PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Who Da (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Da
vs
Yanagi

170 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Who Da!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryuken Yanagi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da scores with a one two! Yanagi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Yanagi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Da's half guard.

Yanagi seems to be looking for submissions.
Yanagi is thwarting Da's attempts to control the position.
Da is looking for a sweep. Yanagi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Yanagi seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Da manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Da not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yanagi manages to get himself to full guard.
Da with a nice head shot there.
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!
Yanagi keeping moving, preventing Da from controlling successfully.

Yanagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Yanagi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Da missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Yanagi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Da is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yanagi.
Da sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yanagi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Da tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Da throws a strike aimed at the side of Yanagi's head but Yanagi avoids it well.
Da creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yanagi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Da wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yanagi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yanagi is not content to let Da control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yanagi dodges the ground and pound from Da.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The strikes coming from Da are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yanagi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi is looking to improve his position but Da isn't that keen on the idea.
Da tries to control but Yanagi wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanagi working to try and regain half guard.
Da has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Da throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Da tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yanagi is looking to improve his position but Da isn't that keen on the idea.
Yanagi is in a horrible position here. Da smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yanagi is working to get back to half guard.
Da sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da working Yanagi over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanagi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yanagi wants to improve his position but Da is controlling well.
Da thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yanagi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yanagi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Da.
Yanagi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Da.
Da thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yanagi's head.
Yanagi gets full guard.

Yanagi looking for a guillotine here but Da defends easily.
Da with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Da showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da wants to stand but Yanagi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Da throws a big elbow that misses.
Da landing with the ground and pound.

Yanagi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yanagi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Da in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da postures up in Yanagi's guard and throws a big left but Yanagi blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da trying to control but Yanagi is working from the bottom.
Da lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Yanagi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Who Da dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yanagi misses with a takedown
and Da counters with a two punch combo.

Da 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.

Yanagi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Da has picked Yanagi up and slammed him! Yanagi can't keep hold of the triangle and Da manages to pass to side control!
Da in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yanagi is looking for a sweep.
Yanagi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yanagi is refusing to be controlled, as Da sits in half guard.
Yanagi is looking for a sweep. Da is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Da seems content to control.
Yanagi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Who Da overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Yanagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Da throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yanagi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Da working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanagi has wrist control.
Da trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yanagi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Da gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yanagi keeping moving, preventing Da from controlling successfully.
Da pushing down on Yanagi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Da landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Da working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Da throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yanagi tries to get to full guard but Da has control of the leg.
Da drops an elbow to the side of Yanagi's head.

Yanagi actively working from the bottom here.
Da is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Yanagi is looking to improve his position.

Yanagi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da pulls his head out easily.
Yanagi is breathing heavily.
Da sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yanagi defending well though.

Da escapes and gets back to his feet.
Da jabs Yanagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yanagi dives in and grabs Da's left leg, looking for a takedown. Da pushes down on Yanagi's head and hops out.
Da lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ryuken Yanagi has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Da, as that shot connected.
Yanagi looks for a takedown but Da sprawls well.
Who Da has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuken Yanagi.
Nice shot by Da.
Da lands with a straight right. Yanagi didn't see that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da.
Yanagi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yanagi.
Da stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Da wants it to stay on the feet.
Who Da is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yanagi fails with the takedown.
Yanagi misses with a takedown attempt
and Da counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Da.

Yanagi is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Da there.
Yanagi is still on wobbly legs! Can Da finish him?
Ryuken Yanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yanagi walks into a straight right hand from Da.
Da fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yanagi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yanagi looks to clinch but Da throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yanagi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Who Da!
Who Da seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.