PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Narong Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum comes to the ring accompanied by I Love You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yeerum
vs
Endo

170 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

174 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Narong Yeerum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Endo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endo wants to clinch up but Yeerum keeps it at a distance.
Endo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Yeerum rushes Endo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yeerum lands a knee to the body.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rumina Endo has been cut.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yeerum stalling.
Endo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yeerum lands a nice knee to the body.
Yeerum landing knees to the body.
Yeerum leaning against his opponent.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yeerum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Endo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeerum crunches a lovely knee into Endo's ribcage.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Yeerum.
Yeerum lands a damaging elbow.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside.
Yeerum lands an elbow inside that Endo shrugs off.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
Endo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yeerum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Endo wants a takedown.
Narong Yeerum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumina Endo.
Endo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yeerum smiles and moves away.
Endo wants to clinch
and Yeerum counters with a big head kick but Endo shrugs it off.
Yeerum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yeerum throws a sloppy head kick and Endo moves out of range easily.
Rumina Endo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeerum moves in looking to clinch but Endo pushes him off.
Endo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeerum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Endo wants to clinch

and Yeerum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Endo letting Yeerum take a breather here.
Yeerum lands a damaging elbow.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yeerum taking a breather.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yeerum prevents the takedown attempt.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
Yeerum avoiding damage.
Endo tries to break the clinch but Yeerum is controlling the position.
Yeerum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Endo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yeerum just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Endo takes an elbow to the temple.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Endo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yeerum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Endo tries to pull guard but Yeerum holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Endo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yeerum smiles and moves away.
Endo takes a kick to the side of the head.

Endo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Endo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yeerum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yeerum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Endo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Endo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yeerum, who protects the arm well.

Endo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yeerum knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narong Yeerum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rumina Endo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Endo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yeerum throws a nice head kick!
Endo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Endo misses with a takedown

and Yeerum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yeerum.
Yeerum controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yeerum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Endo's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Yeerum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeerum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Endo's defenses.
Knees to the body from Yeerum.
A knee to the head by Yeerum.
Yeerum misses with a knee strike.
Yeerum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yeerum looking to throw knees to the head but Endo is blocking nicely.
Narong Yeerum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Endo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yeerum landing knees to the body.
Yeerum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Endo jumps guard.

Endo looking for a guillotine here but Yeerum defends easily.
Yeerum wanted to stand there but Endo had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Endo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Endo looking for subs off his back but Yeerum has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Narong Yeerum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rumina Endo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yeerum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Endo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yeerum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Endo's defenses.
Yeerum connects with a knee to the head.
Yeerum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yeerum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yeerum has Endo pressed against the ropes.
Yeerum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Endo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yeerum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yeerum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yeerum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Endo fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yeerum lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yeerum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yeerum trying to control the position but instead, Endo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yeerum into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Endo tries to pull guard but Yeerum holds him up against the ropes and eventually Endo drops back down to his feet.
Yeerum lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Yeerum.
Yeerum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yeerum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yeerum scores a nice knee to the body.
Yeerum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Endo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Endo manages to pull guard.
Yeerum preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Endo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yeerum seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Endo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Endo has his foot on Yeerum's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yeerum works his way back into a safe position though.
Yeerum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Endo working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Endo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yeerum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rumina Endo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeerum is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yeerum advances to half guard.
Endo is looking for a sweep. Yeerum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Narong Yeerum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Endo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Endo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Narong Yeerum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yeerum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Narong Yeerum!