PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joh Gr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Yamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gr
vs
Yamma

185 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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, Joh Gr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Yamma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gr connects with a looping right hand.
Gr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Yamma counters with a left and a right that hurts Gr! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Yamma jumps into full mount!

Gr is rocked!
Yamma lands a big elbow.
Oh Gr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yamma gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gr misses with a wild combination.
Gr seems to have got his legs back now.
Gr pushes Yamma away with a front kick.
Yamma throws a leg kick but Gr moved away.
Gr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yamma lands a nice looking body shot.
Gr tries for a takedown but Yamma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gr fails with a takedown attempt.
Gr is breathing heavily.
Yamma misses with a double jab
and Gr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamma's knee momentarily.
Yamma wants to clinch but Gr slips to the side
and Gr counters with a left and a right that stings Yamma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gr throws a combination that misses

and Yamma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gr wants to break free but Yamma has control.
Gr wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamma won't allow it.
Yamma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamma keeps control of Gr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Yamma manages to break the clinch.
Yamma darts in trying to clinch
and Gr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamma tries to clinch up
and Gr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King Yamma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No joy there for Yamma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gr keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamma swings for the body but Gr moves out of range.

Yamma gets a clinch.

Yamma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamma misses with a body kick.
Gr throws a head kick but Yamma moves out of range.

Yamma closes the distance and clinches.
Gr tries to break the clinch but Yamma is controlling the position.

Yamma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamma misses the body punch
and Gr counters with a body kick.
Gr throws a series of strikes that have Yamma backpedaling.
Yamma stuns Gr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamma misses with a double jab.
Yamma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
King Yamma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamma tries to clinch but Gr moves away
and Gr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamma misses with a few strikes there.
Yamma tries to clinch up but Gr circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab-cross combination lands for Yamma and sends Gr crashing to the mat! Yamma follows him down to the mat - Gr regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Joh Gr has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamma stands up from half guard.

Yamma rushes Gr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yamma is trying to break free.
Gr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gr breaks from the clinch.
Gr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamma's waist but Yamma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joh Gr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gr ducks under a wild hook from Yamma.
Yamma tries to clinch up but Gr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick there by Gr.
Gr fails with the takedown.
Gr throws a shot to the body.
Gr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gr swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamma.
Yamma fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gr lands with a nice body punch.

Gr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gr wants to control for a moment but Yamma uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yamma stops Gr from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yamma looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Yamma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joh Gr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamma tries to bum rush Gr with a series of wild strikes but Gr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamma throws a right hand that Gr ducks under and follows up with a left that Gr also avoids with ease.
Gr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gr counters with a head kick. That will keep Yamma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Yamma is rocked!
Yamma slips a jab and a cross from Gr.
Yamma is still on wobbly legs! Can Gr finish him?
King Yamma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gr swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Gr.
Gr looks to land a combination but Yamma avoids it well.
Gr throws a sloppy head kick and Yamma moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamma slips a jab and a cross from Gr.
Yamma misses with a double jab
and Gr counters with a hugh head kick that removes Yamma from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joh Gr!