PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boy Bawang (ranked 3905 p4p, 213 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 3610 p4p, 198 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bawang
vs
Yukinobu

160 cm
19
141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Bawang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukinobu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bawang tries to close the distance and clinch but Yukinobu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yukinobu feints the counter takedown.
Bawang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) in the buildup to the fight.
Yukinobu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bawang.
Bawang is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bawang. Those never looked like landing.
Yukinobu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yukinobu cracks a nice hook into Bawang's ribs.
Yukinobu misses with a jab to the body
and Bawang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yukinobu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamaoka Yukinobu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bawang pushes Yukinobu up against the cage in a clinch.

Yukinobu is trying to trip Bawang. He has hold of a leg but Bawang is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yukinobu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bawang controls Yukinobu momentarily but Yukinobu frees himself.
Yukinobu passes into half guard.
Bawang is looking to get back to full guard here but Yukinobu has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bawang reaches up around Yukinobu's neck trying to control. But Yukinobu takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Bawang! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Bawang is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Yukinobu celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yamaoka Yukinobu!
In defeat, Boy Bawang stepped up to the mic, saying 'tang ina nyo lahat!!'.