PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Steal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian Steal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yamaguchi
vs
Steal

176 cm
27
186 lbs
18 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Syndicate Drugs
Tokyo Defiance

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Steal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamaguchi.

Yamaguchi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamaguchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yamaguchi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamaguchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamaguchi postures up.
Yamaguchi won't allow Steal to get back to his feet.
Yamaguchi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamaguchi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamaguchi wants to pass the guard but Steal is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steal doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamaguchi circles away.
Steal tries to clinch up.
Steal shoots and misses

and Yamaguchi counters with a shoot takedown. Steal fights it but they end up in guard.
Yamaguchi stands and throws Steal's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Steal is wriggling around trying to escape but Yamaguchi has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Steal taps out and Yamaguchi picks up the big win! Great work there by Yamaguchi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshi Yamaguchi!