PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Pittsford (ranked 4976 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koshi Yamawanka (ranked 5242 p4p, 461 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pittsford
vs
Yamawanka

160 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Pittsford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koshi Yamawanka!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pittsford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pittsford cracks Yamawanka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yamawanka struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pittsford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Pittsford tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pittsford has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pittsford is trying to get an arm triangle but Yamawanka is defending well.

Pittsford looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Pittsford tries for a kimura but Yamawanka is defending well.
Pittsford working away.

Pittsford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamawanka has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Yamawanka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pittsford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Pittsford has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Yamawanka is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pittsford yanks on the arm and Yamawanka is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pittsford.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Pittsford!