PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mack Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yanni Yanster (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.

Truck
vs
Yanster

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mack Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yanni Yanster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Truck has managed to clinch.

Truck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yanster closes the distance looking to clinch
and Truck counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanster's knee momentarily.
Yanster takes a swing at Truck's ribcage but misses.
Truck looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Truck shoots in but Yanster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Truck slips a jab and a cross from Yanster.
Yanster misses with the combination.
Yanster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Truck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yanster blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck blocks a head kick by Yanster.

Truck gets caught flat footed, as Yanster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Truck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Truck looking for a guillotine here but Yanster defends easily.
Yanster trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
Truck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanster is one step ahead there.
Yanster looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Truck isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Yanster stacks Truck on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Yanster!
Yanster misses with the ground and pound.
Truck is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yanster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yanster wants to control but Truck is keeping him busy.
Yanster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Truck defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanster is keen to just control but Truck is a slippery customer.
Truck is looking to escape.
Yanster trying to control the pace.
Yanster throwing shots but Truck is blocking nicely.
Yanster should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Truck is looking for a sweep. Yanster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yanster wants to control but Truck is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yanster wants to clinch but Truck slips to the side

and Truck counters by moving into the clinch.
Yanster tries to pull guard but Truck won't allow it.
Yanster looks gassed!

Truck jumps into guard, dragging Yanster to the mat.
Truck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yanster trying to control the position from guard on top but Truck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Truck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yanster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanster wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
Yanster wanted to stand there but Truck had control of the position.

Truck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yanster wants to pass the guard but Truck is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanster wants to stand but Truck is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mack Truck will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Truck scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Truck is keen to just control but Yanster is a slippery customer.
Yanster tries to kick Truck off but Truck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Truck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Truck uses his free foot to push down on Yanster's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yanster.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanster can't escape the position.
Truck thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yanster is breathing heavily.
Truck wants to take Yanster's back but he can't do it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Truck goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yanster is on top in guard.

Yanster gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Truck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Yanster counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yanster is trying to control the action in half guard but Truck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yanster prevents Truck from improving his position.
Yanster is trying to control the action in half guard but Truck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Yanster has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Truck defend it? Yanster steps over the head and cranks it - Truck is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yanster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yanni Yanster!