PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenko Shinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Yarborough
vs
Shinata

203 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emmanuel Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tenko Shinata!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yarborough gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Yarborough breaks from the clinch.
Shinata shoots for a takedown but Yarborough saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Yarborough moves into the clinch.
Shinata has Yarborough pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yarborough manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Yarborough's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shinata has a takedown stuffed.
Emmanuel Yarborough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tenko Shinata.

Shinata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yarborough quickly recovers to half guard.

Shinata seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Yarborough is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tenko Shinata!