PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 1902 p4p, 1053 weight class) and Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 247 p4p, 135 weight class). Pat Yaj could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Pichushkin's chin.

Yaj
vs
Pichushkin

188 cm
33
195
21 - 15 - 0

185 cm
39
195
28 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Conviction
HARDCORE

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Pichushkin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yaj swats away the attempt to clinch by Pichushkin.
A little feinted left hand from Yaj on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Pichushkin rushes Yaj and presses him up against the cage.
Pichushkin blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Pichushkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pichushkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a nice shot to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a body punch.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Pichushkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pichushkin looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Pichushkin avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichushkin blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Pichushkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Yaj tries to work over Pichushkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaj lands a shot to the body.
Yaj digs a right hand into Pichushkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pichushkin's gas tank.
Yaj is leaning against Pichushkin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Pichushkin controls the action.
Pichushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pichushkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands a right hand.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Pichushkin's head.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pichushkin lands a shoulder strike.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pichushkin's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of Pichushkin's head.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
Yaj lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pichushkin.
Pichushkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Yaj on the inside.

Pichushkin is rocked!
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pichushkin backwards.
Pichushkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pichushkin to his knees! Yaj keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Yaj!
A victorious Pat Yaj thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.