PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayanagi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All Rounder Meguru. This should be fireworks!

Takayanagi
vs
Yang

171 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Yang!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yang's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takayanagi.

Takayanagi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yang to the ground. Takayanagi is now in Yang's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Takayanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takayanagi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takayanagi connects with a couple of short punches.
Takayanagi landing some decent shots from guard.
Yang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takayanagi works over Yang with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang controls Takayanagi momentarily but Takayanagi frees himself.
Takayanagi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Takayanagi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Takayanagi won't allow Yang to sweep him here.
Takayanagi wants to pass the guard but Yang is keeping the position.
Takayanagi is working hard here to advance position.
Takayanagi advances position into side control!
Takayanagi scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Takayanagi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Takayanagi 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.
Takayanagi lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takayanagi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yang's face.
Takayanagi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yang hang on?

Yang is rocked!
Takayanagi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yang is still in real trouble! Can Takayanagi finish him?
Yang looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Yang looks winded!
Takayanagi lands a shot to the head.

Takayanagi is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Yang taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Takayanagi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi thanked the fans post fight for their support.