PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fook yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yu has chosen MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Mitsuyo Maeda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Maeda
vs
yu

170 cm
28
142 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

164 cm
30
141 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook yu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maeda postures up in yu's guard and throws a big left but yu blocks it.

yu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

yu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maeda defends it easily.
yu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda stands up over yu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yu tries to strike from the bottom.
Maeda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of yu's head.

yu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

yu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maeda works over yu with some ground and pound from guard.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yu is trying to control the position but Maeda postures up.
Maeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of yu's head.
Maeda works over yu with some ground and pound from guard.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
yu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maeda passes yu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maeda wants to free his trapped foot but yu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
yu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maeda.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda 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.
yu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maeda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks yu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
yu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
yu manages to get to full guard.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda 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.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
yu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.

yu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maeda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed yu's guard.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed yu's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is nestled in close to yu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
yu tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
Maeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maeda working over yu with some ground and pound. yu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
yu is looking for a sweep. Maeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
Maeda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maeda thows a huge punch but yu dodges it nicely.
Maeda working over yu with some ground and pound. yu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
yu wants to improve his position but Maeda is controlling well.

yu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
yu tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks yu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
yu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maeda stopping the sweep attempt from yu.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

yu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maeda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda works over yu with some ground and pound from guard.
yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maeda throws a lazy right hand but yu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maeda throws a jab when yu was well out of range.
Maeda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maeda tests yu's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Maeda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maeda lands some shots froms side control.
Maeda in side control lands a decent elbow.

yu is rocked!
Maeda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at yu to see if he's OK.
yu is still in real trouble! Can Maeda finish him?
Maeda working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda lands a strong strike to the head of yu. That's dazed him! Maeda looking to finish here. yu is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Maeda lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuyo Maeda!
After the big win, Mitsuyo Maeda made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.