PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ox Bunyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Five Finger Death Punch-Pride. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Yang
vs
Bunyan

178 cm
34
193 lbs
25 - 32 - 0

152 cm
29
195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, Richie Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ox Bunyan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bunyan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Yang actively working from the bottom here.
Bunyan not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Yang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yang tries to get to full guard but Bunyan has control of the leg.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bunyan has eaten all the pies!
Bunyan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yang is concentrating on defense, preventing Bunyan from advancing position.
Yang regains full guard. Nicely done.

Bunyan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bunyan has managed to get both his arms back between Yang's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunyan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yang trying to keep a closed guard but Bunyan is proving a slippery customer.

Bunyan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yang looking for a guillotine here but Bunyan defends easily.
Bunyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Yang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Yang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bunyan passes into half guard.
Bunyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yang keeps working.

Bunyan is working for a submission of some sort.
Bunyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yang manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunyan trying to control but Yang is working from the bottom.

Yang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang is trying to control the position but Bunyan postures up.
Bunyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yang is keeping the position for now.

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

Yang is looking for a triangle but Bunyan pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bunyan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Yang to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bunyan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Yang pulls down on the head and he's put Bunyan to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richie Yang!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Richie Yang made sure he mentioned Tokyo United Fightwear , along with how happy he was to win his fight.