PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naomasa Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sora Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sora Yamamoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yi
vs
Yamamoto

168 cm
22
151 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naomasa Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sora Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Yi has closed the distance and engaged Yamamoto in a clinch.
Yamamoto tries to break the clinch but Yi is controlling the position.
Yi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto tries to circle away but Yi has him pinned against the cage.
Yi misses with a punch to the body.
Yi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamamoto's efforts to push away.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yi misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamamoto's efforts to push away.
Come on Yi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Yi decides to pull guard.
Yamamoto wanted to stand there but Yi had control of the position.

Yamamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Yi's legs - danger averted.

Yi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamamoto being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Yi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Yi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yi controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yi working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.

Yi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yi trying to control the position.

Yamamoto wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Yi's closed guard. He's half up but Yi has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Yi pivots and extends the arm, Yamamoto falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Yi! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Naomasa Yi!