PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giroe Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Yuuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Leon
vs
Yuuri

182 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giroe Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuo Yuuri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuuri misses with a wild combination.
Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yuuri circles away quickly and effectively.
Leon doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuuri circles away.
Yuuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leon misses with the combination.
Leon tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yuuri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuuri can pounce on him.

Yuuri moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuri scores with a knee to the head.
Yuuri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leon smiles and moves away.
Yuuri has a takedown stuffed.
Leon tries to clinch
and Yuuri counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Giroe Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Leon.
Yuuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuuri is looking to score with low kicks.
Leon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leon wants to clinch
and Yuuri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leon's knee momentarily.

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.
Yuuri misses with a head kick.
Leon tries to clinch up but Yuuri circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuuri misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Leon misses.
Yuuri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yuuri throws a head kick that misses.
Leon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leon is breathing heavily.
Yuuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuuri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Leon has closed the distance and engaged Yuuri in a clinch.
Leon tries to break the clinch but Yuuri is controlling the position.

Leon breaks from the clinch.
Yuuri misses with the combination.
Yuuri is looking to clinch.
Leon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leon misses with a combination
and Yuuri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yuuri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yuuri is looking to clinch but Leon is avoiding it.
Leon tries to clinch there but Yuuri circles away.
Yuuri misses with a head kick.
Yuuri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leon swivels and escapes.
Giroe Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tetsuo Yuuri.
Yuuri changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Leon tries to avoid it but Yuuri manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Leon to the ground. Leon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yuuri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yuuri is looking to clinch but Leon is avoiding it.
Leon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tetsuo Yuuri will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yuuri fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuuri misses with a takedown attempt - Leon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leon wants to clinch.
Leon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yuuri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leon's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leon.
Leon misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuri throws a head kick but Leon moves out of range.
Yuuri fails with a takedown attempt.
Giroe Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tetsuo Yuuri.
Leon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yuuri counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Yuuri has gone for a leg lock! Leon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yuuri's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yuuri looking for a guillotine here but Leon defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuuri had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Leon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Yuuri Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Leon's back instead.
Leon has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Yuuri is working for a rear naked choke. Leon is not defending it well and Yuuri has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Leon refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Leon's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tetsuo Yuuri!