PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuu Saga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Saga
vs
Olbo

174 cm
22
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Olbo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Olbo forces Saga back against the ropes and clinches.
Saga is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Olbo jumps into guard, dragging Saga to the mat.
Olbo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saga is one step ahead there.
Saga content to stall in guard here.
Olbo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Saga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saga tries to free his leg and advance position but Olbo is retaining full guard.
Olbo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Saga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saga trying to control the position from guard on top but Olbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olbo is trying to hold Saga in close to prevent damage but Saga has managed to pass into half guard.
Saga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Saga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Olbo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saga's back!
Saga rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Saga is looking to improve his position.
Saga is controlling Olbo's trapped leg to prevent Olbo from advancing to side control.
Saga wants to control but Olbo is keeping busy.
Olbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olbo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saga's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Olbo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Olbo's back!
Saga is not going to allow Olbo to sit and survive in this position.
Saga keeps control of the position easily here as Olbo tries to buck him off.
Saga keeps control of the position as Olbo tries to break free.
Olbo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Saga.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Yuu Saga just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Olbo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saga circles away.
Olbo looks gassed!
Saga doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Olbo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saga's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saga wants to sweep but no luck.
Saga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Saga wants to sweep here but Olbo controlling him for the moment.
Olbo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Olbo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Olbo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olbo is looking to escape.
Olbo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saga content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saga looking to secure an arm triangle but Olbo defends it well.
Olbo is trying to escape the mount.

Saga looking to isolate an arm here. Olbo doesn't see it coming and as Saga extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Saga!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuu Saga!