PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hio Yamanka (ranked 4687 p4p, 6361 weight class) and Zachariah Assad Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamanka
vs
Assad Ii

175 cm
21
155
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
156
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hio Yamanka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zachariah Assad Ii!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad Ii throws a one two combo.
Assad Ii scores with a nice head shot.
Assad Ii lands with a straight right. Yamanka didn't see that one coming.

Yamanka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yamanka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yamanka happy to just control the position for now.

Yamanka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yamanka decides to stand back up.
Assad Ii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanka misses with a takedown attempt - Assad Ii sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamanka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Assad Ii swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hio Yamanka. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yamanka closes the distance and pushes Assad Ii back into the cage.
Assad Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Yamanka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamanka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assad Ii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Assad Ii thumps Yamanka with a low kick.
Assad Ii pushes Yamanka away with a front kick.
Assad Ii throws a one two combo.
Assad Ii connects with a body shot that sends Yamanka's belly button to the back.
Assad Ii tests Yamanka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Assad Ii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Assad Ii moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Yamanka got wobbled bad by a big combination! Assad Ii presses forward with punches and knees until Yamanka stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Yamanka closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachariah Assad Ii!