PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gepetto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rani Yahya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rani Yahya has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Gracie
vs
Yahya

170 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
19
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gepetto Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rani Yahya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yahya to the mat! Yahya manages to get full guard.
Gracie trying to control but Yahya is working from the bottom.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yahya looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yahya looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yahya!

Yahya is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.

Yahya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Yahya has hold of Gracie's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gracie tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Yahya cranks the arm and Gracie screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gracie, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rani Yahya!
Rani Yahya is the new featherweight champion!