PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rab Rehab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rehab might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to saturday nights alright for fighting. Kazuki Yasuda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rehab
vs
Yasuda

185 cm
29
177 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

178 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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The Choke´s On You

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rab Rehab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuki Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rehab lands a jab to the head.
Yasuda thows a body shot but no joy.
Rehab thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rehab scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rehab.
Yasuda ducks under a wild hook from Rehab.
Rehab slips under a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rehab scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yasuda misses with an uppercut. Rehab saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Yasuda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yasuda.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yasuda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rehab throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yasuda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yasuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yasuda connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rehab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rehab.
Yasuda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rehab manages to avoid it.
Yasuda throws a hook to the side of Rehab's head but Rehab sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Yasuda moves into the clinch successfully.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rehab throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yasudas head.
Rehab throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Rehab throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Rehab lands a shoulder strike.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Rehab controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rehab.
Rehab changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yasuda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rehab throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yasuda.
Kazuki Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasuda misses with a hook.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a low kick but Rehab avoids it.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rehab throws a low kick but Yasuda avoids it.
Rehab misses with a double jab
and Yasuda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yasuda scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rehab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yasuda.
Rehab throws a leg kick but Yasuda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rehab throws a body punch but Yasuda moves out of range.
Rehab slips a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rehab in his tracks.

Rehab is rocked!
Yasuda scores with a nice body kick.

Rehab shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yasuda napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yasuda wants to control but Rehab postures up.
Rehab is putting a hurting on Yasuda here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yasuda wants to control but Rehab postures up.
Yasuda is trying to improve his position.
Rehab working the ground and pound but Yasuda is defending the strikes.
Yasuda is trying to get back to half guard.
Rehab throws a strike aimed at the side of Yasuda's head but Yasuda avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Yasuda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Rehab is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yasuda has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yasuda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rehab has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yasuda managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rehab.
Yasuda sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yasuda is looking to improve his position.

Yasuda has one foot on Rehab's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rehab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rehab tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yasuda swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rab Rehab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rehab connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yasuda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yasuda slips a straight right by Rehab.
Yasuda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kazuki Yasuda will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yasuda lands with a shot to the body.
Rehab chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yasuda can pounce on him.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yasuda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rehab misses with a straight right.
Rehab misses with a body shot.
Yasuda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Yasuda as he checks the leg kick.
Yasuda delivers a nice body kick.
Yasuda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Rehab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rehab avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rehab slips under a jab from Yasuda.
Rehab uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yasuda.
A telegraphed right hand from Yasuda misses the target.
A jab from Yasuda misses.
The fighters circling - Yasuda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yasuda loads up on a big right hand but Rehab slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yasuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Rehab.
Rehab slips a jab from Yasuda.
Yasuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yasuda throws a jab but it's blocked by Rehab.
Rehab get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Rehab stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Yasuda runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kazuki Yasuda!
A very excited looking Kazuki Yasuda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.