PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Yung Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sum Yung Gai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clausen
vs
Yung Gai

189 cm
33
195 lbs
21 - 24 - 0

165 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sum Yung Gai!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen moves out of range of the body kick.
Gai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Clausen.
Clausen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gai tries for a takedown but Clausen circles away easily
and Clausen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Clausen misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clausen. Gai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clausen misses with the combination.
Gai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gai misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausen scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Gai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clausen scores with a jab. Gai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gai misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Gai wants to clinch up but Clausen keeps it at a distance.
Gai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clausen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gai's head.
Clausen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clausen misses with a looping left.
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gai manages to avoid it.
Clausen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clausen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gai.
Gai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clausen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clausen scores with a body shot.
A combination from Gai does no damage.
Clausen misses the jab.
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!
Gai tries a head kick but it misses.
Gai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gai dodges the punch combination from Clausen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clausen throwing a counter right hand but Gai manages to avoid it.
Clausen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clausen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Clausen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clausen.
Claus Clausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clausen misses the shot to the body.
Gai avoids the body shot from Clausen.
A little jabbing left from Gai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clausen misses with a looping left.
Gai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clausen finds it's way round the side to connect with Gai's head.
Gai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gai swings widly with a right hand
and Clausen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clausen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gai misses with a left hand
and Clausen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clausen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clausen throws the left hand but Gai avoids the punch easily.
Gai looks to land a right hand but Clausen moved out of range.
Clausen blocks a head kick by Gai.
Gai is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Clausen lands a slapping body shot.
Gai misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausen misses with a straight left.
Gai misses the jab.
Clausen throws a body punch but Gai moves out of range.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clausen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Gai.
Gai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clausen at a distance.
Clausen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clausen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clausen with a hook.
Clausen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clausen.
Clausen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gai on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clausen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gai thumps Clausen with a low kick.
Clausen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A good leg kick by Gai.
Gai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clausen's hands.
Gai throws a right and a left that Clausen avoids nicely.
Gai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clausen.
A lazy left from Gai finds it's target.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gai or perhaps it was just good defense by Clausen, which made it look bad.
Clausen takes a swing at Gai's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clausen scores with a shot to the body.
Clausen with a hook.
Clausen misses with a wild body shot.
Clausen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claus Clausen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Clausen.
Clausen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gai tries to land a front kick but Clausen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clausen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gai.
Clausen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Clausen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gai off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Clausen. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Gai misses.
Clausen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clausen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gai on the side of the head.
Gai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gai avoids the body shot from Clausen.
Clausen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gai.
Gai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gai throws a leg kick which misses Clausen's front leg but catches the back leg as Clausen tries to avoid it.
Claus Clausen is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clausen scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gai, right into the meat.
Clausen lands a nice looking body shot.
Gai throws a low kick, looking for Clausen's leg but Clausen calmly moves out of range.
Gai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clausen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gai. Gai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Gai is rocked!
Clausen sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gai's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gai's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claus Clausen!