PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Ninja Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grand Master Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja Turtle comes to the cage accompanied by Ninja turtles theme song!!!. Yip Man has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Grand Master Yip Man will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ninja Turtle
vs
Master Yip Man

205 cm
29
265 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
285 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Ninja Turtle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grand Master Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja Turtle throws a poor cross that misses
and Yip Man counters with a low kick, right behind Ninja Turtle 's knee.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ninja Turtle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ninja Turtle.

Yip Man shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ninja Turtle's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ninja Turtle wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yip Man is now in half guard.
Ninja Turtle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ninja Turtle tries to get out of the position.
Yip Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ninja Turtle defending well though.

Yip Man is working for a kimura but Ninja Turtle is defending it quite comfortably.
Ninja Turtle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yip Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yip Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yip Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yip Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ninja Turtle defends it well.
Ninja Turtle pushes Yip Man off looking to stand but Yip Man dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja Turtle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yip Man is taking a breather. Ninja Turtle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ninja Turtle is looking for a sweep. Yip Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yip Man content to control rather than advance.
Yip Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yip Man frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yip Man landing strikes from the mount.
Yip Man landing strikes from the mount.

Yip Man working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yip Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man landing strikes from the mount.
Yip Man tries to control but Ninja Turtle wriggling away.
Yip Man working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yip Man has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ninja Turtle's face.
Yip Man lands with some strikes.
Yip Man looking to control and managing it successfully.

Yip Man has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ninja Turtle is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grand Master Yip Man! Grand Master Yip Man retains his super heavyweight title!