PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between bo didley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anaconda Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yadav has chosen Shayad as his entrance music. bo didley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

didley
vs
Yadav

199 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, bo didley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anaconda Yadav!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yadav shoots in looking for a takedown. didley tries to sprawl out of it but Yadav keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. didley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
didley's corner calls for a 1-2. didley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
didley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Anaconda Yadav has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
didley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yadav.
didley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yadav circles away quickly and effectively.
didley misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Yadav.
didley wants to control but Yadav postures up.

Yadav tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yadav has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Yadav is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. didley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Yadav tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
didley tries to bench press Yadav off him but Yadav keeps the position.
Yadav sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but didley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yadav tries for a kimura but didley is defending well.
didley tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yadav trying to control the position but didley is working away.
didley tries to improve position but can't.

Yadav looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yadav looks gassed!

Yadav tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yadav has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
didley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yadav on the ground.

Yadav thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
didley tries to improve position but can't.
Yadav wants to lay and pray for a moment but didley keeps working.
Yadav working away.
didley stops Yadav from passing to mount.
didley tries to improve position but can't.

Yadav wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by didley, who protects the arm well.
Yadav working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

didley drives through and clinches with Yadav against the cage.
didley is trying to break free.

didley is trying to trip Yadav. He has hold of a leg but Yadav is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. didley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Yadav working for a triangle but didley defends it easily.

didley has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Yadav to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! didley is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Yadav pulls down on the head and he's put didley to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anaconda Yadav!