PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daud Bolad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bolad
vs
Yi

196 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daud Bolad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Yi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolad thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yi counters with a left and a right that stings Bolad.
Bolad swings for the body but Yi moves out of range.
Bolad misses with a shot to the body
and Yi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bolad misses with a straight left.
Yi closes the distance and clinches up with Bolad, looking for a takedown. Yi pushes Bolad against the cage but Bolad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bolad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Yi gets a clinch.
Yi slows down the pace here.
Yi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolad to keep the fight standing.
Daud Bolad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Yi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolad.
Yi stalls.
Yi looking to stall.
Yi pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolad stalling.
Yi jumps guard but Bolad stands there with Yi around his waist. Yi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bolad lands a right hand.
Bolad wants to stall.
Yi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolad has Yi pressed against the cage, preventing Yi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yi fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolad breaks from the clinch.
Bolad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Master Yi has been cut.
Yi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bolad sprawls well. He's pushed Yi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bolad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Bolad as Yi shoots in.
Bolad swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Yi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bolad working aggressively here.
Bolad avoiding damage.
Bolad stops a takedown attempt from Yi.
Yi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yi jumps guard but Bolad stands there with Yi around his waist. Yi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yi is trying to pull guard but Bolad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yi blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yi as Bolad tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bolad - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolad after a bit of a struggle.
Yi goes for a takedown attempt but Bolad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daud Bolad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bolad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yi looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Bolad.
Yi shoots in for a double leg but Bolad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolad.
Yi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolad with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bolad feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yi sprawling to the canvas! Yi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bolad finish him?!

Yi is rocked!
Bolad thuds a left hand into Yi's body.
Bolad is looking to wear down Yi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bolad scores with a jab to the body.
Bolad throws a jab when Yi was well out of range.

Bolad sends Yi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bolad is motioning to the referee to let Yi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yi is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolad finish him?
Bolad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bolad throws a jab when Yi was well out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bolad cracks Yi with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daud Bolad!