PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 420 p4p, 2583 weight class) and Leif Cassidy (ranked 23 p4p, 152 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Yuudai
vs
Cassidy

150 cm
27
136
12 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
140
7 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Beachside Supplements

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leif Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yuudai has managed to clinch.
Yuudai blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yuudai.
Yuudai avoids the elbow strike from Cassidy, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cassidy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yuudai's brow.
Yuudai blocks an elbow strike.
Yuudai is trying to pull guard but Cassidy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Yuudai gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Yuudai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cassidy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yuudai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cassidy defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cassidy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yuudai moves into full mount! Cassidy won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cassidy wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Yuudai has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Cassidy taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeshi Yuudai!
During a confident post fight interview, Takeshi Yuudai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.