PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sung Yeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chai Chei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chei has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Chai Chei will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sung Yeng
vs
Chei

192 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Sung Yeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chai Chei!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeng fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chei looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Yeng feints and as Chei raises his hands in defense, Yeng changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yeng working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeng sitting in guard here, content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chei can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yeng works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Yeng stands up from half guard.
Yeng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yeng.
Yeng swinging wildly here.
Yeng throws a sloppy head kick and Chei moves out of range easily.
Chei misses with a straight left.

Yeng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chei, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Yeng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chei.
Chei checks a low kick from Yeng.
Yeng fails with a takedown attempt.
Yeng tests Chei's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Yeng looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeng keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Yeng is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chei is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kim Sung Yeng!