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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franko Pamblo (ranked 5849 p4p, 25127 weight class) and Tsuki Yao (ranked 375 p4p, 403 weight class). Tsuki Yao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko Pamblo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tsuki Yao!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamblo clinches with his opponent.
Pamblo manages to break the clinch.
Pamblo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pamblo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pamblo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yao is trying to break the clinch but Pamblo has him pressed against the cage.
Pamblo breaks from the clinch.
Pamblo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pamblo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yao tries to keep at a distance but Pamblo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pamblo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pamblo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pamblo breaks from the clinch.
Pamblo takes the fight into the clinch.
Pamblo pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pamblo holds on and takes a little breather.
Yao drops back looking for a leg! Pamblo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pamblo manages to kick Yao off! Yao jumps back into Pamblo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yao preventing the sweep.
Yao gets to his feet - Pamblo follows without any prompting.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pamblo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pamblo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pamblo manages to pull guard.
Yao wants to control from the top but Pamblo keeps moving.
Pamblo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yao is aware though and is defending well.
Pamblo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamblo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pamblo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yao puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yao prevents Pamblo from improving his position.
Pamblo has a hand on Yao's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yao takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yao prevents Pamblo from getting the reversal.
Yao trying to control but Pamblo is having none of it.
Yao prevents Pamblo from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yao sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pamblo is looking to escape.
Pamblo is desperately trying to improve his position but Yao has a good base and remains in mount.
Pamblo is working hard here to advance position.
Yao looking to finish with strikes here!
Pamblo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yao stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Pamblo pushes Yao up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yao stalling in the clinch but Pamblo improves position.
Yao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pamblo is defending well.
Pamblo manages to break the clinch.
Pamblo takes the fight into the clinch.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pamblo rushes Yao and presses him up against the cage.
Pamblo breaks the clinch.
Franko Pamblo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yao misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pamblo clinches with his opponent.
Yao tries a body shot but Pamblo blocks it.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko Pamblo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Pamblo. No joy for Yao on that attempt.
Yao fails to land the takedown.
Pamblo moves into the clinch.
Pamblo manages to break the clinch.
Pamblo instigates a clinch.
Yao has Pamblo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pamblo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Franko Pamblo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsuki Yao.
Pamblo pulls guard effortlessly.
Pamblo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yao escapes and throws Pamblo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pamblo is looking to regain half guard here but Yao keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pamblo manages to get back to half guard.
Yao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamblo tries to roll over but Yao keeps him under control.
Yao decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Pamblo has closed the distance and engaged Yao in a clinch.
Yao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pamblo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pamblo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yao can do to turn this around?
Pamblo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Yao regains guard.
Tsuki Yao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pamblo stays in close to Yao's body and controls the position.
Yao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pamblo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pamblo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamblo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pamblo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pamblo scoring with some ground and pound.
Pamblo throws a big right hand that misses.
Yao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pamblo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pamblo is working Yao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamblo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pamblo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pamblo is trying to get back to full guard.
Pamblo has a hand on Yao's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yao takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yao is working for a guillotine from mount but Pamblo frees his head quite easily.
Pamblo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yao looking to control but Pamblo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yao is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pamblo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pamblo shrugs it off.
Pamblo is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pamblo tries to hold on but Yao pushes him away.
Yao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pamblo is looking to escape.
Pamblo is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franko Pamblo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pamblo closes the distance and pushes Yao back into the cage.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pamblo closes the distance and clinches.
Pamblo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pamblo forces Yao back against the cage and clinches.
Pamblo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pamblo darts in and clinches Yao up against the cage.
Pamblo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pamblo moves into the clinch.
Pamblo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pamblo moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pamblo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Yao uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamblo looking for a sweep. Not yet Pamblo, not yet.
Yao trying to control but Pamblo is working from the bottom.
Yao slips nicely into half guard.
Pamblo is trying to control but can't.
Yao passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pamblo!
Yao working for a guillotine from mount but Pamblo is in no mood to give up.
Pamblo is looking to get to half guard.
Yao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pamblo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pamblo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yao misses with a head shot.
Pamblo can't escape the position.
Yao wants to control the pace but Pamblo is squirming around nicely.
Yao looking to ground and pound but Pamblo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pamblo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pamblo wants to control but Yao is having none of it.
Pamblo working to try and regain half guard.
Yao is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pamblo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pamblo is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yao is working for a guillotine from mount but Pamblo frees his head quite easily.
Pamblo is trying desperately to improve position.
Tsuki Yao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franko Pamblo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pamblo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franko Pamblo!
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