PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dontae Lopez (ranked 4620 p4p, 4655 weight class) and Red Yabite (ranked 155 p4p, 121 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.

Lopez
vs
Yabite

189 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 Los Angeles, Dontae Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabite!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.

Lopez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yabite to the mat! Yabite manages to get full guard.
Yabite working a defensive guard here.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yabite lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Yabite trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yabite working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Yabite trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabite lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Lopez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yabite has passed into side control.
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yabite working the ground and pound from side control.
Lopez tries to buck Yabite off but Yabite is having none of it.
Lopez looks to move to half guard but instead Yabite has passed into mount! Damn!
Yabite scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Lopez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez can't escape the position.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
Yabite with the ground and pound from mount.
Lopez is squirming around, avoiding Yabite's attempts to control the action.
Yabite throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yabite is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yabite lands with some strikes.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Yabite isn't that keen on the idea.
Yabite tries to control but Lopez wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Red Yabite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yabite has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 9:10
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Yabite!