PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasegawa Masaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Mclevain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirty Mclevain will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Masaki
vs
Mclevain

174 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yasegawa Masaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirty Mclevain!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mclevain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Masaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mclevain advances nicely into full mount.
Mclevain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masaki tries to lock up and control but Mclevain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Masaki is trying to escape the mount.
Masaki wants to control but Mclevain is having none of it.
Masaki is looking to get to half guard.
Masaki is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclevain misses with a head shot.
Mclevain lands a big shot there that rocks Masaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mclevain wants to control the pace but Masaki is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masaki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mclevain.
Mclevain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclevain landing strikes from the mount.
Mclevain tries to control but Masaki wriggling away.
Masaki is in a horrible position here. Mclevain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mclevain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mclevain raining down shots from the mount!
Masaki wants to hold on but Mclevain pushes him away.
Mclevain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Masaki wants to control but Mclevain is having none of it.
Mclevain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Masaki is looking to escape.
Masaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mclevain on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mclevain lands with some strikes.
Mclevain looking to control but Masaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Masaki tries to hold on but Mclevain pushes him away.
Mclevain wants to control the pace but Masaki is squirming around nicely.
Mclevain lands a big shot there that rocks Masaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Masaki wants to control but Mclevain is having none of it.
Mclevain landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclevain raining down shots from the mount!
Mclevain throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Masaki because Mclevain loaded up on that one.
Mclevain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Masaki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mclevain.
Mclevain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mclevain looks gassed!
Mclevain might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Masaki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dirty Mclevain just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mclevain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Masaki instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mclevain misses with an elbow strike.
Masaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclevain's efforts to push away.

Mclevain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Masaki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Masaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mclevain is retaining full guard.
Mclevain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Masaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mclevain is retaining full guard.
Masaki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mclevain is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Mclevain 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.

Masaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mclevain throws a right and a left that both miss.

Masaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Masaki lands in his opponent's guard.
Mclevain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Masaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Masaki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mclevain, up you get!
Mclevain is breathing heavily.
Masaki avoids a punch combination nicely.

Masaki instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclevain tries to break free but Masaki pushes him back against the cage.
Mclevain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mclevain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Masaki has Mclevain pressed against the cage, preventing Mclevain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masaki prevents Mclevain from breaking the clinch.
Mclevain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mclevain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mclevain lands an uppercut.
Masaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mclevain smiles and moves away.
Mclevain misses with a takedown

and Masaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masaki.
Yasegawa Masaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Masaki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mclevain for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaki wants to pass the guard but Mclevain is keeping the position.

Masaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mclevain is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mclevain has escaped and now he's on top!
Masaki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Masaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Masaki tries to get out of the position.
Masaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Masaki has control of Mclevain's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mclevain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mclevain is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masaki controlling from mount.
Mclevain trying desperately to get to his feet.
Masaki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yasegawa Masaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mclevain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Masaki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mclevain won't be happy with that.
Masaki is looking to take a break and control but Mclevain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Masaki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Masaki prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mclevain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Masaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mclevain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masaki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclevain is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Masaki asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Masaki stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Mclevain there.

Masaki scores with a takedown into Mclevain's guard.
Mclevain is looking to stand up but Masaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Masaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaki trying to control but Mclevain is working from the bottom.

Masaki drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Masaki seems to have locked his on tight now - Mclevain screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Masaki, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yasegawa Masaki!