PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bannon McGussie (ranked 4742 p4p, 4380 weight class) and Yao Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

McGussie
vs
Yamamoto

187 cm
18
197
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bannon McGussie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yao Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGussie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by McGussie.
McGussie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but McGussie won't allow it.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGussie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamoto up against the cage.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGussie slows down the pace here.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGussie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yamamoto effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McGussie.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGussie stalling in the clinch.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as McGussie controls the action.
McGussie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McGussie scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGussie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGussie lands a shoulder strike.
McGussie misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGussie has Yamamoto pressed against the cage.
McGussie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamamoto's efforts to push away.
Yamamoto letting McGussie take a breather here.

Yamamoto pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but McGussie controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing McGussie from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGussie being controlled here momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing McGussie from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
McGussie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGussie lands an uppercut.
McGussie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGussie presses Yamamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGussie keeps control of Yamamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGussie has Yamamoto pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto lands an uppercut.
Yamamoto tries to break free but McGussie pushes him back against the cage.
McGussie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Yamamoto is rocked!
McGussie lands a left hand.
Yamamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can McGussie finish him?
McGussie creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Yamamoto's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Yamamoto drops to his knees and McGussie pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bannon McGussie!