PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Du Yuesheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Albin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Yuesheng
vs
Albin

190 cm
27
209 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Yuesheng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elias Albin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albin shoots in for a takedown but Yuesheng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yuesheng connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yuesheng throws a body punch but Albin moves out of range.
Albin throws a fast counter high kick but Yuesheng manages to duck under it in time.
Albin shoots and misses
and Yuesheng counters with a left and a right that stings Albin.

Yuesheng rushes Albin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yuesheng lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yuesheng.
Albin looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Yuesheng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuesheng lands a hook that snaps the head of Albin backwards.
Yuesheng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuesheng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yuesheng lands an uppercut.
Yuesheng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Yuesheng.
Nice body punch from Yuesheng.
Yuesheng lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Yuesheng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuesheng lands a left hand.

Albin is rocked!
Yuesheng mutters something to Albin before pushing him back against the ropes. As Albin comes back towards him, Yuesheng unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Albin clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Du Yuesheng!
Du Yuesheng retains his light heavyweight title!