PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abidjan Yamoussoukro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Thornton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Yamoussoukro
vs
Thornton

185 cm
25
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abidjan Yamoussoukro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Thornton.

It looks like Abidjan Yamoussoukro has been cut.
Thornton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamoussoukro pinned against the cage. Yamoussoukro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Thornton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamoussoukro, pushing him back against the cage.
Thornton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thornton is trying to drag Yamoussoukro to the mat but Yamoussoukro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abidjan Yamoussoukro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Thornton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornton jumps guard but Yamoussoukro stands there with Thornton around his waist. Thornton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamoussoukro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thornton fails to pull guard.
Thornton tries to circle away but Yamoussoukro has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton is trying to break the clinch but Yamoussoukro has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thornton fails to pull guard.

Yamoussoukro lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yamoussoukro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamoussoukro is looking to take a break and control but Thornton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamoussoukro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yamoussoukro controlling the action here.
Yamoussoukro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Abidjan Yamoussoukro.
Good leg kick by Thornton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Yamoussoukro clinches.
Thornton tries to pull guard but Yamoussoukro won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamoussoukro slows down the pace here.

Thornton drags the fight down to the ground.
Yamoussoukro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thornton can't keep his opponent in guard - Yamoussoukro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to get to full guard but Yamoussoukro has control of the leg.
Thornton is trying to control but can't.
Yamoussoukro 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.
Yamoussoukro trying to control the pace.

Yamoussoukro 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.
Yamoussoukro not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamoussoukro is controlling the pace.

Yamoussoukro 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.
Yamoussoukro is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abidjan Yamoussoukro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abidjan Yamoussoukro's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thornton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thornton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Thornton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yamoussoukro advances to half guard.

Yamoussoukro seems to be working for a kimura but Thornton defends the submission attempt.
Yamoussoukro really is a fat lump.
Thornton is trying to maintain the position but Yamoussoukro is very close to passing his half guard.
Thornton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamoussoukro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamoussoukro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yamoussoukro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thornton trying to hold on to Yamoussoukro's head to control him but Yamoussoukro postures up.

Yamoussoukro in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thornton tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Yamoussoukro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Abidjan Yamoussoukro!