PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Hauweg (ranked 1791 p4p, 227 weight class) and Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 3783 p4p, 419 weight class). Yoritomo has chosen Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis as his entrance music. Kamakiri Yoritomo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hauweg
vs
Yoritomo

184 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
177 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Hauweg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hauweg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hauweg lands a couple of elbows.

Yoritomo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hauweg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yoritomo wants to get back to full guard.
Yoritomo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rokugan. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hauweg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoritomo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoritomo won't allow Hauweg to pass to mount.
Yoritomo tries to roll over but Hauweg keeps him under control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hauweg connects with a nice short shot to Yoritomo's temple.
Yoritomo tries to kick Hauweg off but Hauweg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hauweg.
Yoritomo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hauweg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hauweg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoritomo is not content to let Hauweg control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauweg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hauweg lands strikes from half guard.
Yoritomo tries to get to full guard but Hauweg has control of the leg.
Hauweg lands with a punch from half guard.

Yoritomo actively working from the bottom here.
Yoritomo has hold of Hauweg's hands but Hauweg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yoritomo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yoritomo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hauweg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yoritomo tries to get to full guard but Hauweg has control of the leg.
Hauweg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hauweg scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Yoritomo looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Hauweg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoritomo has hold of Hauweg's hands but Hauweg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoritomo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hauweg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yoritomo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hauweg connects with a nice short shot to Yoritomo's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hauweg connects with a nice short shot to Yoritomo's temple.
Yoritomo punching from the bottom.
Hauweg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Hauweg there.
Hauweg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hauweg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hauweg is nestled in close to Yoritomo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Yoritomo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauweg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yoritomo is still in real trouble! Can Hauweg finish him?
Hauweg working the head and body with strikes.
Hauweg lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Yoritomo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hauweg jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Hauweg!
A victorious Bob Hauweg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kamakiri Yoritomo spoke after the fight, saying 'I broke three fingers last night because of this blind referee's sister.'.