PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Bitches Playing Metal On Electric Violins. The crowd seem to be enjoying Almasy's choice of entrance music: The Black Mages - Force Your Way. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Yelgersmold
vs
Almasy

218 cm
28
280 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

188 cm
30
215 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelgersmold misses with a wild combination.
Almasy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yelgersmold circles away.
Yelgersmold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Almasy's hands.
Almasy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yelgersmold throws a right and a left that Almasy avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Almasy.
Yelgersmold dips to his left and cracks Almasy with an uppercut!
Yelgersmold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yelgersmold looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
Almasy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yelgersmold as he avoids it easily.
Drakaath Yelgersmold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Almasy.

Almasy moves into range and clinches up with Yelgersmold.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Almasy scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.

Almasy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yelgersmold is trying to improve his position.
Almasy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Almasy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Almasy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Almasy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yelgersmold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yelgersmold tries to get out of the position.
Almasy working the ground and pound.
Almasy working the ground and pound.
Yelgersmold takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy is chipping away with strikes.
Yelgersmold avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Almasy.
Almasy landing strikes.
Almasy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yelgersmold down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almasy lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almasy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yelgersmold is letting Almasy control him for a moment.
Yelgersmold parries the strikes from Almasy easily there. Almasy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yelgersmold to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yelgersmold is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Almasy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yelgersmold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Almasy connects with a decent elbow.
Yelgersmold tries to escape but Almasy is in control.
Yelgersmold taking punishment in the form of punches.
Almasy scoring with punches from side control.
Almasy lands a nice forearm strike.
Almasy looks up at the clock and then as Yelgersmold takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Almasy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Almasy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yelgersmold is looking to regain half guard here but Almasy keeps moving and retains side control.
Almasy working away.
Almasy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy scores with punches from side control.
Almasy trying to control the position but Yelgersmold is working away.
Almasy landing a few strikes.
Yelgersmold taking a bit of punishment here - Almasy scoring with strikes.
Almasy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yelgersmold to see if he's OK.
Almasy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Almasy is chipping away with strikes.
Almasy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yelgersmold down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Almasy gets the takedown into side control.
Yelgersmold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Almasy connects with a decent elbow.
Almasy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Almasy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Almasy working the ground and pound from side control.
Almasy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Almasy scores with punches from side control.
Yelgersmold takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Almasy working the ground and pound.
Almasy working the body and head with strikes.
Almasy scoring with punches and elbows.
Almasy landing strikes.

Yelgersmold is rocked!
Yelgersmold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Almasy on the ground.
Almasy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Yelgersmold looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Almasy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seifer Almasy!
During a confident post fight interview, Seifer Almasy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Drakaath Yelgersmold stepped up to the mic, saying 'At least I lost to the champ'.