PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasuke Yumikuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Their Law as his entrance music. Sasuke Yumikuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yumikuri
vs
Rios

181 cm
22
189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasuke Yumikuri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Rios!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumikuri on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Sasuke Yumikuri has been cut.

Yumikuri gets a takedown into half guard.

Yumikuri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.

Yumikuri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Rios punching from the bottom.

Rios has one foot on Yumikuri's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yumikuri is breathing heavily.

Rios has Yumikuri up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumikuri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rios lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Yumikuri! Rios dives in looking to finish! Yumikuri is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Rios!
Tyson Rios is the new middleweight champion!