PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamamoto
vs
Hasegawa

169 cm
27
147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
142 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Go Hasegawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasegawa misses with a takedown attempt

and Yamamoto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Hasegawa.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto won't allow Hasegawa to sweep him here.
Yamamoto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hasegawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasegawa, not yet.
Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenshin Yamamoto.
Hasegawa wants to clinch but Yamamoto slips to the side

and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hasegawa!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasegawa tries to improve position but can't.
Yamamoto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasegawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hasegawa is looking to reverse the position.
Hasegawa keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yamamoto drops an elbow to the side of Hasegawa's head.
Hasegawa is trying to control but can't.
Hasegawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hasegawa wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Yamamoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasegawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hasegawa is pressing down on Yamamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasegawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamamoto content to stall in guard here.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Hasegawa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yamamoto is now in half guard.
Hasegawa is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamamoto not doing much here.
Yamamoto working over Hasegawa with some ground and pound. Hasegawa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stalling.
Hasegawa wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Yamamoto seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hasegawa for as long as he can get away with.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenshin Yamamoto just wasn't active enough.
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Hasegawa ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasegawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hasegawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamamoto swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hasegawa shoots and misses

and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamamoto landing some decent shots from guard.

Hasegawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamamoto pushing down on Hasegawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hasegawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hasegawa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hasegawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasegawa, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasegawa tries to strike from the bottom.

Hasegawa looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Hasegawa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasegawa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Yamamoto stacks Hasegawa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Yamamoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hasegawa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Yamamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hasegawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamamoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Yamamoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Hasegawa defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasegawa?
Hasegawa can't escape the position.
Yamamoto controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yamamoto working for a guillotine from mount but Hasegawa is in no mood to give up.
Yamamoto controlling his opponent.
Hasegawa is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamamoto lands with some strikes.
Yamamoto content just to control the position here.

Yamamoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yamamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hasegawa tries to reverse the position but Yamamoto maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yamamoto controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Kenshin Yamamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hasegawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Go Hasegawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto controlling from the top position.
Hasegawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yamamoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hasegawa's guard.
Hasegawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hasegawa wants to improve his position but instead Yamamoto has moved into half guard.
Yamamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yamamoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hasegawa!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasegawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yamamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.

Hasegawa tries to improve his position but Yamamoto has taken his back! Yamamoto has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hasegawa tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Yamamoto pushes Hasegawa away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kenshin Yamamoto waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.