PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hokkus Pokkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Yellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokkus comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pokkus
vs
Yellow

185 cm
22
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MADE IN GERMANY

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hokkus Pokkus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokkus misses with a wild body shot.
Yellow lands a jab to Pokkus's midsection.
Pokkus throws a leg kick but Yellow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yellow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pokkus counters with a nice leg kick.
Pokkus throws a leg kick but Yellow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yellow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yellow misses with a double jab.
Yellow is looking to score with low kicks.
Pokkus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yellow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pokkus. That one must have hurt.
Pokkus throws and low kick but Yellow moves out of range easily.
Pokkus throws a body kick that misses.
Yellow throws a head kick that misses
and Pokkus counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow misses with a body kick.
Yellow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pokkus tried to score with a low kick but Yellow checks it.
Yellow swings for the body but Pokkus moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pokkus.
A telegraphed right hand from Yellow misses the target.
Pokkus slips a jab and a cross from Yellow.
A jab from Yellow does it's job there.
Pokkus connects with a solid leg kick.
Yellow looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Yellow.
Yellow checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus tried to score with a low kick but Yellow checks it.
Pokkus is looking to score with low kicks.
Pokkus throws out a loose jab but Yellow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Pokkus is predictable there
and Yellow counters with a right hand to the body.
Hokkus Pokkus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yellow misses the shot to the body.
Pokkus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yellow lands with a nice body punch.
Yellow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yellow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pokkus rather than just go for the knockout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yellow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pokkus - the referee stops the clock and Yellow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pokkus. Yellow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yellow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokkus looks to land a body kick but Yellow moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yellow swings for the body but Pokkus moves out of range.
Pokkus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yellow throws a leg kick
and Pokkus counters with a body kick that stops Yellow in his tracks momentarily.
Pokkus misses with a leg kick
and Yellow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pokkus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yellow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pokkus throws a body kick that misses.
Yellow looks to land a body kick but Pokkus moved away.
Pokkus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tom Yellow has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pokkus swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yellow lands a right hook to the body.
Yellow throws a head kick that misses
and Pokkus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pokkus throws a head kick but Yellow moves out of range.
Pokkus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yellow is able to avoid easily.
Yellow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yellow blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pokkus.
Pokkus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pokkus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pokkus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hokkus Pokkus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Yellow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pokkus lands a head kick!
Yellow lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Yellow.
Pokkus lands a head kick!
Yellow throws a body punch but Pokkus moves out of range.
Pokkus throws a wild body kick that Yellow sees coming a mile off.
Pokkus feints and then cracks Yellow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yellow down.
Yellow throws a head kick that misses.
Yellow takes a swing at Pokkus's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pokkus throws a front kick aimed at Yellow's knee but Yellow avoids it well.
Pokkus scoring well with a low kick there.
Yellow is breathing heavily.
Pokkus throws and low kick but Yellow moves out of range easily.
Pokkus is looking to slow Yellow down with leg kicks.
Pokkus fakes the leg kick and cracks Yellow in the body.
Pokkus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pokkus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yellow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yellow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yellow throws a lazy head kick
and Pokkus counters with a good low kick that Yellow was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus thumps Yellow with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pokkus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yellow. That did some damage!
Yellow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pokkus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pokkus doesn't manage to clinch there - Yellow circles away.
Yellow just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yellow might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pokkus has got the better of the exchanges.
Pokkus misses with the combination.
Yellow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pokkus is out of range.
Pokkus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yellow circles away quickly and effectively.
Pokkus scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yellow throws a sloppy head kick
and Pokkus counters with an inside leg kick.
Yellow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pokkus.
Yellow misses with a two punch combination.
Pokkus misses with a leg kick
and Yellow counters with a thumping low kick.
Pokkus is looking to score with low kicks.
Pokkus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yellow throws the left hand but Pokkus avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yellow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pokkus counters with a leg kick.
Yellow tests Pokkus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pokkus tries to work over Yellow's front leg with a kick but Yellow checks it.
Yellow throws a leg kick
and Pokkus counters with a head kick. That will keep Yellow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yellow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Pokkus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pokkus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yellow's head.
Yellow swats away the attempt to clinch by Pokkus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hokkus Pokkus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Yellow's cut.
That's time! Pokkus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pokkus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yellow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pokkus's knee momentarily.
Yellow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pokkus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yellow.
Pokkus throws a head kick that misses.
Pokkus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yellow can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Pokkus. That's going to slow Yellow down.
Pokkus misses with a body kick.
Yellow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yellow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yellow looks to land a right hand but Pokkus moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yellow misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokkus moves out of range as Yellow throws a body kick.
Yellow checks the leg kick.
Yellow motions for Pokkus to come forward. Yellow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yellow connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pokkus. Yellow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yellow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pokkus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pokkus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yellow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yellow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pokkus feints and then cracks Yellow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yellow down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yellow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pokkus thows a leg kick but Yellow checks it
and Pokkus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pokkus throws a leg kick
enabling Yellow to counter with a crisp jab.
Pokkus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yellow avoids the head kick by Pokkus.
Yellow stuns Pokkus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yellow throws a head kick but Pokkus moves out of range.
Pokkus misses with a leg kick
and Yellow counters with a nice leg kick.
Yellow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yellow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pokkus on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus tries to land a front kick but Yellow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yellow thows a body shot but no joy.
Pokkus misses the jab.
Yellow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hokkus Pokkus is winning the standup battle so far.
Yellow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pokkus has time to react.
Yellow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Yellow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pokkus doesn't seem phased though.
Yellow stuns Pokkus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yellow looks to land a combination but Pokkus avoids it well.
Pokkus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pokkus wants to slow Yellow down by chopping away at his legs.
Tom Yellow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pokkus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hokkus Pokkus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yellow misses with a body shot
and Pokkus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pokkus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pokkus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pokkus moves away from the strike by Yellow.
Yellow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Pokkus is predictable there
and Yellow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pokkus's knee momentarily.
Pokkus misses with an uppercut. Yellow saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Yellow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pokkus 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hokkus Pokkus!