PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhawi Baracael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Daite Senorita. The key to victory for Yamapi Chan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chan
vs
Baracael

171 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buhawi Baracael!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan wants to clinch up but Baracael keeps it at a distance.
Chan is looking to clinch but Baracael is avoiding it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Baracael.
Chan is not content to let Baracael control the position.
Chan tries to bench press Baracael off him but Baracael keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Baracael tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baracael has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Baracael tries for a kimura but Chan is defending well.
Chan wants to get back to his feet.

Chan sneaks out the side door and pushes Baracael away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Baracael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Baracael counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chan!
Baracael avoids the attempt from Chan to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chan is squirming around, avoiding Baracael's attempts to control the action.
Chan is wriggling around trying to escape.

Baracael working for a submission but Chan is keeping him at bay.

Baracael working for a submission but Chan is keeping him at bay.
Chan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chan tries to hold on but Baracael postures up.
Chan looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

Baracael looking to secure an arm triangle but Chan defends it well.
Chan wants to hold on but Baracael pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baracael trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
Baracael blocks Chan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Baracael with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Baracael trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Baracael. What's that going to do exactly?
Chan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Baracael. What's that going to do exactly?
Chan is squirming around, avoiding Baracael's attempts to control the action.
Chan can't escape the position.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baracael wants to take Chan's back here but Chan is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Baracael trying to control but Chan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan really wants to buck Baracael off and get back to his feet.
Baracael wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Baracael sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Baracael working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chan tries to get to full guard but Baracael has control of the leg.
Baracael trying to control the action but Chan is working from the bottom.

Baracael looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Baracael looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chan gets full guard.
Baracael won't allow Chan to get back to his feet.
Chan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Baracael from controlling successfully.

Chan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Chan moves into the clinch.
Chan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Baracael has him pressed against the cage.
Chan can't break the clinch.

Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan misses with a takedown

so Baracael counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buhawi Baracael dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baracael avoids the head kick by Chan.

Chan rushes Baracael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Baracael has clasped his hands together around Chan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Chan misses with a strike from the bottom.
Chan is trying to control Baracael's posture but Baracael avoids it.
Chan pushes Baracael away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Baracael gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Baracael trying to control the position but Chan is working away.

Baracael tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan can't do much from the bottom here.
Chan is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chan looks to clinch

and Baracael decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baracael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.
Baracael is pushing down on Chan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chan is fighting to maintain full guard but Baracael has managed to sneak the leg through.
Baracael is trying to control the action in half guard but Chan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baracael trying to pass the guard but Chan defending well.
Chan tries to get to full guard but Baracael has control of the leg.

Baracael is working for a submission of some sort.
Baracael is breathing heavily.
Chan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Baracael is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan closes the distance but Baracael moves to the side

and Baracael counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamapi Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Baracael decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Baracael is looking for a kimura but Chan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baracael to get the leverage.
Baracael moves into full mount! Chan won't be happy about that!
Chan tries to hold on but Baracael pushes him away.

Baracael is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chan is surviving well by controlling Baracael's body position as best he can.
Chan tries to hold on but Baracael postures up.
Chan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chan tries to hold on but Baracael pushes him away.
Baracael is looking to work his way around to Chan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Chan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Baracael wants to finish this one by submission but Chan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Baracael.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to hold on but Baracael pushes him away.
Chan tries to reverse the position but Baracael maintains control.
Baracael looking to control but Chan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chan stops Baracael from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Chan is squirming around, avoiding Baracael's attempts to control the action.
Chan wants to hold on but Baracael pushes him away.
Baracael wants to control the pace but Chan is squirming around nicely.
Chan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Baracael has control of Chan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chan is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baracael wants to control the pace but Chan is squirming around nicely.
Chan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Chan tries to reverse the position but Baracael maintains control.

Baracael working for a submission but Chan is keeping him at bay.
Baracael avoids the attempt from Chan to control.
Chan stops Baracael from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Chan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Chan wants to control but Baracael is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buhawi Baracael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chan clinches but Baracael breaks the clinch

and Baracael counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chan's guard now.
Chan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chan wants to control the pace but Baracael is squirming around nicely.
Buhawi Baracael has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baracael is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baracael is trying desperately to improve position.
Chan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan avoids the attempt from Baracael to control.
Baracael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baracael really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Chan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chan misses with a head shot.
Baracael manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chan wants to get back to his feet.
Baracael tries to roll over but Chan keeps him under control.
Chan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Baracael.
Baracael makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Baracael.
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baracael bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chan's guard.
Baracael pushing down on Chan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baracael wants to free his trapped foot but Chan is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control but Baracael postures up.
Chan missing with punches from the bottom.

Baracael is looking for a kimura here.
Chan trying to control here.
Chan missing with punches from the bottom.
Chan is trying to stand up here but Baracael is controlling him well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chan scores with a head kick.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan tries to clinch

and Baracael counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baracael is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baracael wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
Baracael wants to pass to mount but Chan is defending the position.
Chan tries to kick Baracael off but Baracael keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Chan is staying active underneath Baracael, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Chan kicks off Baracael and gets to his feet.
Chan clinches but Baracael breaks the clinch

and Baracael counters by clinching up.
Baracael wants a takedown but no success here.
Chan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan looks to clinch

and Baracael counters with a shoot takedown. Chan fights it but they end up in guard.
Chan trying to keep a closed guard but Baracael is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baracael prevents Chan from getting back to his feet.
Yamapi Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baracael trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Baracael trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Baracael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.
Buhawi Baracael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chan is trying to control the position but Baracael postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan closes the distance but Baracael moves to the side

and Baracael decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chan's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baracael wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Buhawi Baracael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baracael 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buhawi Baracael!