PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Yanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sanders
vs
Yanenko

170 cm
28
156 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

167 cm
22
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Yanenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanders.

It looks like Emil Yanenko has been cut.

Yanenko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sanders on his heels. He'll look to pass Sanders's guard now, I'm sure.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Yanenko pushing down on Sanders's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Yanenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yanenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanders knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yanenko is looking for submissions but instead, Sanders has regained full guard.

Yanenko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanders is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yanenko, into his guard.
Sanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yanenko on the ground.
Yanenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sanders!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yanenko working for a submission but Sanders is keeping him at bay.
Sanders has given up his back.

Yanenko has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sanders has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yanenko has his arm under Sanders's chin here. Game over son! Yanenko squeezes tightly and Sanders is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Emil Yanenko!
Emil Yanenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.