PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiram Cummins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hotaka Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Arsone as his entrance music. Hiram Cummins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cummins
vs
Yoshida

180 cm
20
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
156 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Mexican Supplement Company

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hiram Cummins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hotaka Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cummins closes the distance and clinches.
Cummins can't break the clinch.

Yoshida is trying to trip Cummins. He has hold of a leg but Cummins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yoshida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Yoshida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cummins being controlled here, momentarily.
Cummins trying to control the position.

Yoshida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yoshida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cummins working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cummins is keeping the position for now.

Yoshida drops back looking for a leg! Cummins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cummins manages to kick Yoshida off! Yoshida jumps back into Cummins's guard.
Yoshida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cummins's guard.

Yoshida seems to be working for a kimura but Cummins defends the submission attempt.
Cummins trying to control from the bottom.

Yoshida is trying to work for a kimura but Cummins is defending well.
Yoshida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Yoshida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yoshida has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cummins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cummins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cummins tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Yoshida jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cummins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cummins stops Yoshida from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoshida wants to control but Cummins is keeping him busy.

Yoshida is trying to get an arm triangle but Cummins is defending well.
Cummins tries to bench press Yoshida off him but Yoshida keeps the position.
Cummins is letting Yoshida control him for a moment.

Yoshida in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cummins is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hotaka Yoshida!