PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rani Yahya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saito Shinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rani Yahya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Yahya
vs
Shinji

168 cm
20
148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

155 cm
25
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rani Yahya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saito Shinji!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinji swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Shinji pushes Yahya up against the cage in a clinch.

Shinji manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Shinji is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yahya defends well.

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

Shinji is looking for a triangle here but Yahya uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Shinji is not content to let Yahya control the position.
Shinji is looking for a sweep.
Yahya trying to control the action but Shinji is working from the bottom.

Yahya looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinji is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shinji sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shinji moves into full guard.

Shinji looking for subs off his back but Yahya has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shinji is looking for a sweep. Yahya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yahya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shinji is looking to get back to full guard here but Yahya has managed to pass to side control instead.

Shinji wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Yahya has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Shinji's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Shinji is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Yahya!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rani Yahya!