PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mountin Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has chosen Clubfoot as his entrance music. Fedor Sakuraba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yoo
vs
Sakuraba

225 cm
24
262 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mountin Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sakuraba.
Yoo with a poor takedown

and Sakuraba counters with a takedown into side control.
Yoo is looking to regain half guard here but Sakuraba keeps moving and retains side control.
Yoo manages to get back to half guard.
Yoo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yoo wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yoo actively working from the bottom here.
Sakuraba tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Yoo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yoo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sakuraba counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yoo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoo tries to buck Sakuraba off but Sakuraba is having none of it.

Sakuraba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakuraba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yoo taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Yoo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuraba working the head and body with strikes.
Sakuraba gets to mount! Yoo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Yoo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba has isolated one of Yoo's arms. Yoo looking to fight him off but Sakuraba twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Sakuraba!