PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masahiro Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Careless Whisper as his entrance music. Masahiro Yamato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Yamato
vs
Vasquez

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes ground

Hulk Supplementz
Liberty Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahiro Yamato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamato tries to avoid it but Vasquez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamato to the ground. Yamato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yamato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Yamato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt - Yamato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Masahiro Yamato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vasquez.

Yamato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yamato lands in his opponent's guard.
Yamato stopping the sweep attempt from Vasquez.

Vasquez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamato content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez keeping full guard, as Yamato tries to pass.
Yamato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamato sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Vasquez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yamato wants to pass the guard but Vasquez is keeping the position.
Yamato is pushing down on Vasquez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vasquez is fighting to maintain full guard but Yamato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vasquez looks gassed!
Yamato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez trying to control here.
Vasquez manages to get to full guard.
Yamato slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Masahiro Yamato just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vasquez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yamato counters with a takedown into side control.

Yamato stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Vasquez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamato counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamato drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Vasquez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasquez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Vasquez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Yamato has managed to free his arm - good work.

Vasquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Vasquez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yamato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vasquez is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamato is trying to keep Vasquez in close.
Yamato wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamato is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yamato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yamato seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vasquez for as long as he can get away with.
Yamato has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahiro Yamato dominated that round.
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.

Vasquez gets caught flat footed, as Yamato shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vasquez wants to control but Yamato passes easily into half guard.
Yamato lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamato passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vasquez tries to hold on but Yamato postures up.
The referee warns Vasquez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
Vasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Yamato breaks from Vasquez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yamato controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez is squirming around, avoiding Yamato's attempts to control the action.
Yamato has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vasquez's face.
Vasquez is squirming around, avoiding Yamato's attempts to control the action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Masahiro Yamato just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.

Yamato scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Vasquez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Yamato stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Yamato drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Vasquez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Yamato is sitting in close to Vasquez's body. Vasquez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Yamato is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Yamato is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Vasquez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Vasquez!
Michael Vasquez is the new light heavyweight champion!