PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Yamato
vs
Cruise

180 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Defiance

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamato is looking to slow Cruise down with leg kicks.
Cruise checks a low kick from Yamato.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Cruise avoids them all with ease.
Cruise shoots in but Yamato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato lands a high kick!
Cruise is looking to clinch.
No luck for Cruise with that takedown attempt.
Cho Yamato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Cruise.
Cruise looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Yamato has managed to clinch.
Cruise has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamato is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamato lands a damaging elbow.
Yamato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruise avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruise's defenses.
Nice elbow from Yamato.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruise tries to circle away but Yamato has him pinned against the ropes.
Cruise is trying to break free.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Yamato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cruise blocks the elbow strike.

Yamato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Cruise is avoiding it.
Yamato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamato looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruise tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yamato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cruise doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Yamato counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cruise gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yamato tries to kick Cruise off in order to stand up. Cruise Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Yamato is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cruise is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamato bucks up and tries to throw Cruise off but instead Cruise has got his back!

Cruise is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Yamato is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vince Cruise!