PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Genko Yeshuati (ranked 4792 p4p, 4654 weight class) and Jack Saragih (ranked 250 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yeshuati
vs
Saragih

174 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genko Yeshuati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Saragih!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saragih misses with a looping left.
Saragih connects with a right hand. Yeshuati shakes it off.
Yeshuati is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saragih connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Saragih misses.
Saragih circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeshuati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yeshuati gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Yeshuati is rocked!
Nice cross by Saragih.
Oh Yeshuati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Yeshuati moves into the clinch.
Yeshuati seems to have got his legs back now.
Yeshuati throws a punch but it's blocked by Saragih.
Saragih blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yeshuati definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saragih's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeshuati throws a head punch that misses.
Yeshuati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saragih is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yeshuati manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Yeshuati fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saragih wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeshuati has him pressed against the cage.
Saragih working hard to break the clinch.
Saragih misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saragih wants to break free but Yeshuati has control.

Yeshuati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yeshuati is looking to clinch.

Yeshuati fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saragih, pushing him back against the cage.
Saragih swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeshuati uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Yeshuati.

Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yeshuati closes the distance and pushes Saragih back into the cage.

Saragih pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saragih connects with a right hand. Yeshuati shakes it off.
Saragih jabs Yeshuati right on the nose. Yeshuati blinks but takes it well.
Genko Yeshuati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeshuati throws a jab but it's blocked by Saragih.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up.
Yeshuati moves in looking to clinch but Saragih pushes him off.
Saragih lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Saragih.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yeshuati is looking to clinch.
Yeshuati swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saragih.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yeshuati tries to close the distance and clinch but Saragih swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saragih bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yeshuati's head backwards.
Yeshuati takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeshuati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saragih throws a counter combo.
Saragih cracks Yeshuati with a good jab.

Yeshuati moves into the clinch.
Saragih tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yeshuati's elbow.
Saragih wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeshuati has him pressed against the cage.
Yeshuati just leaning against Saragih, taking a breather.
Yeshuati prevents Saragih from breaking the clinch.
Yeshuati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yeshuati lands with a light punch inside.

Saragih breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saragih throws an overhand right that lands on Yeshuati's shoulder, as Yeshuati tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati wants to clinch up but Saragih keeps it at a distance.
Saragih misses the shot to the body.
Saragih connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yeshuati momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeshuati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saragih throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yeshuati stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yeshuati misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Saragih. Those never looked like landing.
Saragih avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Saragih on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Yeshuati clinches.
Yeshuati cracks Saragih with a nice body shot.
Saragih blocks an uppercut.

Yeshuati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saragih throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saragih swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeshuati.
Saragih jabs Yeshuati to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saragih loads up on a big right hand but Yeshuati slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Saragih.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but Saragih is having none of it.
Saragih is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yeshuati had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

Yeshuati clinches with his opponent.
Saragih is trying to push Yeshuati away but Yeshuati has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saragih is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saragih is trying to break free.
Saragih lands with a short shot to the head.
Saragih is looking to break free of the clinch but Yeshuati has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Yeshuati fails to land.
Saragih fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yeshuati.
Saragih wants to get back to striking at distance but Yeshuati won't allow it.
Yeshuati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saragih wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yeshuati has him pressed against the cage.
Yeshuati lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yeshuati lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yeshuati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeshuati wants to clinch up but Saragih keeps it at a distance.
Saragih scores with a jab. Yeshuati acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Saragih dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yeshuati lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saragih circles away quickly and effectively.
Saragih swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up
enabling Saragih to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Saragih.
Yeshuati tries to clinch up but Saragih circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeshuati tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saragih makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saragih catches Yeshuati with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yeshuati misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice side step and Saragih releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Yeshuati takes the fight into the clinch.
Yeshuati throws a punch but it's blocked by Saragih.
Yeshuati lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yeshuati lands with a short shot to the head.
Saragih tries to throw a body punch but Yeshuati avoids it by throwing Saragih back against the cage.
Genko Yeshuati has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Yeshuati fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeshuati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yeshuati has a couple of punches blocked by Saragih.
Saragih blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saragih lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yeshuati.
Saragih is trying to break the clinch but Yeshuati has him pressed against the cage.
Yeshuati lands a left hand.
Yeshuati effectively controlling the action here.
Saragih misses with some punches.
Saragih lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeshuati pushes Saragih back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Saragih breaks from the clinch.
Saragih just misses with a punch to the body.
Saragih cracks Yeshuati with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jack Saragih seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saragih.
Yeshuati throws a series of punches but Saragih avoids them all with ease.
Yeshuati tries to close the distance and clinch but Saragih swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saragih lands with a big left! Yeshuati is wobbled badly! Saragih comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Yeshuati to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Saragih!
A very excited looking Jack Saragih made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.