PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Tilapia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Yourtheguay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tilapia
vs
Yourtheguay

175 cm
23
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Tilapia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, No Yourtheguay!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yourtheguay works over Tilapia's head and body with a nice combination.

Yourtheguay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tilapia can't keep his opponent in guard - Yourtheguay advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yourtheguay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tilapia's head.
Yourtheguay throwing shots but Tilapia is blocking nicely.
Tilapia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yourtheguay.

Tilapia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Yourtheguay pulls his head out easily.
Tilapia is breathing heavily.

Yourtheguay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tilapia defends it well.

Tilapia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Yourtheguay pulls his head out easily.
Yourtheguay wants to take a breather but Tilapia is having none of it.

Yourtheguay seems to be working for a kimura but Tilapia defends the submission attempt.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yourtheguay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yourtheguay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yourtheguay seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Tilapia is defending against the submission attempts here by Yourtheguay.
Tilapia is refusing to be controlled, as Yourtheguay sits in half guard.

Yourtheguay decides to stand and escape the position.
Yourtheguay moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yourtheguay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tilapia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tilapia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tilapia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yourtheguay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tilapia's head backwards.
Tilapia tries for a takedown but Yourtheguay circles away easily
and Yourtheguay counters with a nice uppercut.
Yourtheguay closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yourtheguay tries to close the distance and clinch but Tilapia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tilapia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yourtheguay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Yourtheguay gets the takedown into side control.
Tilapia is trying to improve his position.

Yourtheguay decides to stand back up.
Tilapia leaves Yourtheguay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yourtheguay connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Yourtheguay.
Yourtheguay stalks Tilapia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tilapia's face. Tilapia staggers backwards, shaken.

Tilapia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yourtheguay!
Yourtheguay gets back to half guard.
Yourtheguay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Tilapia in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yourtheguay tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tilapia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonny Tilapia!