PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meas Chanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Yellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanta comes into the arena with Papa Americano - We No Speak Americano blaring out of the sound system. 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?

Chanta
vs
Yellow

185 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Lethal high 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meas Chanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Yellow!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yellow looks to throw the jab but Chanta is out of range.
Yellow moves out of range of the body kick from Chanta.
Chanta walks into a jab.
Chanta lands a head kick!
Yellow throws a shot to the body.
Chanta tried to score with a low kick but Yellow checks it.
Yellow misses with a jab to the body
and Chanta counters with a low kick, right behind Yellow 's knee.
Chanta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yellow counters with a straight right hand.
Yellow misses with a kick to the body.
Chanta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yellow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chanta circles away quickly and effectively.
Yellow throws a looping overhand right but Chanta ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yellow throws a leg kick
and Chanta counters with an inside leg kick.
Yellow throws a sloppy head kick and Chanta moves out of range easily.
Chanta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yellow throws out the jab.
Chanta misses with a kick to the body
and Yellow counters with a nice body shot.
Yellow misses with a combination
and Chanta counters with a nice body kick.
Chanta tries to clinch but Yellow is having none of it.
Chanta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chanta is looking to clinch but Yellow is avoiding it.
Chanta throws a leg kick
and Yellow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chanta closes the distance but Yellow moves to the side
and Chanta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yellow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yellow misses with a kick to the body
and Chanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yellow throws a leg kick
and Chanta counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yellow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chanta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yellow.
A low kick from Yellow misses
and Chanta counters with a head kick.

It looks like Tom Yellow has been cut.
Yellow connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chanta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yellow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chanta manages to avoid it.
Chanta throws a head kick that misses
and Yellow counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Chanta misses
and Yellow counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chanta swings widly with a right hand
and Yellow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yellow tries to work over Chanta's front leg with a kick but Chanta checks it.
Chanta thows a leg kick but Yellow checks it
and Yellow counters with a nice body shot.
Chanta is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Chanta lands but Yellow takes it in his stride.
Chanta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Yellow misses.
A head kick by Chanta misses
and Yellow counters with a left to the body.
Yellow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yellow misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yellow misses the target.
Chanta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yellow wants to land a leg kick but Chanta is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chanta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yellow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Chanta misses
and Yellow counters with a big head kick but Chanta shrugs it off.
Yellow throws a wild body kick that Chanta sees coming a mile off.
Chanta checks a leg kick.
Yellow connects with a looping right hand.
Yellow scores with a decent looking hook.
Yellow scores with a punch to the head.

Chanta is rocked!
Chanta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Chanta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yellow cracks a nice hook into Chanta's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yellow.
Yellow throws an uppercut from hell that sends Chanta clean off his feet! He's out cold! Yellow stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Yellow!