PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Yates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suoli Kiinnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Yates
vs
Kiinnisto

173 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ralph Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suoli Kiinnisto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiinnisto takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiinnisto dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Yates throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kiinnisto.
Kiinnisto blocks the elbow strike.
Kiinnisto lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ralph Yates has been cut.
Kiinnisto controlling the action here for a moment.
Kiinnisto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kiinnisto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yates avoids the elbow strike from Kiinnisto, against the cage.
Kiinnisto pushes off an throws an elbow but Yates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Yates jumps into guard, dragging Kiinnisto to the mat.
Kiinnisto stopping the sweep attempt from Yates.

Kiinnisto stands up from Yates's guard - Kiinnisto perhaps looking for a knockout.

Kiinnisto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiinnisto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yates's defenses.
Kiinnisto lands a nice elbow.
Kiinnisto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kiinnisto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yates in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yates is breathing heavily.
Kiinnisto lands a nice elbow.
Kiinnisto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yates lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiinnisto blocks an elbow strike from Yates.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiinnisto.
Kiinnisto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiinnisto connects with a knee to the head.

Ralph Yates's cut is getting worse.
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!
Kiinnisto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kiinnisto lands a damaging elbow.
Kiinnisto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yates or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiinnisto obliges.
Kiinnisto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Kiinnisto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiinnisto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kiinnisto.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiinnisto obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kiinnisto.

Ralph Yates's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kiinnisto landing knees to the body.
Kiinnisto lands an elbow just above Yates 's eye.

Yates is rocked!
Kiinnisto connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Yates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Ralph Yates's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Clinched against the cage, Kiinnisto lands a big elbow that drops Yates! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Yates is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suoli Kiinnisto!