PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo comes to the cage accompanied by Yö - Likaiset Legendat. Muakbar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: That Punjabi Jay-Z song. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Haji Muakbar enters the cage!

Yo
vs
Muakbar

182 cm
32
187 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

171 cm
35
182 lbs
29 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Muakbar.
A telegraphed right hand from Muakbar misses the target.
Muakbar lands a head shot.
Yo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muakbar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muakbar wants it to stay on the feet.
Yo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muakbar circles away quickly and effectively.
Muakbar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muakbar misses with a hook. Yo ducked under it nicely.
Yo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yo works Muakbar's body with a nice hook.
Yo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muakbar lands with an uppercut that bounces Yo off the cage and back into range.
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!
Muakbar misses with a hook.
Yo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muakbar cracks Yo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muakbar misses with a takedown
and Yo counters with a nice uppercut.
Muakbar throws a looping overhand right but Yo ducks down to avoid it.
Muakbar misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yo. Muakbar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Muakbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo closes the distance and clinches up with Muakbar, looking for a takedown. Yo pushes Muakbar against the cage but Muakbar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yo misses with an uppercut.
Yo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muakbar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yo ducks under a wild hook from Muakbar.
Muakbar lands a slapping body shot.
Muakbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yo was well out of range. Poor timing from Muakbar.
Yo looks to score with a jab to the body but Muakbar is just out of range.
Yo scores with a nice head shot.
Yo lands a nice hook to Muakbar's body. Muakbar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muakbar has time to react.
Yo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Yo is rocked!
Haji Muakbar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Muakbar cracks Yo with a hook to the temple - Yo is on wobbly legs here! Muakbar swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Yo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Muakbar wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haji Muakbar!
In his post fight interview, Haji Muakbar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.