PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakuma Yanagamichi (ranked 2314 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Greenwood (ranked 4486 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuma Yanagamichi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yanagamichi
vs
Greenwood

175 cm
27
156 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
156 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sakuma Yanagamichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Greenwood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Greenwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yanagamichi momentarily.
Yanagamichi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Sakuma Yanagamichi has been cut.
Greenwood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Greenwood misses with the combination.
Greenwood throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Greenwood.

Yanagamichi is rocked!

Yanagamichi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanagamichi throwing shots but Greenwood is blocking nicely.
Yanagamichi stops Greenwood from getting back to his feet.
Yanagamichi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yanagamichi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yanagamichi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Greenwood has hold of Yanagamichi's hands but Yanagamichi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Greenwood is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanagamichi lands with a punch from half guard.
Greenwood is still in real trouble! Can Yanagamichi finish him?
Yanagamichi scores with a big shot! Greenwood's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Greenwood! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

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