PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 820 p4p, 48 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 1110 p4p, 65 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Narz
vs
Xinhai

162 cm
26
142 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

175 cm
24
140 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz avoids the head kick by Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a series of punches but Narz moves out of range.
Xinhai lands a lovely overhand right.
Xinhai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xinhai throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xinhai - that will leave a mark!
Xinhai thuds his right hand into Narz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xinhai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Narz counters with a stiff right hand.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai lands a nice looking body shot.
Xinhai throws a combination that misses
and Narz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Xinhai.
Xinhai loads up on a big right hand but Narz slips the punch.
Narz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xinhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Narz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xinhai just manages to avoid it.
Narz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses
and Narz counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been informed that Xinhai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Xinhai throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xinhai scores with a leg kick.
Narz scores with a jab to the head.
Narz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xinhai.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narz.
Narz lands a really nice looking cross but Xinhai seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Narz looks to land a left hand but Xinhai moved out of range nicely.
Narz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xinhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narz was well out of range. Poor timing from Xinhai.
Narz swings for the body but Xinhai moves out of range.
Narz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Nice uppercut lands for Xinhai. That snapped Narz's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xinhai.
Narz tries to move into range but Xinhai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Xinhai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Xinhai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narz.
Narz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xinhai throws a right hand that misses
and Narz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xinhai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xinhai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xinhai scores with a punch to the head.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
Xinhai scores with a jab to the head.
Xinhai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A clash of legs there as Xinhai blocks the low kick.
As Narz backs off Xinhai throws a huge counter combo but Narz manages to avoid it all.
Xinhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Xinhai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Narz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Narz is looking to wear down Xinhai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Xinhai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narz checks a leg kick.
Xinhai lands a nice looking body shot.
Narz lands with a shot to the body.
Xinhai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Narz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Xinhai cracks Narz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xinhai feints and then cracks Narz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Narz down.
Xinhai throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
Narz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xinhai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab lands there for Xinhai.
Xinhai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Narzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Narz avoids the head kick by Xinhai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz walks into a left hand.

Narz is rocked!
Left hook, right uppercut from Xinhai.
Oh Narz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xinhai lands with a right hand.
Jab by Xinhai.
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Narz.
Narz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Xinhai sends Narz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Xinhai is motioning to the referee to let Narz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Xinhai lands with an uppercut that bounces Narz off the cage and back into range.
Xinhai circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Narz to the canvas! Narz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Xinhai keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yang Xinhai!
A relieved looking Yang Xinhai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.