PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fusion Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gota Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weapon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Run This Town Tonight. Yo has chosen Pass Out as his entrance music. Fusion Weapon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Weapon
vs
Yo

175 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

178 cm
26
150 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fusion Weapon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gota Yo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weapon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yo.
Weapon throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Fusion Weapon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon moves out of range.
Weapon throws a right and a left that Yo avoids nicely.
Weapon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Weapon.
Yo tries to clinch up.
Weapon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yo is out of range.
Weapon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weapon misses with a double jab.
Weapon misses with a two punch combination.
Weapon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yo tries to clinch up but Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.
Weapon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yo tries to clinch up but Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yo tries to clinch up but Weapon circles away and keeps his distance.

Yo closes the distance and clinches.
Yo lands with a left to the head.
Yo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Yo.
Yo lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off.
Yo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weapon lands a nice knee to the body.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yo lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off.

It looks like Fusion Weapon has been cut.
Yo lands a nice elbow.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo swings wildly with an uppercut but Weapon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yo lands a right hand.
Weapon avoids a wild elbow strike from Yo.
Knees to the body from Weapon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Weapon wants the takedown. Yo is fighting it off but Weapon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yo's guard against the cage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Weapon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yo is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon looking to sit in guard and control but Yo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Weapon is pulling down on Yo's head. It's preventing any offense from Yo, at least for the moment.

Yo stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries to clinch up.
Weapon misses with a two punch combination.
Yo stuffs the takedown.

Weapon moves into the clinch.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yo lands an elbow inside that Weapon shrugs off.
Weapon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yo gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Weapon breaks from the clinch.
Gota Yo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Yo blocks the leg kick.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
Yo is looking to clinch.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo tries to clinch there but Weapon circles away.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yo slips a jab and a cross from Weapon.
Weapon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weapon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yo moves in looking to clinch but Weapon pushes him off.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
Weapon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yo.
Weapon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yo but Yo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fusion Weapon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weapon misses with a combination

and Yo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yo lands a damaging elbow.

Weapon breaks from the clinch.
Yo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weapon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weapon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weapon misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fusion Weapon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fusion Weapon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Weapon misses with a wild combination.
Weapon misses with a double jab.
Yo tries to clinch but Weapon is having none of it.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weapon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weapon misses with a few strikes there.
Yo wants to clinch.
Yo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Weapon has closed the distance and engaged Yo in a clinch.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo lands a damaging elbow.
Yo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weapon lands a good knee to the midsection. Yo won't want to take too many of those.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weapon crunches a lovely knee into Yo's ribcage.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weapon cracks Yo with a nice body shot.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Weapon looking for a takedown.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike from Yo.
Weapon blocking some punches.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon dodges an elbow strike from Yo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weapon struggles to land a body shot inside as Yo controls his hands.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yo.
Weapon avoids a wild elbow strike from Yo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yo throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo keeps control of Weapon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon tries to work over Yo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weapon can't get the takedown.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Weapon avoids a wild elbow strike from Yo.
Weapon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yo is breathing heavily.
Yo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weapon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yo.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yo fails to land.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fusion Weapon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Weapon.
Weapon takes a shot to the head.
Yo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Weapon.
Yo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yo misses with an elbow over the top.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Weapon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weapon is trying to force a seperation but Yo has the dominant position.
Yo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weapon backwards.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Yo scores with a shot to the side of Weapon's head.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Yo lands an elbow inside.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo pushes off an throws an elbow but Weapon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weapon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yo throws an elbow but it misses.
Weapon working Yo over with knees to the body.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fusion Weapon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fusion Weapon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yo tries to clinch up.
Yo tries to close the distance and clinch but Weapon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Weapon. Those never looked like landing.
Weapon misses with a double jab

and Yo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike from Yo.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Yo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike.
Weapon avoids the elbow strike from Yo, against the cage.
Yo misses with a punch on the inside.
Yo lands an elbow just above Weapon 's eye.
Weapon throws an elbow that misses.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Yo lands an elbow that stopped Weapon in his tracks for a moment.
Yo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
Weapon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weapon can't find room to land a body shot as Yo controls the action.
Fusion Weapon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.
Yo avoiding damage as Weapon throws knees to the body.
Yo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weapon trying to land knees to the body.
Weapon missing with knees to the body.
Yo misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yo throws an elbow but misses.
Weapon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yo avoids it.
Weapon lands a good knee to the midsection. Yo won't want to take too many of those.
Yo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weapon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weapon lands a shot to the body.
Yo lands an elbow that stopped Weapon in his tracks for a moment.
Weapon blocks an elbow strike from Yo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weapon's brow.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yo managing to block the knees to the body from Weapon.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Yo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weapon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weapon lands a nice knee to the body.
Weapon lands a knee to the body.
Weapon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yo throws an elbow that misses.
Weapon avoids the elbow strike from Yo, against the cage.
Weapon lands a good knee to the midsection. Yo won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Weapon.
Weapon lands a nice shot to the body.
Yo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weapon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yo avoids the damage to the body.
Weapon blocks the elbow strike.

Weapon lands a takedown into guard.
Yo keeping moving, preventing Weapon from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weapon advances position into side control!
Weapon tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from Weapon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Weapon is trying to get an arm triangle but Yo is defending well.
Weapon trying to control the position but Yo is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gota Yo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weapon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Weapon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fusion Weapon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weapon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fusion Weapon!
Fusion Weapon thanked the fans post fight for their support.