PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Hebisuke (ranked 4928 p4p, 4875 weight class) and Bert Snejider (ranked 0 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.

Hebisuke
vs
Snejider

173 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuta Hebisuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bert Snejider!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snejider shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hebisuke as he avoids it easily.
Snejider shoots for a takedown but Hebisuke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hebisuke is looking to counter the offense by Snejider and move into the clinch.
Snejider steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hebisuke. That one must have hurt.
Hebisuke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hebisuke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hebisuke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Snejider misses with a body kick.
Snejider fails with a takedown attempt.
Yuta Hebisuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bert Snejider.
Snejider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hebisuke moves into the clinch successfully.
Hebisuke lands an elbow inside that Snejider shrugs off.
Snejider takes an elbow to the forehead.
Snejider drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hebisuke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Snejider looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hebisuke has managed to clinch.
Snejider tries to pull guard but Hebisuke holds him up against the cage and eventually Snejider drops back down to his feet.
Hebisuke throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hebisuke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hebisuke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Snejider takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Hebisuke.

It looks like Bert Snejider has been cut.
Snejider avoids a wild elbow strike from Hebisuke.
Snejider blocks an elbow strike from Hebisuke.
Hebisuke misses with an elbow over the top.
Snejider is trying to drag Hebisuke to the mat but Hebisuke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Snejider blocks the elbow strike.
Snejider takes an elbow to the temple.
Hebisuke lands an elbow inside.
Hebisuke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Snejider is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hebisuke throws an elbow but misses.
Snejider is still on wobbly legs! Can Hebisuke finish him?
Hebisuke throws an elbow but it misses.
Hebisuke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snejider avoids the elbow strike from Hebisuke, against the cage.
Snejider dodges an elbow strike from Hebisuke.
Hebisuke pushes off an throws an elbow but Snejider leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snejider avoids the elbow strike from Hebisuke, against the cage.
Hebisuke pushes off an throws an elbow but Snejider leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Snejider seems to have recovered his senses.
Hebisuke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hebisuke lands a nice elbow.
Snejider is pressed against the cage. Hebisuke pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Snejider! Two more big strikes from Hebisuke and Snejider crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yuta Hebisuke!