PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Yonnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strange Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Yonnes
vs
Bug

165 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehdi Yonnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Strange Bug!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bug attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Yonnes as he checks the leg kick.
Yonnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Yonnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Bug keeps Yonnes at a distance using the push kick.
Bug connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bug connects with an inside leg kick.
Yonnes misses with a body shot.
Strange Bug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bug. That's going to slow Yonnes down.
Bug pushes Yonnes away with a front kick.
Bug scores with a push kick.
A good leg kick by Bug.
Yonnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bug.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bug lands a leg kick that knocks Yonnes off balance momentarily.
Yonnes connects with a body shot.
Yonnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bug.
Yonnes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bug.
Yonnes throws a jab when Bug was well out of range.
Yonnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bug scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yonnes misses with a straight left.

Bug clinches with his opponent.
Bug stalling the fight.

Bug pulls guard successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bug looking for a triangle here. Yonnes is fighting it but it looks tight! Bug pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Yonnes is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Strange Bug!