PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hesam Khavari (ranked 2896 p4p, 309 weight class) and Lyoto Yoshida (ranked 1657 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Khavari
vs
Yoshida

176 cm
20
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
20
189 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hesam Khavari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khavari throws a right hand that misses
and Khavari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khavari throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.

Yoshida forces Khavari back against the cage and clinches.
Yoshida lands a nice elbow.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.

Khavari breaks the clinch.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.

Khavari breaks from the clinch.
Khavari thows a left - swing and a miss!

Yoshida instigates a clinch.
Khavari has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Khavari controls his hands.
Khavari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khavari.
Khavari blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Khavari cracks Yoshida with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khavari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khavari takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hand to the body from Khavari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
Khavari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khavari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khavari has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Khavari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khavari lands an uppercut.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Khavari controls the action.
Khavari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khavari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshida.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Khavari.
Khavari swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khavari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Khavari lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida avoiding damage.

Khavari breaks the clinch.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khavari.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Khavari controls his hands.
Khavari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshida.
A short left from Khavari.
Khavari blocks an elbow strike from Yoshida.
Yoshida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khavari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khavari lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Khavari breaks the clinch.
Yoshida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshida looks winded!
Khavari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Khavari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khavari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khavari lands an overhand right.

It looks like Lyoto Yoshida has been cut.
Khavari throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida thinks about the counter body kick.
Khavari misses with a hook.
Yoshida slips a jab from Khavari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Khavari in a clinch.
Yoshida trying to control the position but instead, Khavari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshida into the cage.
Yoshida tries to stall but Khavari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Khavari avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khavaris head.
Yoshida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khavari's elbow.
Khavari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khavari is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khavari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khavari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Khavari.

Khavari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khavari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Khavari misses the target.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khavari.
Yoshida looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Khavari is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yoshida's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khavari, as that shot connected.

Yoshida is rocked!
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!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Khavari moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Yoshida! Khavari continues to tee off on Yoshida, landing with a left and a right! Khavari connects with a right hand that leaves Yoshida sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Khavari!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hesam Khavari!
Hesam Khavari is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Hesam Khavari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.