PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eon Yaj (ranked 1982 p4p, 202 weight class) and Raphaele Heisenberg (ranked 2601 p4p, 236 weight class). Heisenberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Eon Yaj could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raphaele Heisenberg's chin.

Yaj
vs
Heisenberg

165 cm
36
147 lbs
18 - 7 - 2

161 cm
31
140 lbs
14 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphaele Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg throws a leg kick but Yaj checks it.
Heisenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heisenberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Heisenberg scores with a hook to the body. Yaj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heisenberg circles away from the clinch attempt.

Yaj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
Heisenberg can't get the takedown.
Heisenberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yaj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heisenberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yaj.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heisenbergs head.

Heisenberg manages to break the clinch.
Heisenberg misses with a hook to the body
and Yaj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisenberg throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yaj lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Heisenberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Heisenberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yaj has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yaj tries to clinch up.
Heisenberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a half hearted mid kick.

Yaj moves into range and clinches up with Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Heisenberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg tries to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling the position.
Yaj just leaning against Heisenberg, taking a breather.
Yaj landing knees to the body.
Yaj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heisenberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisenberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been informed that Heisenberg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heisenberg is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj misses with a knee to the head.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heisenberg looks winded!
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heisenbergs head.
Heisenberg blocks a body shot from Yaj.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Heisenberg tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heisenberg.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Yaj keeps control of Heisenberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yaj tries to land knees in the clinch but Heisenberg avoids the damage to the body.
Yaj takes a shot to the head.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Heisenberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.

Heisenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg lands a head shot.

Heisenberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Heisenberg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heisenberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj is pressing down on Heisenberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj looking to control.
Heisenberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Heisenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yaj swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Yaj is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Heisenberg has his hands clasped together but Yaj extends and breaks Heisenberg's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Yaj.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eon Yaj!
Eon Yaj seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.