PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Omar
vs
Yi

200 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Omar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Yi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Omar has closed the distance and engaged Yi in a clinch.
Yi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Omar tries to circle away but Yi has him pinned against the cage.
Omar is trying to break the clinch but Yi is controlling him.
Omar trying to control the position but instead, Yi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Omar into the cage.
Yi prevents Omar from breaking the clinch.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Omar wants to break free but Yi has control.

Yi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Omar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yi keeping moving, preventing Omar from controlling successfully.
Yi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omar looking to pass the guard.
Omar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Yi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Omar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi has control of Omar's left arm, preventing Omar from doing any damage.
Omar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yi is keeping the position for now.
Yi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Omar is just riding it out for now. Yi eventually gives up the hold.

Yi is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar wants to get back to his feet.
Yi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Omar taking shots to the head.
Yi looking to finish Omar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Omar!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yi is working for a guillotine from mount but Omar frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Omar looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Yi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yi with good strikes from the mount here!
Yi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Omar is looking to escape.
Omar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yi on the ground.
Yi landing strikes, looking to finish!

Omar is rocked!

It looks like Don Omar has been cut.
Yi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Omar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yi controlling the position easily from mount.

Yi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Omar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Omar seems to have got his legs back now.

Yi has hold of Omar's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Omar seems comfortable defending it but Yi has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Omar is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Omar is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yi couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Master Yi!