PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icoyomada Yomada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Yomada

150 cm
21
346 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

190 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Icoyomada Yomada!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yomada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yomada defends it nicely.
Yomada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yomada defends well and Santos ends up having to push Yomada into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Yomada manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Santos decides to pull guard.
Santos is striking but Yomada is not phased and passes to half guard.
Yomada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santos's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yomada moves nicely into side control.

Yomada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Santos regains half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Santos is trying to control but can't.
Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Yomada has managed to pass to side control instead.
Yomada advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yomada trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Yomada sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yomada controlling from the full mount.
Santos wants to hold on but Yomada pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yomada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Yomada unloads with some shots from mount but Santos bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yomada trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Yomada there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos tries to hold on but Yomada pushes him away.
Yomada looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Yomada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Yomada with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Yomada is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Santos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Santos!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yomada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.

Yomada has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yomada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yomada has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Yomada's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Icoyomada Yomada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos wants to clinch.
Santos really is a fat lump.
Yomada stuffs the takedown.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Yomada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Yomada lands a big head kick that sends Santos tumbling to the mat! Yomada takes a step backwards and waves Santos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Samuel Santos has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yomada swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Yomada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yomada scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Yomada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yomada is stalling here.
Yomada goes for a takedown attempt but Santos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Yomada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yomada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yomada lands with a slapping head kick.
Yomada drops Santos with a straight right hand, right on the button! Yomada follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Icoyomada Yomada!