PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rayez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuji Yamohara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamohara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rayez
vs
Yamohara

183 cm
21
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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, Nick Rayez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuji Yamohara!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rayez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamohara is trying to keep Rayez in close.
Yamohara wants to sweep but no luck.
Rayez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamohara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rayez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamohara is looking for a sweep.
Yamohara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rayez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rayez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamohara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yamohara is looking to reverse the position.
Rayez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yamohara is just holding on here. Rayez manages to take his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayez lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

Rayez is cranking Yamohara's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Yamohara! He's tightened the choke and Yamohara is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Rayez!