PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yello Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yello Belle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Yoshida
vs
Belle

170 cm
21
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yello Belle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Belle moves out of range.
Belle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belle stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshida. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Belle is avoiding it.
Belle with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yoshida counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yoshida.
Belle keeping moving, preventing Yoshida from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yoshida trying to control but Belle is working from the bottom.
Yoshida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshida won't allow Belle to sweep him here.
Yoshida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belle swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yoshida pushing down on Belle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belle manages to get to full guard.
Belle is pulling down on Yoshida's head. It's preventing any offense from Yoshida, at least for the moment.
Yoshida trying to control but Belle is working from the bottom.
Yoshida is fighting to break Belle's control of his arms but Belle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoshida wants to stand but Belle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Belle wants to stand up but Yoshida is controlling him.
Belle is pulling down on Yoshida's head to control his posture.
Belle looks gassed!
Yoshida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belle is keeping the position for now.
Yoshida lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Belle is working an open guard so Yoshida takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Belle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Belle saw that one coming.
Yoshida doesn't manage to clinch there - Belle circles away.
Belle fails with the takedown

and Yoshida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle has had enough of the clinch but Yoshida keeps him there for the moment.

Yoshida jumps guard.
Belleis looking to pass into half guard but Yoshida pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yoshida is in guard.
Belle looking for a sweep. Not yet Belle, not yet.
Belle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Belle working for submissions but it's allowed Yoshida to get to half guard.
Belle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Belle pulls Yoshida in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Yoshida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Belle misses with a takedown

so Yoshida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Belle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yoshida!
Yoshida is trying to escape the mount.
Yoshida taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yoshida is looking to escape.
Yoshida is bucking up trying to escape but Belle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Belle wants to control the pace but Yoshida is squirming around nicely.
Belle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Belle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

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.
Yoshida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Belle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yoshida is trying to escape the mount.
Yoshida is squirming around, avoiding Belle's attempts to control the action.
Belle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belle working Yoshida over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yoshida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belle on the ground.
Yoshida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yoshida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Belle looking to secure an arm triangle but Yoshida defends it well.
Yoshida is trying to stand.

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.
Belle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yoshida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belle controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Yoshida will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Yoshida shoots in and drives through. Belle sprawls well.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belle lands with a straight right. Yoshida didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Belle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshida, pushing him back against the cage.
Belle stalls.
Yoshida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Belle pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Belle has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Yoshida doesn't defend quickly enough and Belle has managed to lock this one up! Can Yoshida escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Belle on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yello Belle!