PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edge Yota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Yota
vs
Walnuts

177 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edge Yota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Walnuts!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yota looks for a takedown but Walnuts sprawls well.
Walnuts looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Yota scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yota trying to control the action but Walnuts is working from the bottom.
Yota is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walnuts tries to roll over but Yota keeps him under control.

Yota seems to be looking for submissions.
Walnuts tries to get to full guard but Yota has control of the leg.
Yota passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yota landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Walnuts tries to improve position but can't.

Yota tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walnuts tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walnuts manages to get back to half guard.

Yota stands up from half guard.
Yota slips a jab and a cross from Walnuts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yota shoots in for a takedown but Walnuts shows good takedown defense.
Walnuts tries to clinch but Yota moves out of range.
Yota fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edge Yota. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walnuts doesn't seem bothered though.
Yota clinches but Walnuts breaks the clinch

and Walnuts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yota won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Yota's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Walnuts seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walnuts working away.
Yota manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walnuts's best efforts.
Walnuts wants to stand up but Yota is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yota pushes Walnuts off looking to stand but Walnuts dives back in and keeps control.
Walnuts thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yota to regain full guard.
Walnuts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walnuts looking to sit in guard and control but Yota gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walnuts tries to strike from the bottom.
Walnuts can't keep his opponent in guard - Yota advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yota wants to take a breather but Walnuts is having none of it.
Walnuts is trying to maintain the position but Yota is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yota scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yota moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Walnuts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Walnuts is trying to buck Yota off.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Walnuts manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yota wants to pass the guard but Walnuts is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edge Yota dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Decent striking displayed by Walnuts there.
Walnuts is looking to clinch.
Edge Yota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yota misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left lands for Yota.
Walnuts keeps the fight on the outside.

Walnuts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yota is controlling Walnuts's trapped leg to prevent Walnuts from advancing to side control.
Yota has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walnuts is working away from the top position though.
Yota flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yota is trying to control but can't.
Yota landing strikes from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walnuts lands a nice short elbow.
Walnuts wants to take a breather but Yota is having none of it.
Yota trying to control from the bottom.
Yota keeping control of the position.
Yota trying to control from the bottom.
Yota works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yota managing to control the position.
Walnuts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Yota is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Walnuts has his hands clasped together but Yota extends an breaks Walnuts's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Yota.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edge Yota!