PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Beninth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fook yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Beninth has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Beninth
vs
yu

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Beninth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook yu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beninth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and yu is able to avoid easily.
yu checks a low kick from Beninth.
Beninth throws a sloppy head kick and yu moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from yu.
Beninth misses with a body kick.

yu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beninth to the mat! Beninth manages to get full guard.
yu trying to control the position from guard on top but Beninth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
yu looking to pass the guard.
yu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Beninth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

yu has gone for a leg lock! Beninth slips out almost immediately though and dives into yu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beninth wants to control from the top but yu keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

yu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beninth postures up.

yu working for a triangle but Beninth defends it easily.
yu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beninth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

yu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beninth trying to control the position from guard on top but yu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Beninth is sitting in close to yu's body. yu has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Beninth is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Beninth is tapping! That was a very nice submission by yu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fook yu!