PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Toretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saga
vs
Toretto

174 cm
28
159 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Tokyo Defiance

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 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Toretto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Saga lands with a good body shot.
Saga scores with a shot to the body.
Toretto wants to clinch.
Toretto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toretto somewhat.
Dominic Toretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toretto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toretto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Saga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saga distracts Toretto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saga preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saga passes into half guard.
Saga controlling the action here.
Saga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saga wants to take a breather but Toretto is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Saga there.
Toretto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saga lands a nice short elbow.
Saga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Saga seems to be looking for submissions.
Saga working the head and body with strikes.
Saga thows a huge punch but Toretto dodges it nicely.
Saga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toretto defending well though.

Saga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toretto is just riding it out for now. Saga eventually gives up the hold.
Saga is breathing heavily.
Toretto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saga scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga is trying to control the action in half guard but Toretto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toretto taking some punishment here, with Saga in his half guard.
Saga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toretto defending well though.

Saga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toretto is just riding it out for now. Saga eventually gives up the hold.
Saga wants to pass the guard but Toretto is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saga is working for a kimura but Toretto is defending it quite comfortably.
Toretto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Saga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saga is trying to control the action in half guard but Toretto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toretto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toretto tries to close the distance and clinch but Saga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toretto is looking to clinch.
Toretto doesn't manage to clinch there - Saga circles away.
Toretto throws a sloppy head kick and Saga moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toretto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toretto is looking to clinch.
Toretto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominic Toretto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Saga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toretto is looking to control Saga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toretto avoid being mounted?
Saga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toretto's head.
Yuu Saga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toretto wants to get back to full guard.
Saga stalling.
Toretto taking some punishment here, with Saga in his half guard.
Saga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saga tries to pass to full mount but Toretto defends it.
Saga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Toretto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toretto tries to roll over but Saga keeps him under control.
Saga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saga is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Toretto!
Toretto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saga lands with some strikes.
Saga with the ground and pound from mount.
Saga with good strikes from the mount here!

Saga looking to secure an arm triangle but Toretto defends it well.
Toretto tries to hold on but Saga pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Saga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Toretto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saga landing punches.
Saga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Saga lands a nice shot to the head.
Saga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saga breaks from Toretto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Saga scoring with strikes but Toretto is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saga working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Toretto turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Saga off and cradles Toretto's limp body as Saga celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Yuu Saga!