PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayabie Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamazaki's entrance music is Heights. A fine choice. Spackman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Scared by Busta Rhymes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamazaki
vs
Spackman

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ayabie Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Spackman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spackman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamazaki in his tracks.

It looks like Ayabie Yamazaki has been cut.
Nice combo by Spackman! Oh, that's hurt him - Yamazaki falls to the canvas and Spackman follows him into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamazaki is looking to reverse the position.
Spackman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamazaki keeps working.
Yamazaki is trying to buck Spackman off.
Yamazaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yamazaki parries the strikes from Spackman easily there. Spackman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yamazaki to escape.
Yamazaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee asks Spackman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Spackman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Yamazaki is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Spackman crashes against the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab lands there for Spackman.
Spackman misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice combo by Spackman! Oh, that's hurt him - Yamazaki falls to the canvas and Spackman follows him into side control.

Yamazaki is rocked!

Ayabie Yamazaki's cut is getting worse.
A big shot lands for Spackman! That's hurt Yamazaki! Will he recover? Spackman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Spackman!