PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo Yo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Yo
vs
Mori

182 cm
24
174 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akio Mori!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mori counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Mori - just one landing.
Mori tries to clinch but Yo moves out of range.
Mori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Mori takes the fight into the clinch.
Mori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yo backwards.
Yo looking for a takedown.
Mori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yo wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yo Yo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mori lands a knee to the body.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
Yo is breathing heavily.
Mori lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori scores with a shot to the side of Yo's head.
Yo letting Mori take a breather here.
Mori lands a nice uppercut.
Mori lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mori.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Mori.
Mori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo.
Mori stalling.
Mori crunches a lovely knee into Yo's ribcage.
Mori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Good body shot from Mori.
Mori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo letting Mori take a breather here.
Mori displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yo up against the cage.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mori.
Mori using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori has Yo pushed against the cage.
Mori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yo backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mori.
Mori effectively controlling the action here.
Mori lands with a light punch inside.
Mori gets through Yo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mori is leaning against Yo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Mori.
Mori is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mori gets through Yo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mori lands a nice shot to the body.
Mori with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Mori.
Mori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Yo is rocked!
Mori cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mori lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Mori as the two fighters clinch.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mori is pushing Yo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mori presses Yo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Mori dominated that round.
That's time! Yo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mori works over Yo's head and body with a nice combination.
Mori cracks Yo with a good jab.
Yo has his takedown stuffed
and Mori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Yo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yo switches off momentarily and Mori cracks him with a monster right hand! Yo topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mori dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mori!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akio Mori!
Yo Yo spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.