PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Nakahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

York
vs
Nakahara

196 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Curtis York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamato Nakahara!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakahara tries a head kick but it misses.
York appears to be looking for a big counter.

Nakahara drives through and clinches with York against the cage.
Nakahara stalling the fight.

Nakahara is trying to trip York. He has hold of a leg but York is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nakahara persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Nakahara stands and steps away. York gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nakahara tries a head kick but it misses.
York throws a big counter combination but Nakahara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Nakahara pushes York up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakahara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from York.

York pulls guard.
York wants to sweep here but Nakahara controlling him for the moment.
York keeping moving, preventing Nakahara from controlling successfully.
York seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakahara wants to control from the top but York keeps moving.
York wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakahara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
York seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nakahara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
York throws a big counter combination but Nakahara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Nakahara instigates a clinch.
York letting Nakahara take a breather here.
Nakahara scores with a shot to the side of York's head.
York tries to pull guard but Nakahara won't allow it.

York gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nakahara is trying to stand up here but York is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakahara is looking to get back to full guard here but York has managed to pass to side control instead.
York grinds an elbow into Nakahara's temple.
Nakahara is looking for a sweep.

Nakahara wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! York seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Nakahara is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Curtis York!