PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Yatta. Chulainn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yama
vs
Chulainn

172 cm
22
216 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yama shoots in and bounces Chulainn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chulainn is keeping the position for now.
Chulainn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama trying to control but Chulainn is working from the bottom.
Chulainn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yama looking to pass the guard.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chulainn tries to avoid it but Yama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chulainn to the ground. Chulainn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chulainn misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chulainn.
Yama misses with a body shot
and Yama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chulainn moves out of range of the leg kick from Yama.
Yama misses with a straight left.
Yama lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yama. Chulainn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yama throws a right and a left that Chulainn avoids nicely.
Chulainn throws an off balance right hand
and Yama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yama misses with a wild body shot.
Yama shoots for a double leg takedown but Chulainn sprawls well. He's pushed Yama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chulainn lands with a hook. Yama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Kasahiro Yama has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn lands a nice hook to Yama's body. Yama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn misses with a looping left.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chulainn enables Yama to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chulainn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yama postures up in Chulainn's guard and throws a big left but Chulainn blocks it.
Yama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yama is pushing down on Chulainn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chulainn is fighting to maintain full guard but Yama has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yama is thwarting Chulainn's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yama in particular looking to stall.

Yama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chulainn is just riding it out for now. Yama eventually gives up the hold.
Chulainn is refusing to be controlled, as Yama sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasahiro Yama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasahiro Yama's cut.
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.

Yama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chulainn is out of range and Yama settles back down.

Yama decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Yama is working for a kimura but Chulainn is defending it quite comfortably.
Chulainn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yama is stalling here. Chulainn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yama seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chulainn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yama is trying to work for a sweep but Chulainn has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama is looking to improve his position but Chulainn isn't that keen on the idea.
Yama tries to hold on but Chulainn postures up.
Yama is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Yama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chulainn is thwarting Yama's attempts to control the position.

Yama is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Chulainn is tapping! Great win for Yama!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kasahiro Yama!
Kasahiro Yama is the new light heavyweight champion!