PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jagoan Betawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Betawi
vs
Yagami

175 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Jagoan Betawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Yagami!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagami is looking to clinch.
Betawi jabs at Yagami's body.
Betawi keeps the fight on the outside.
Betawi shoots in but no luck this time.
Yagami tries to clinch but Betawi is having none of it.
Betawi stuffs the takedown attempt from Yagami. Yagami gets slowly back to his feet.
Yagami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Betawi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yagami somewhat.
Betawi is looking to land body kicks.
Yagami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jagoan Betawi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuu Yagami.
Betawi leaves Yagami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yagami doesn't manage to clinch there - Betawi circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betawi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Yagami.

Betawi clinches up with Yagami and pushes him back against the cage.
Betawi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yagami goes for a takedown attempt but Betawi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Betawi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Horrible takedown by Betawi or perhaps it was just good defense by Yagami which made him look bad.
Yagami throws a hook but Betawi avoids it easily.
Yagami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Betawi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Betawi tries for a takedown but Yagami sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Betawi tries to keep at a distance but Yagami has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yagami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yagami stops a takedown attempt from Betawi.

Yagami manages to pull guard.
Betawi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagami throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagami keeping moving, preventing Betawi from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Jagoan Betawi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yagami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yagami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Yagami closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yagami unloads a knee to the mid-section. Betawi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yagami is trying to drag Betawi to the mat but Betawi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yagami looks winded!

Yagami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betawi fails with a takedown attempt.
Betawi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yagami fails with a takedown attempt.
Betawi shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yagami throws a shot from downtown. Betawi moves away and avoids it.
Betawi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yagami.

Betawi instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryuu Yagami will probably get the nod.
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.

Betawi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Betawi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yagami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Betawi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yagami circles away.
Yagami fails with the takedown.
Yagami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Betawi but Betawi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yagami looks for a takedown but Betawi sprawls well.
Jagoan Betawi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuu Yagami.
Yagami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Betawi swivels and escapes.
Yagami throws a head kick but Betawi moves out of range.
Betawi dives in and grabs Yagami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yagami pushes down on Betawi's head and hops out.
Yagami is breathing heavily.
No luck for Betawi with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betawi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Betawi wants it to stay on the feet.
Yagami tries to clinch up.
Betawi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yagami swivels and escapes.
Betawi shoots in looking for a takedown. Yagami tries to sprawl out of it but Betawi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yagami manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryuu Yagami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yagami scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yagami takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yagami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Betawi as he jumps to the side.
Betawi tries to clinch but Yagami is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yagami tries to close the distance and clinch but Betawi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jagoan Betawi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betawi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yagami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yagami is looking to land body kicks.
Yagami blocks a head kick by Betawi.
Yagami shoots in for a double leg but Betawi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Betawi misses with a two punch combination.
Betawi has a takedown stuffed.
Yagami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betawi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betawi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yagami tries to clinch there but Betawi circles away.
Yagami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Betawi shoots in but Yagami avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yagami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yagami misses with a wild body shot.
Betawi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betawi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yagami.
Betawi looks for a takedown but Yagami sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yagami is defended easily by Betawi.
Betawi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yagami avoids it really well and circles away.
Yagami shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Betawi moves into range and clinches up with Yagami.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jagoan Betawi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Betawi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yagami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Betawi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yagami shoots in for a takedown but Betawi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yagami fails with the takedown.
Betawi moves in looking to clinch but Yagami pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Betawi. That's going to slow Yagami down.
Betawi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yagami defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jagoan Betawi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yagami shoots in for a double leg but Betawi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Betawi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Betawi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yagami avoids it really well and circles away.
Yagami shoots in looking for a takedown but Betawi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yagami's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yagami keeps the fight on the outside.
Betawi shoots in looking for a takedown but Yagami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Betawi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Betawi shoots in but Yagami avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Yagami darts in and clinches Betawi up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yagami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yagami stuffs the takedown attempt from Betawi. Betawi gets slowly back to his feet.
Yagami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Betawi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yagami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Betawi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Betawi duly obliges.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yagami is defended easily by Betawi.
Yagami shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Betawi sprawls well. Betawi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yagami gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Betawi closes the distance and pushes Yagami back into the cage.
Yagami gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Betawi.
Yagami is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Betawi to keep the fight standing.
Yagami is trying to pull guard but Betawi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yagami can't find room to land a body shot as Betawi controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betawi tries to score a body lock takedown but Yagami shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Betawi pulls guard effortlessly.
Betawi trying to control the position.
Yagami trying to move into half guard but instead Betawi has managed to sweep!
Betawi postures up.
Yagami might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Betawi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yagami is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Betawi with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jagoan Betawi.
I think Betawi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ryuu Yagami!