PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thallo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Yoshida
vs
Green

177 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Gifts of the Rainforest

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thallo Green!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Green.
Yoshida swinging wilding here.
A head kick misses from Green.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Green.
Yoshida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Green.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoshida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Yoshida decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Green tries to kick Yoshida off but Yoshida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoshida prevents Green from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is staying active underneath Yoshida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoshida stops Green from getting back to his feet.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yoshida.
Yoshida stalling.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Green misses with a low kick.
Green throws a front kick that sends Yoshida stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Green.
Green looks gassed!
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yoshida lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Green.

Yoshida shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yoshida was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yoshida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yoshida sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yoshida looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yoshida is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Green is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Yoshida!