PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Huikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huikkonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Timo Rautiainen - Rekkamies. This should be fireworks!

Yamaguchi
vs
Huikkonen

176 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heikki Huikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huikkonen misses with a head kick.

Yamaguchi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamaguchi forces his way into half guard.
Yamaguchi sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshi Yamaguchi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Yamaguchi scores a takedown into full mount!
Yamaguchi content just to control the position here.

Yamaguchi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huikkonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamaguchi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Huikkonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yamaguchi content just to control the position here.
Huikkonen wants to control but Yamaguchi is having none of it.
Yamaguchi controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huikkonen can't escape the position.
Yamaguchi content just to control the position here.

Yamaguchi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamaguchi controlling from the full mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yoshi Yamaguchi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Huikkonen tries to clinch but Yamaguchi is having none of it.
Huikkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamaguchi with a jab.

Yamaguchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yamaguchi stands and throws Huikkonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yamaguchi controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Yamaguchi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Huikkonen is looking to clinch.

Yamaguchi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yamaguchi moves into full mount! Huikkonen won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamaguchi controlling the pace for now.

Huikkonen tries to improve his position but Yamaguchi has taken his back! Yamaguchi has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Huikkonen tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Yamaguchi pushes Huikkonen away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshi Yamaguchi!