PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taj Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taj Yaya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yaya
vs
Koira

187 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Tab Out Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taj Yaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karri Koira!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira scores with a jab to the body.
Koira misses with a straight right.
Koira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaya.
Koira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koira thuds his right hand into Yaya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koira cracks Yaya with an open hand slap.
Koira lands a slapping body shot.
Yaya doesn't manage to clinch there - Koira circles away.
Koira works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaya under the eye.
Yaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koira throws a right hand that misses

and Yaya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yaya.
Yaya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yaya with a knee to the head.

It looks like Karri Koira has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koira is trying to break the clinch but Yaya is controlling him.
Koira is trying to break the clinch but Yaya has him pressed against the cage.
Yaya blocking some punches.
Yaya landing knees to the head.
Koira is trying to stall.
Koira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Koira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yaya lands a nice knee to the body.
Yaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yaya lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Koira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koira can't find room to land a body shot as Yaya controls the action.
Koira takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Koira on the inside.
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!
Koira takes an elbow to the temple.
Koira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yaya backwards.
Yaya lands an elbow just above Koira 's eye.

That has opened up Karri Koira's cut even more.
Koira takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yaya with a knee to the head.

The cut above Karri Koira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koira is trying to break the clinch but Yaya is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koira.
Yaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koira stalling in the clinch but Yaya improves position.
Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koira looks winded!
Koira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaya landing knees to the head.
Yaya with a knee to the head.

Karri Koira's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knees to the body from Yaya.
Koira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Yaya.
Koira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Koira is rocked!
Yaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koira is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaya finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karri Koira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taj Yaya!
Taj Yaya retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Taj Yaya misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.