PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valdez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is so amazing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valdez
vs
Yokohama

187 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

195 cm
23
194 lbs
5 - 17 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Valdez feints and as Yokohama raises his hands in defense, Valdez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valdez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yokohama's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valdez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valdez is looking to work some ground and pound but Yokohama has wrist control.
Valdez postures up and lands a big shot to Yokohama's brow.
Yokohama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valdez is one step ahead there.

Yokohama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Valdez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Yokohama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valdez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yokohama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valdez is one step ahead there.
Valdez with a nice head shot there.
Valdez throws a big right hand that misses.
Valdez with a nice head shot there.

Yokohama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Valdez is in close to Yokohama's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Yokohama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valdez is aware though and is defending well.

Yokohama looking for a guillotine here but Valdez defends easily.
Yokohama looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez lands a couple of digs.
Valdez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valdez stands and throws Yokohama's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yokohama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Valdez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yokohama to see if he's OK.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Valdez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Valdez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Yokohama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valdez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valdez working the ground and pound from side control.
Valdez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yokohama some visible discomfort.
Valdez is working Yokohama over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yokohama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Valdez working the head and body with strikes.
Valdez is working Yokohama over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Valdez is working Yokohama over with some ground and pound from side control.
Valdez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yokohama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yokohama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valdez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valdez winds up and cracks Yokohama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Valdez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yokohama manages to get to full guard.
Valdez works over Yokohama with some ground and pound from guard.
Valdez is working Yokohama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yokohama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valdez stopping the sweep attempt from Yokohama.
Valdez throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valdez is one step ahead there.
Valdez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Yokohama has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Valdez doesn't defend quickly enough and Yokohama has managed to lock this one up! Can Valdez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yokohama on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sanji Yokohama!