PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasuke Yumikuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Hata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hata is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Shadow - Stem. Sasuke Yumikuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yumikuri
vs
Hata

181 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Nemesis Cage Clothing
CROWN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasuke Yumikuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Hata!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yumikuri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yumikuri tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hata's legs.
Hata is looking for a sweep.
Yumikuri looking to control but instead Hata has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hata actively working from the bottom here.

Yumikuri wants to work for an arm triangle but Hata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hata is staying active underneath Yumikuri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hata rushes Yumikuri and presses him up against the cage.

Yumikuri turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Yumikuri manages to end up in side control.
Hata manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yumikuri is looking to take a break and control but Hata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hata is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Yumikuri pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hata looking for submissions off his back.

Hata looking for submissions off his back.
Hata looks gassed!
Hata wants to get back to full guard.
Yumikuri is keen to just control but Hata is a slippery customer.

Yumikuri 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! Hata is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sasuke Yumikuri!