PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yo comes into the arena with Pass Out blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Yo
vs
Ponnaganti

178 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

171 cm
27
156 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Absolution 159 ($79)

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 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ponnaganti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponnaganti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yo throws an off balance right hand
and Ponnaganti counters with a good low kick that Yo was not able to check.
Yo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ponnaganti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ponnaganti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ponnaganti. Ponnaganti obviously looking to wear him down.
Yo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ponnaganti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponnaganti.
Yo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ponnaganti lands with a slapping head kick.

Yo is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponnaganti. That's going to slow Yo down.
Oh Yo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ponnaganti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yo.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick which misses Yo's front leg but catches the back leg as Yo tries to avoid it.
Yo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yo seems to have got his legs back now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ponnaganti pushes Yo away with a front kick.
Yo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponnaganti can pounce on him.
Ponnaganti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ponnaganti throws a nice outside leg kick.

Ponnaganti darts in and clinches Yo up against the cage.
Yo takes an elbow to the temple.
Yo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ponnaganti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Yo is pressed against the cage. Ponnaganti pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Yo! Two more big strikes from Ponnaganti and Yo crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vrajesh Ponnaganti!