PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peoples comes to the cage accompanied by Party People by Nelly Featuring Fergie. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Peoples
vs
Nayama

180 cm
29
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

180 cm
32
184 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nayama misses with a straight right.
Nayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peoples was well out of range. Poor timing from Nayama.

Peoples pushes Nayama up against the cage in a clinch.
Peoples wants to break free but Nayama has control.
Peoples wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peoples has had enough of the clinch but Nayama keeps him there for the moment.
Peoples is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peoples misses with a punch on the inside.
Peoples wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peoples has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peoples tries to break the clinch but Nayama is controlling the position.
Peoples is looking to break free of the clinch but Nayama has double underhooks.
Nayama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peoples gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peoples tries to break the clinch but Nayama is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples works on Nayama's body with a couple of short punches.

Peoples breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cecil Peoples is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nayama shoots in and gets a takedown into Peoples's guard.
Nayama controlling from the top position.
Nayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nayama looking to sit in guard and control but Peoples gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nayama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama wants to stand and escape but Peoples is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayama has a closed guard, preventing Peoples from standing up.

Nayama is looking for a triangle but Peoples pushes his legs off easily.
Nayama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peoples is one step ahead there.
Peoples wanted to stand there but Nayama had control of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peoples trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nayama's guard.
Nayama is trying to keep Peoples in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Peoples.
Cecil Peoples seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayama fails with the takedown.

Nayama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Peoples to the ground. Nayama is now in Peoples's guard.

Nayama drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Peoples manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nayama has Peoples in his guard.
Peoples preventing the sweep.
Peoples knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nayama on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples wants to stand but Nayama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nayama looking for a sweep. Not yet Nayama, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nayama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yorito Nayama will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Decent striking displayed by Peoples there.

It looks like Yorito Nayama has been cut.
Nayama shoots in looking for a takedown but Peoples manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nayama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peoples tries to bum rush Nayama with a series of wild strikes but Nayama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Nayama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Peoples prevents Nayama from improving position.
Nayama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Peoples wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nayama tries to advance to mount but Peoples denies him.
Peoples is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nayama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peoples is not content to let Nayama control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nayama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nayama wants to control but Peoples is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama tries to move to mount but Peoples blocks the move with his legs.
Nayama is looking to take a break and control but Peoples is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peoples wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nayama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peoples has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nayama is looking to take a break and control but Peoples is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nayama might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Peoples haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nayama goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peoples rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nayama's guard! Nice work there by Peoples!
Peoples would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nayama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yorito Nayama hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Peoples moves in looking to clinch but Nayama pushes him off.
Cecil Peoples is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peoples tries to close the distance and clinch but Nayama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peoples throws a push kick but Nayama slaps the foot to one side.
Peoples pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yorito Nayama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yorito Nayama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nayama swats away the attempt to clinch by Peoples.
Peoples just misses with a punch to the body.
Nayama looks for a takedown but Peoples sprawls well.
Nayama fails with a takedown attempt.

Nayama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nayama is looking to pass Peoples's guard but actually Peoples recovers to full guard.
Nayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Peoples is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peoples keeping full guard, as Nayama tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama stops Peoples from standing up.
Peoples keeping moving, preventing Nayama from controlling successfully.
Nayama sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yorito Nayama.
Peoples throws a hook but Nayama blocks it.
Nayama misses with a straight right.
Nayama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cecil Peoples has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yorito Nayama.

Nayama shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peoples is trying to defend but Nayama finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama wants to pass to mount but Peoples is defending the position.
Peoples is looking to escape.

Nayama seems to be looking for submissions.
Peoples is trying to stand.
Nayama is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Nayama working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nayama goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Peoples turns into him and now he's in Nayama's guard.
Peoples won't allow Nayama to sweep him here.
Nayama seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peoples postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples tries to stand but Nayama is controlling from the bottom.
Nayama trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yorito Nayama was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peoples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Nayama shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peoples napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Peoples is not content to let Nayama control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nayama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peoples is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yorito Nayama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nayama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yorito Nayama!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Yorito Nayama!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yorito Nayama!

Yorito Nayama wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Yorito Nayama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.