PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miuk Yochida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Monaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yochida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fighting Dreamers. This should be fireworks!

Yochida
vs
Monaco

183 cm
19
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miuk Yochida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Helio Monaco!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yochida has a takedown stuffed.
Yochida keeps the fight on the outside.
Monaco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monaco wants it to stay on the feet.
Monaco scores with a nice head shot.
Yochida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Monaco swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miuk Yochida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monaco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yochida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Monaco defends it nicely.
Monaco lands the left hand.
Monaco wants to clinch.
Yochida keeps the fight on the outside.
Monaco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Yochida changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monaco looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Monaco is trying to get back to his feet.
Yochida in side control, throwing shots but Monaco defends.

Yochida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Monaco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Monaco wants to get back to his feet.
Monaco looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yochida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monaco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Yochida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Monaco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Monaco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Yochida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yochida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Yochida is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Monaco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monaco pushes Yochida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yochida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yochida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Monaco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Monaco explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Yochida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monaco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yochida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yochida fails with a takedown attempt.
Yochida keeps the fight on the outside.
Monaco throws out a leg kick but Yochida moves out of range and Monaco only half commits.
Monaco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Yochida blocks the leg kick.
Helio Monaco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yochida shoots in looking for a takedown. Monaco tries to sprawl out of it but Yochida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Monaco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Monaco moves in looking to clinch but Yochida pushes him off.
Yochida dives in and grabs Monaco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Monaco pushes down on Yochida's head and hops out.
Monaco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monaco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Monaco fails to land with a series of punches.
Yochida shoots in for a takedown but Monaco shows good takedown defense.
Monaco lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Yochida feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yochida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Monaco is pushing Yochida's head away, looking to escape. Yochida manages to hold on to the position though.

Yochida in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Monaco is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miuk Yochida!