice right hand that sends Stroud toppling to the canvas! Stroud scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yo finish him?!

Stroud is rocked!

Stroud gets tackled into the cage by Yo. Yo maintains the clinch.
Stroud is still on wobbly legs! Can Yo finish him?
Stroud tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Yo is trying to push Stroud away but Stroud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stroud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stroud seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroud's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yo wants to get back to striking at distance but Stroud won't allow it.
Stroud tries to stall but Yo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Yo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yo moves away from the strike by Stroud.
Stroud throws out a leg kick but Yo moves out of range and Stroud only half commits.
Stroud tries to clinch but Yo moves out of range.
Timo Yo is winning the standup battle so far.
Stroud is looking to clinch but Yo is avoiding it.
Yo throws a good cross that connects.
Stroud swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Yo has closed the distance and engaged Stroud in a clinch.
A short right from Yo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Yo avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Yo scores with a hook to the body.
Stroud blocks a body shot from Yo.
Yo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yo scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yo can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yo fails to land.
Yo lands with a light punch inside.
Yo lands an uppercut.
Stroud content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroud.
Yo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Yo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stroud as Yo tries to tie him up.
Yo has a couple of punches blocked by Stroud.
Stroud is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stroud blocks an uppercut.
Stroud can't get the takedown.
Yo can't find room to land a body shot as Stroud controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yo fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timo Yo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yo lands with a left to the head.
Yo tries a body shot but Stroud blocks it.
Yo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yo wants to stall.

Stroud has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yo regains guard immediately.
Yo wants to sweep but no luck.
Stroud throws an elbow that misses. Yo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stroud's guard. Nice move by Yo!
Stroud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Stroud working for a triangle but Yo defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo throwing strikes but missing.
Yo trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Yo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yo prevents Stroud from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stroud is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stroud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stroud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yo is pressing down on Stroud's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Stroud distracts Yo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Glenn Stroud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Yo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Yo!
Timo Yo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.