PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Yellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Emmanuel Seppo enters the cage!

Yellow
vs
Seppo

185 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emmanuel Seppo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Yellow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yellow stuffs the takedown attempt from Seppo. Seppo gets slowly back to his feet.
Yellow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Seppo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yellow manages to avoid it.
Seppo shoots for a double leg takedown but Yellow sprawls well. He's pushed Seppo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yellow takes a swing at Seppo's ribcage but misses.
Yellow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Yellow.

It looks like Emmanuel Seppo has been cut.

Seppo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow manages to get to full guard.
Yellow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seppo manages to get himself to full guard.
Yellow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yellow tries to free his leg and advance position but Seppo is retaining full guard.
Yellow is pushing down on Seppo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Seppo is fighting to maintain full guard but Yellow has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yellow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yellow is keen to just control but Seppo is a slippery customer.
Yellow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seppo tries to get to full guard but Yellow has control of the leg.
Yellow controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yellow is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yellow misses with a shot to the body
and Seppo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yellow looks to throw the jab but Seppo is out of range.
Yellow throws a body punch but Seppo moves out of range.
Yellow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seppo doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Seppo looks for a takedown but Yellow sprawls well.
Tom Yellow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emmanuel Seppo.
Yellow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seppo.
Seppo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yellow circles away.
Yellow lands a nice looking body shot.
Yellow digs a good body shot into Seppo's ribs.
Seppo looks gassed!
Seppo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yellow pinned against the cage. Yellow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yellow scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Yellow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Seppo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Yellow. Seppo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yellow connects with a jab.
Seppo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yellow.
Yellow misses with a looping left.
Seppo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yellow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Seppo.
Emmanuel Seppo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yellow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yellow is just out of range.
Seppo throws the kick towards the body but Yellow avoids it.
Yellow is looking to wear down Seppo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yellow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seppo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yellow.
Yellow looks to land a right hand but Seppo moved out of range.
Yellow lands a jab.
Seppo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yellow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yellow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yellow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yellow looks to land a combination but Seppo avoids it well.
Yellow connects with a body shot.
Seppo is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yellow catches Seppo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yellow punishes Seppo's body with a nice straight punch.
Yellow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yellow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seppo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That has opened up Emmanuel Seppo's cut even more.
Yellow throws a right and a left that Seppo avoids nicely.
Tom Yellow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Yellow.
Yellow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yellow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yellow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seppo in his tracks.
Yellow throws a series of strikes that have Seppo backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yellow lands a slapping body shot.
Yellow lands a slapping body shot.
Seppo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yellow connects with a looping right hand.
Seppo takes one to the side of the head.

The cut above Emmanuel Seppo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Seppo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tom Yellow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yellow misses with a wild body shot.
Yellow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yellow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seppo can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seppo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yellow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Yellow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Seppo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yellow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yellow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seppo manages to avoid it.
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Yellow moves out of range of the leg kick from Seppo.
Yellow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yellow misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yellow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seppo at a distance.
Yellow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seppo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow just misses with a punch to the body.
Yellow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yellow misses with a body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Seppo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seppo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seppo there as he acknowledges the shot.

Emmanuel Seppo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yellow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yellow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seppo.
Seppo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yellow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seppo.

Seppo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yellow's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Seppo working Yellow over with strikes.
Yellow is holding on to half guard well.
Yellow regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Seppo.
Seppo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yellow seems keen to control Seppo's posture.
Yellow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Seppo postures up in Yellow's guard and throws a big left but Yellow blocks it.
Yellow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seppo manages to get himself to full guard.
Seppo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yellow controls the pace.
Seppo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tom Yellow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yellow content to stall in guard here.
Emmanuel Seppo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tom Yellow just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Yellow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Yellow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yellow 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Yellow!