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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soo Kim Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Scottie Borges has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Scottie Borges seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 cm
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155 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
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174 cm
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162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scottie Borges! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soo Kim Yamamoto! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Borges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto throws a push kick but Borges slaps the foot to one side. Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Yamamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Yamamoto has Borges pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Borges manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Borges tries to pull guard but Yamamoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Borges drops back down to his feet.
Yamamoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Borges pulls his leg out and moves away.
Borges throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borges off to one side. Borges tries to clinch and Yamamoto counters with a single leg into guard. Borges didn't expect that. Borges keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully. Borges keeping busy on the bottom but Yamamoto has passed one foot through into half guard.
Borges looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Borges is breathing heavily. Yamamoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borges keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Borges trying to get back to full guard but Yamamoto takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Borges sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Yamamoto trying to control from half guard but Borges is working away. Borges could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Yamamoto seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Borges trying to hold on to Yamamoto's head to control him but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto stands up out of the half guard. Yamamoto works over Borges's head and body with a nice combination. No luck for Yamamoto with that takedown attempt. Scottie Borges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soo Kim Yamamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto gets the takedown into side control. You can see the frustration on Borges's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Borges is trying to work for a sweep but Yamamoto has mounted him! Borges is trying desperately to improve position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Borges manages to regain half guard. Good work. Borges is trying to get back to full guard. Borges is working hard here to advance position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Borges keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Borges works his way to full guard. Good work. Borges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Yamamoto is trying to stand.
Borges blocks the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to full guard. Yamamoto works his way to full guard. Good work. Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borges is one step ahead there. Borges wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving. Yamamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borges can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto controlling the position. Yamamoto looking to control.
Yamamoto trying to control the position here. Borges drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamamoto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Borges has Yamamoto in his guard. Borges keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully. Borges manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soo Kim Yamamoto dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Borges has his takedown stuffed and Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot. Scottie Borges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Borges misses with a takedown attempt and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard. Yamamoto passes into half guard. Borges is trying to get back to full guard. Yamamoto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Yamamoto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Borges wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Borges fending off the submission attempt from Yamamoto. Borges tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Yamamoto is landing with some decent strikes but Borges is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round. Borges working to try and regain half guard.
Yamamoto trying to control but Borges is having none of it. Borges is trying to reverse the position but instead Yamamoto has taken his back - oops! A bit of a pause in the action here. Yamamoto controlling the positon. Borges wants to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. I would not like to be Borges right now.
Yamamoto lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Borges hold on?!
Borges is trying to break free.
Borges might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Yamamoto's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Yamamoto lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Borges wants to control his opponent's hands but Yamamoto gets his hands free. Borges tries to escape but Yamamoto has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Borges looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto avoiding Borges 's attempts to control his hands. Yamamoto lands punches and elbows. Yamamoto lands a shot to the body. Borges breaks Yamamoto's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yamamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borges's guard. Borges working a defensive guard here.
Borges had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yamamoto is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Borges Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yamamoto's back instead. Yamamoto showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. Borges struggling to keep hold of the position.
Borges doesn't have the hooks in and Yamamoto manages to turn into his guard.
Yamamoto stands and steps away. Borges gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Yamamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The fighters are battling for position here. Borges manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Borges wants to sweep but no luck. Yamamoto stays in close to Borges's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yamamoto stands up from Borges's guard - Yamamoto perhaps looking for a knockout. Borges with a poor takedown and Borges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Borges. That's going to take a lot out of him. Borges closes the distance looking to clinch and Yamamoto counters by clinching up. Yamamoto decides to pull guard. Borges trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yamamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Borges is looking to advance position but Yamamoto has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Yamamoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soo Kim Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Borges is having none of it. Yamamoto gets caught flat footed, as Borges shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Borges gets to his feet - Yamamoto follows without any prompting. Borges with a lazy takedown attempt and Yamamoto counters by moving into the clinch. Borges drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Yamamoto wants to control the pace but Borges is squirming around nicely. Borges is wriggling around trying to escape.
Borges tries to improve his position but instead Yamamoto has taken his back! Yamamoto is not going to allow Borges to sit and survive in this position. Yamamoto trying to control momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Yamamoto is not going to allow Borges to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Borges turns into Yamamoto and is now in his guard.
Borges wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Yamamoto looks for a takedown but Borges sprawls well. Yamamoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Borges! Yamamoto controlling the pace for now. Soo Kim Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far. Borges working to try and regain half guard.
Yamamoto landing strikes from the mount. Borges really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Borges tries to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Borges tries to reverse the position but Yamamoto maintains control. Yamamoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Borges tries to get back to half guard but can't. Borges wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Yamamoto scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Borges is looking for a way out. Yamamoto has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Borges. The referee is taking a good look at Borges as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Yamamoto!
Borges wants to escape the position.
Borges preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yamamoto. Borges is keeping busy.
Borges tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Borges is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Borges bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Yamamoto trying to strike off his back.
Yamamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Yamamoto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Yamamoto is looking to sinch up a triangle. Borges throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yamamoto's body to avoid the submission. Yamamoto has instead reached around Borges's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yamamoto arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Soo Kim Yamamoto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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