PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Yoshinobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelos Nancee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshinobi comes to the cage accompanied by Light It Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yoshinobi
vs
Nancee

178 cm
24
155 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

174 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Yoshinobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pelos Nancee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nancee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Nancee shoots in and bounces Yoshinobi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nancee looking to pass the guard.
Yoshinobi trying to control the position.
Yoshinobi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nancee is one step ahead there.

Nancee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nancee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yoshinobi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yoshinobi, not yet.
Yoshinobi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nancee on the ground.
Yoshinobi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nancee tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshinobi is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshinobi working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nancee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yoshinobi circles away.
Nancee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshinobi tries to avoid it but Nancee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshinobi to the ground. Yoshinobi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenjiro Yoshinobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pelos Nancee.
Nancee shoots for a takedown but Yoshinobi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Nancee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nancee looks gassed!
Yoshinobi wants to get back to his feet but Nancee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nancee tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshinobi is retaining full guard.
Yoshinobi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nancee's guard.

Yoshinobi drops back looking for a leg! Nancee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nancee manages to kick Yoshinobi off! Yoshinobi jumps back into Nancee's guard.
Yoshinobi is working Nancee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nancee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshinobi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Nancee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshinobi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshinobi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yoshinobi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshinobi trying to control but Nancee is working from the bottom.
Yoshinobi preventing the sweep.
Nancee keeping moving, preventing Yoshinobi from controlling successfully.

Nancee has his foot on Yoshinobi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshinobi works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshinobi wants to control from the top but Nancee keeps moving.

Nancee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Nancee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yoshinobi wants to control from the top but Nancee keeps moving.

Nancee looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yoshinobi is defending well. Nancee quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yoshinobi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nancee celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pelos Nancee!