PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Fabio Yoshida has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Yoshida
vs
Webster

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabio Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Webster!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Webster is fending him off so far but Yoshida persists. Nope, Webster circles away and we're back to standing.
Webster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida goes for a double leg but Webster avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Webster continues to drive forward.
Webster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yoshida walks away with a smile on his face. Webster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Webster closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yoshida to the mat! Yoshida manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yoshida is trying to control the position but Webster postures up.
Webster controlling from the top position.
Webster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webster sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Webster is stalling in the full guard.

Chuck Webster has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

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

Webster stands up from half guard.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshida with a lazy takedown attempt

and Webster counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webster controlling from side mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Webster!