PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrttiseppa comes into the arena with Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango blaring out of the sound system. Jaakko Yrttiseppa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Yrttiseppa
vs
Angel

190 cm
26
257 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
283 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Angel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yrttiseppa pinned against the cage. Yrttiseppa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Yrttiseppa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yrttiseppa showed some decent athleticism there.
Yrttiseppa is pressing down on Angel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Angel is holding on for now.
Yrttiseppa is trying to control the action in half guard but Angel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yrttiseppa lands with a punch from half guard.
Yrttiseppa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Angel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yrttiseppa preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yrttiseppa trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yrttiseppa postures up in Angel's guard and throws a big left but Angel blocks it.
Yrttiseppa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yrttiseppa preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yrttiseppa tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard.
Yrttiseppa throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Yrttiseppa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Angel's half guard.
Angel is trying to control but can't.
Yrttiseppa thows a huge punch but Angel dodges it nicely.
Yrttiseppa is keen to just control but Angel is a slippery customer.

Yrttiseppa is working for a submission of some sort.
Angel wants to improve his position but Yrttiseppa is controlling well.
Yrttiseppa moves into full mount! Angel won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa landing strikes from the mount and Angel is in trouble!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yrttiseppa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yrttiseppa avoids the attempt from Angel to control.
Yrttiseppa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yrttiseppa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angel is desperately trying to improve his position but Yrttiseppa has a good base and remains in mount.
Yrttiseppa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yrttiseppa with the ground and pound from mount.
Yrttiseppa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Angel is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa with good strikes from the mount here!
Angel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yrttiseppa wants to control the pace but Angel is squirming around nicely.
Yrttiseppa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Angel?
Yrttiseppa prevents Angel from getting the reversal.
Angel looks gassed!
Yrttiseppa lands with some strikes.
Yrttiseppa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Angel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Angel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yrttiseppa cracks Angel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yrttiseppa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Angel is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yrttiseppa drops a big elbow. That's hurt Angel! More shots from Yrttiseppa and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Yrttiseppa!