PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yellow Submarine (ranked 3336 p4p, 24378 weight class) and Ren Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ren Yamato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Submarine
vs
Yamato

195 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

218 cm
21
210
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yellow Submarine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submarine shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamato manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Submarine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yamato looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Submarine darts in looking for a takedown but Yamato gets double underhooks and turns Submarine into the cage.

Submarine breaks the clinch.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamato.

Submarine drops Yamato with a beautiful combination! Yamato stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Submarine is looking for the KO!
Submarine moves out of range of the body kick from Yamato.

Submarine moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Submarine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamato.

Submarine pulls guard effortlessly.

Submarine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Submarine wants to sweep but no luck.
Submarine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Submarine tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Submarine wants to stand and escape but Yamato is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Submarine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamato is one step ahead there.
Submarine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Submarine keeping moving, preventing Yamato from controlling successfully.
Submarine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Submarine shoots for a takedown but Yamato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yellow Submarine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yamato gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Submarine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yamato is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submarine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Submarine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Submarine is stalling in the full guard.
Submarine's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Submarine dives in and scores a takedown into Yamato's guard.
Yamato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Submarine is positioning himself well to prevent Yamato advancing to mount.
Yamato prevents Submarine from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Submarine wants to control but Yamato is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yellow Submarine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Submarine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamato avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab from Submarine.
Yamato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Submarine clinches.

Submarine pulls guard.
Submarine controlling Yamato's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato looking to pass the guard.
Yamato is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Submarine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yamato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Submarine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yellow Submarine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Submarine is looking for a triangle but Yamato pushes his legs off easily.
Submarine tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Submarine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Submarine scores with a shot to the body.
Yamato misses with a takedown attempt - Submarine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Submarine shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yellow Submarine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Submarine closes the distance and pushes Yamato back into the cage.
The referee calls for Submarine to work.

Submarine manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Submarine.
A countering left hand to the body from Yamato misses.
Submarine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamato can do to turn this around?
Yamato keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submarine scores with a jab. Yamato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Submarine.

Yamato tries to keep at a distance but Submarine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Submarine is working for takedown but Yamato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Submarine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Submarine throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Submarine manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Yamato as Submarine shoots in.
Submarine looks for a takedown but Yamato sprawls well.
Submarine tries to bum rush Yamato with a series of wild strikes but Yamato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamato is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Submarine has Yamato up against the cage in a clinch.

Submarine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Submarine lands with a nice body punch.
Submarine misses with a head kick.
Yamato misses with a right hand
and Submarine counters with a series of strikes. Yamato will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yellow Submarine dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Submarine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

It looks like Ren Yamato has been cut.
Submarine with a nice cross.

Yamato is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Submarine as Yamato shoots in.
Yamato is still on wobbly legs! Can Submarine finish him?

Submarine pushes Yamato up against the cage in a clinch.
Submarine is trying to drag Yamato to the mat but Yamato just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Submarine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yellow Submarine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Submarine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamato's guard.
Yamato seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Submarine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Submarine controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamato trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Submarine seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamato is looking to stand up but Submarine isn't so interested in that idea.
Submarine wants to pass the guard but Yamato is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Submarine shoots in for a takedown but Yamato shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Submarine.

Submarine has Yamato up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submarine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Submarine is stalling here.
Yamato is trying to break the clinch but Submarine has him pressed against the cage.
Submarine goes for a takedown attempt but Yamato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Submarine. Those never looked like landing.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Submarine shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamato manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Submarine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Submarine closes the distance and pushes Yamato back into the cage.
Submarine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamato pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submarine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Submarine jumps guard but Yamato stands there with Submarine around his waist. Submarine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Yamato drags the fight down to the ground.

Yamato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Submarine throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Submarine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yellow Submarine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Submarine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yellow Submarine!