PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yasuda
vs
Warren

182 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

163 cm
19
133 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hell's Balls Cardio and Strength

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zari Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Markus Warren!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda throws a front kick that sends Warren stumbling back into the cage.

Warren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yasuda wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yasuda sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Warren in side control, throwing shots but Yasuda defends.

Yasuda explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Warren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yasuda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Warren or perhaps it was just good defense by Yasuda which made him look bad.
Yasuda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Yasuda clinches.
Yasuda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yasuda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Warren misses with the head strike.
Yasuda cracks Warren with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Yasuda to work.
Yasuda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Warren looks gassed!
Yasuda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yasuda connects with a knee to the head.
Warren tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yasuda lands an elbow that stopped Warren in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Markus Warren has been cut.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yasuda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Yasuda.
Yasuda with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yasuda has Warren pushed against the cage.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yasuda lands an elbow inside.
Yasuda lands a knee to the body.
Yasuda scores a nice knee to the body.
Yasuda lands an elbow just above Warren 's eye.
Knees to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands an elbow just above Warren 's eye.
Yasuda stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yasuda obliges.
Warren takes an elbow to the temple.
Yasuda stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Zari Yasuda.
Warren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yasuda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zari Yasuda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Warren.
Yasuda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Warren tries to clinch
and Yasuda counters with a body kick that stops Warren in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick from Yasuda lands but Warren takes it in his stride.
Zari Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Warren.

Warren is rocked!
Yasuda lands a brutal head kick. Warren looks out on his feet and Yasuda throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Zari Yasuda!