PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yuuta (ranked 4705 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric The Actor (ranked 4823 p4p, 0 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.

Yuuta
vs
The Actor

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Yuuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric The Actor!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuuta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Actor.
The Actor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yuuta circles away.

The Actor moves into range and clinches up with Yuuta.
The Actor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yuuta.
The Actor misses with a shot to the kidneys.

The Actor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuuta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yuuta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuuta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yuuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Actor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yuuta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Actor wants to clinch up but Yuuta keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Yuuta there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuuta lands a high kick!
Ken Yuuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Actor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuuta. That's going to slow The Actor down.
The Actor scores with a jab to the head.
The Actor dives in and grabs Yuuta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yuuta pushes down on The Actor's head and hops out.
Ken Yuuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric The Actor.
Yuuta throws a right hand that The Actor ducks under and follows up with a left that The Actor also avoids with ease.
The Actor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Actor throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Actor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ken Yuuta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuuta.
The Actor fails with a takedown attempt.
The Actor is looking to clinch.
Yuuta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Actor. That one must have hurt.
Yuuta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuuta lunges at The Actor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Actor's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Actor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yuuta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuuta.
Good standup being displayed there by Yuuta as he connects with a hook.
Yuuta is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yuuta connects with a body shot.
The Actor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yuuta pinned against the cage. Yuuta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Actor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Actor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Actor fails with the takedown
letting Yuuta counter with a right hand.
Yuuta works The Actor's body with a nice hook.
Yuuta is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuuta slips a jab and a cross from The Actor.
Yuuta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Actor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Yuuta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Actor tries to clinch but Yuuta is having none of it.
Yuuta lands a jab to the nose.
Yuuta lands a jab to The Actor's midsection.
Yuuta slaps away a takedown attempt from The Actor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Actor looks winded!
The Actor lands a head kick. Yuuta smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yuuta connects with the punch.
Yuuta throws a head kick that half lands.
The Actor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuuta jabs at The Actor's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Actor tries to bum rush Yuuta with a series of wild strikes but Yuuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuuta dips to his left and cracks The Actor with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Yuuta.

The Actor is rocked!
Yuuta cracks The Actor on the jaw with a powerful right hand and The Actor falls backwards against the cage. Yuuta follows up with more strikes that drop The Actor to his knees. Yuuta keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save The Actor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Yuuta!