PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derk Cult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamaguchi
vs
Cult

173 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinya Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derk Cult!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cult shoots in and bounces Yamaguchi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yamaguchi working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yamaguchi is looking for a triangle but Cult pushes his legs off easily.
Yamaguchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Yamaguchi is looking for a triangle but Cult pushes his legs off easily.
Yamaguchi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cult wants to control from the top but Yamaguchi keeps moving.

Cult is sitting in close to Yamaguchi's body. Yamaguchi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cult is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cult is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Yamaguchi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinya Yamaguchi!
Shinya Yamaguchi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.