PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tricksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tricksen
vs
Yu

189 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Tricksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tricksen is looking to clinch but Yu is avoiding it.
Tricksen misses with a looping left.
Yu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yu connects with an inside leg kick.
Tricksen misses with a double jab.
Yu thumps Tricksen with a low kick.
Tricksen misses with a hook
and Yu counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu scores with a head kick. Tricksen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tricksen misses the body punch
and Yu counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tricksen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tricksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tricksen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu feints and then cracks Tricksen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tricksen down.
Tricksen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tricksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tricksen throws a hook but Yu blocks it.
Yu lands with a good body shot.
Tricksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yu counters with a series of strikes. Tricksen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tricksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu counters with an inside leg kick.
Nick Tricksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu feints and then cracks Tricksen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tricksen down.
Tricksen misses with an uppercut.
Tricksen misses with a body punch
and Yu counters with a good low kick that Tricksen was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Yu - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tricksen lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Bai Yu has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yu. Yu obviously looking to wear him down.
Tricksen misses with a combination
and Yu counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tricksen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yu walks into a left hand.
Tricksen just misses with a punch to the body.
Yu lands a head kick!

Tricksen is rocked!
Tricksen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Tricksen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tricksen scores with a nice head shot.
Tricksen seems to have got his legs back now.
Tricksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu counters with a nice body kick.
Tricksen misses with an uppercut
and Yu counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tricksen's knee momentarily.
Tricksen moves forwards but Yu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tricksen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yu. Yu obviously looking to wear him down.
Tricksen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yu counters with a nice leg kick.
Tricksen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yu eats them both and turns towards Tricksen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Yu. Those never looked like landing.
Tricksen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yu.
Tricksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yu is looking to slow Tricksen down with leg kicks.
Tricksen misses with a double jab
and Yu counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tricksen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yu lands a nice looking body kick.
Tricksen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yu counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yu. Tricksen shrugs it off though.
Tricksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu counters with a thumping low kick.
Tricksen tries to clinch up
and Yu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tricksen's knee momentarily.
Tricksen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yu manages to avoid it.
Tricksen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tricksen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yu. Yu obviously looking to wear him down.

Yu cracks Tricksen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tricksen to stand back up!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tricksen misses with a straight right.
Yu scores with a sloppy right hand. Tricksen should have avoided that one.
Yu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bai Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bai Yu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tricksen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yu can pounce on him.
Tricksen misses with a combination
and Yu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yu thows a body kick. Tricksen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tricksen swings widly with a right hand
and Yu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bai Yu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tricksen misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Yu counters with a nice right hand that sends Tricksen toppling to the canvas! Tricksen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yu finish him?!
Tricksen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tricksen swings widly with a right hand
and Yu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tricksen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Yu - that's a beauty! Tricksen is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Yu can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bai Yu!