PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Targaryen (ranked 3047 p4p, 273 weight class) and Nikolay Yakov (ranked 4445 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Targaryen
vs
Yakov

173 cm
25
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolay Yakov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yakov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Yakov seems to be working for a kimura but Targaryen defends the submission attempt.
Targaryen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Targaryen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Targaryen tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Yakov.
Yakov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yakov is trying to control. Targaryen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Yakov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Targaryen defend it? Yakov steps over the head and cranks it - Targaryen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yakov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikolay Yakov!