PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Percy Cunningham (ranked 4733 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuma Yanagamichi (ranked 3272 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sakuma Yanagamichi enters the cage!

Cunningham
vs
Yanagamichi

182 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sakuma Yanagamichi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cunningham pushes Yanagamichi up against the cage in a clinch.
Yanagamichi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cunningham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yanagamichi tries to score a body lock takedown but Cunningham shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yanagamichi tries for a takedown but Cunningham manages to get underhooks.
Percy Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakuma Yanagamichi.
Cunningham tries to break the clinch but Yanagamichi is controlling the position.
Yanagamichi goes for a takedown attempt but Cunningham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Yanagamichi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cunningham!
Cunningham is trying to improve his position.
Yanagamichi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yanagamichi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cunningham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yanagamichi landing a few strikes.
Yanagamichi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Cunningham is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big shot lands for Yanagamichi! That's hurt Cunningham! Will he recover? Yanagamichi fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakuma Yanagamichi!