PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Yellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Tekah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yellow
vs
Tekah

185 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Tekah!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tekah takes a swing at Yellow's ribcage but misses.
Tekah throws a head kick that misses.
Tekah throws a leg kick but Yellow sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yellow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yellow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Yellow.
Tekah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yellow counters with a right hand to the body.
Tekah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tekah throws a sloppy head kick
and Tekah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tekah blocks a leg kick.
Tekah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yellow checks it well.
Yellow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tekah is out of range and Yellow settles back down.
Yellow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tekah was well out of range. Poor timing from Yellow.
Tekah throws a head kick but Yellow moves out of range.
A low kick from Yellow misses
and Tekah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yellow cracks the inside of Tekah's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yellow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tekah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tekah walks into a straight right hand from Yellow.
Yellow takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Tekah misses
and Yellow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tekah looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yellow.
Tekah throws a head kick that misses.
Yellow lands with a hook. Tekah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yellow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tekah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yellow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tekah's hands.
Both fighters circling a little - Yellow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Yellow.
Yellow misses with a low kick.
Yellow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yellow scores with a head kick.

It looks like Dave Tekah has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Yellow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yellow.
Tekah ducks right into an uppercut from Yellow.
Yellow works the jab nicely.
Tekah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yellow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tekah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Yellow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yellow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Donk. Yellow catches Tekah right on the button with a cross.
Yellow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That has opened up Dave Tekah's cut even more.
Jab, jab by Yellow - just one landing.
Yellow scores with a shot to the body.
Tekah blocks a head kick by Yellow.
Yellow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yellow digs a good body shot into Tekah's ribs.
Yellow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yellow lands a jab.
Yellow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yellow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tekah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tekah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yellow scoring well with a low kick there.
Yellow lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tekah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The cut above Dave Tekah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice body punch from Yellow.
Tekah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Yellow finds it's way through Tekah's defenses.
Yellow tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Yellow scores with a four punch combination!
Yellow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yellow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yellow digs a good hook to Tekah's body.
Tekah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yellow cracks a nice hook into Tekah's ribs.
Yellow with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yellow lands with a right hand.
Tekah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yellow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yellow scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yellow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Dave Tekah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yellow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yellow thuds his right hand into Tekah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yellow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yellow throws a nice head kick!
Yellow throws a right and a left that Tekah avoids nicely.
Tekah misses with a low kick.
Tekah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tekah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yellow throws out a powerful jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Tekah's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Yellow!