PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 2270 p4p, 296 weight class) and Lasse Alatalo (ranked 1833 p4p, 249 weight class). Yonglong Li is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Li
vs
Alatalo

183 cm
36
176 lbs
24 - 13 - 2

177 cm
38
176 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Sportivité

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 24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Alatalo misses the target.
Li tests Alatalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alatalo swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alatalo avoids the head kick by Li.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Alatalo misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Alatalo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yonglong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alatalo doesn't seem bothered though.
Li fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alatalo on the side of the head.
Li scores with a shot to the body.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alatalo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Li misses with a body shot.
Li throws a jab when Alatalo was well out of range.
Alatalo throws out a counter right but Li avoids it with no problem.
Li misses with a body punch
and Alatalo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alatalo cracks Li with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alatalo blocks a jab.
Alatalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alatalo! But no joy.
Li throws a sloppy body shot
and Alatalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Li was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alatalo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alatalo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alatalo misses with a straight right.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Alatalo slips the punch.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li looks to throw the jab but Alatalo is out of range.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alatalo throws out the jab.
Li misses with a kick to the body
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alatalo throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Li on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alatalo throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throwing a counter right hand but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Li blocks a jab.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Li tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alatalo manages to circle out of the way.
Alatalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alatalo. That did some damage!
Li thuds a left hand into Alatalo's body.
Alatalo lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Alatalo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Li looks to land a left hand but Alatalo moved out of range nicely.
Li thumps Alatalo with a low kick.
Li stuns Alatalo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Alatalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Li's hands.
Alatalo throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Li misses
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li throws a body punch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Li jabs at Alatalo's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Alatalo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alatalo throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Li.
Jab from Li.
Alatalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alatalo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li cracks the inside of Alatalo's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alatalo if he has to take too many more of those.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alatalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonglong Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alatalo cracks Li with a good jab.

Li has managed to clinch.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Alatalo can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alatalo can do to turn this around?
Alatalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alatalo tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li lands an uppercut.
Alatalo tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Alatalo back against the cage.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Alatalo tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Alatalo back against the cage.
Alatalo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alatalo manages to break the clinch.
Li scores with a nice right hand.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Alatalo checks a low kick from Li.
It seemed like Alatalo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Alatalo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo checks a low kick from Li.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Alatalo misses with a looping left.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alatalo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alatalo avoids the body shot from Li.
Li misses with a straight right.
Alatalo scores with a shot to the body.
Li lands with a nice body punch.
Alatalo blocks the body kick.
Alatalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Li throws a leg kick but Alatalo moved away.
Alatalo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Alatalo misses the target.
Alatalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Alatalo throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li throws a leg kick but Alatalo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Li lands a leg kick that knocks Alatalo off balance momentarily.
Alatalo takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
That kick from Li tenderised Alatalo's leg. Alatalo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li cracks Alatalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alatalo blocks a leg kick.
Li swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Li is looking to wear down Alatalo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Li swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Li works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alatalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Li moves out of range as Alatalo strikes.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alatalo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Li scores with a spinning back kick!
Alatalo blocks a jab.
Alatalo slips under a jab.
Alatalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alatalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Li throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alatalo on the side of the head.
Alatalo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alatalo throws a jab when Li was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Alatalo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li doesn't seem bothered though.
Li slips under a jab from Alatalo.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Li cracks Alatalo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alatalo throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Alatalo lands a slapping body shot.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Alatalo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Li throws a body punch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Li misses the target.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonglong Li dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Li lands a nice looking body shot.
Li comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alatalo takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Alatalo defending well as Li loads up on a big left hand.
Alatalo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Li loads up on a big right hand but Alatalo slips the punch.
Alatalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alatalo moves out of range as Li strikes.
A nice side step and Alatalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo lands with a shot to the body.
Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Alatalo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alatalo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Yonglong Li is winning the standup battle so far.
Li lands a slapping body shot.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alatalo checks it well.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
Li ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Lasse Alatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a body punch but Alatalo moves out of range.
Li is looking to clinch but Alatalo is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Li misses its intended target.
Alatalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Li lands with a right hand.
Li misses with a hook
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Alatalo misses.
Li jabs at Alatalo's body.
Alatalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Alatalo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Alatalo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Li blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Li tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Li is out of range.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Alatalo misses
and Alatalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Li takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
Alatalo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Li with a body shot.
Yonglong Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alatalo swings widly with a right hand
and Li counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Alatalo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Li lands with a shot to the body.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Alatalo takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alatalo.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alatalo throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li lands a head shot.
Alatalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Li throws a body punch but Alatalo moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alatalo! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Li.
Alatalo throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li lands with a good body shot.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alatalo.
Li jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yonglong Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonglong Li!
Our winner, Yonglong Li, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.