PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bastos
vs
Yo

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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, Rafinha Bastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Yo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastos was well out of range. Poor timing from Yo.
Yo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bastos misses with a combination
and Yo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yo throws an overhand right that lands on Bastos's shoulder, as Bastos tries to avoid the shot.
Bastos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yo if he has to take too many more of those.
Bastos thows a body shot but no joy.
Yo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yo tries to keep at a distance but Bastos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yo goes for a takedown attempt but Bastos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bastos throws a shot from downtown. Yo moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Bastos misses.
Bastos scores with a nice body kick.
Timo Yo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo looks gassed!
Bastos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Bastos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bastos with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos just leaning against Yo, taking a breather.
Bastos missing with knees to the body.
Bastos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastos misses with a knee to the head.
Bastos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bastos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bastos misses with a knee strike.
Bastos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yo tries to stall but Bastos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bastos trying to land knees to the body.
Bastos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bastos missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yo.
Bastos misses with an elbow strike.
Bastos missing with knees to the body.
Bastos scores with a knee to the head.
Bastos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yo.
Bastos tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Yo wants a takedown.
Rafinha Bastos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timo Yo.
Bastos is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastos misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bastos won't allow it.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Bastos.
Bastos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bastos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bastos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo can't find room to land a body shot as Bastos controls the action.
Bastos leaning against his opponent.
Bastos missing with knees to the body.
Bastos looking to throw knees to the head but Yo is blocking nicely.
Bastos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bastos stalling.
Bastos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yo.
Bastos throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastos tries to land a knee to the head but Yo blocks with his arms.
Yo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bastos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafinha Bastos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bastos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rafinha Bastos is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Bastos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bastos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bastos throws a leg kick which misses Yo's front leg but catches the back leg as Yo tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yo, as that shot connected.
Bastos tries to close the distance and clinch but Yo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bastos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bastos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bastos keeps Yo at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Bastos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bastos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bastos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bastos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bastos.
Bastos missing with a left hand there. Yo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yo is breathing heavily.
Bastos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yo.
Bastos lands with a shot to the body.
Bastos scores with a punch to the head.

Yo is rocked!
Yo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bastos gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Yo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafinha Bastos!
Rafinha Bastos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.