PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fusion Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pass Out. Weapon has chosen Run This Town Tonight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gota Yo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yo
vs
Weapon

178 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fusion Weapon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Yo.
Weapon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yo.
Weapon tries to clinch up.
Weapon throws a body punch but Yo moves out of range.
Weapon throws out a loose jab but Yo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yo misses with a double jab.
Yo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weapon.
A slow jab from Weapon misses its intended target.
Yo lands with a cross.
Fusion Weapon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weapon misses with a looping left.
Yo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weapon.
Weapon throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Yo throws a head kick that misses.
Weapon throws a sloppy head kick and Yo moves out of range easily.
Weapon takes a swing at Yo's ribcage but misses.

Weapon instigates a clinch.

Weapon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weapon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yo is breathing heavily.
Yo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weapon tries to clinch up but Yo circles away and keeps his distance.

Yo gets caught flat footed, as Weapon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yo wants to stand and escape but Weapon is having none of it.
Yo is wriggling around but Weapon manages to pass to half guard.

Weapon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yo defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weapon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Weapon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Weapon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Weapon with the ground and pound from mount.
Weapon cracks Yo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
You get the feeling that Yo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Weapon landing strikes from the mount.
Weapon dominating with strikes here.
Weapon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weapon raining down shots from the mount!
Weapon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon lands a big elbow.
Weapon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yo looks a forlorn figure.
Weapon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yo is bucking up trying to escape but Weapon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weapon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Weapon looking to control but Yo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Weapon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yo?
Yo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Weapon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yo taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Weapon landing strikes from the mount.
Weapon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weapon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yo?
Yo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Weapon scoring with strikes but Yo is staying in there.
Yo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Weapon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weapon won't let Yo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Weapon lands a nice shot to the head.
Yo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Yo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Weapon raining down shots from the mount!
Weapon lands a nice shot to the head.
Yo is in a horrible position here. Weapon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weapon landing shots from mount.
Yo taking shots to the head.

Yo is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Weapon.
Oh Yo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weapon lands a big elbow.
Weapon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Weapon unloading with bombs!
Yo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Yo seems to have got his legs back now.
Weapon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Weapon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weapon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fusion Weapon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weapon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yo checks it well.
Weapon connects with a solid leg kick.
Weapon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weapon fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yo looks to clinch but Weapon throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fusion Weapon!