PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yue Fung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Takayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayama has chosen Spartan X as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fung
vs
Takayama

187 cm
22
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yue Fung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Takayama!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takayama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Fung actively working from the bottom here.
Fung is trying to get back to full guard.
Takayama is tying to control. Fung wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Takayama trying to mount his opponent but Fung defends it.
Fung wants to get back to full guard.
Takayama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takayama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fung gets caught flat footed, as Takayama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Fung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takayama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Takayama looking to pass the guard.
Fung controls Takayama momentarily but Takayama frees himself.
Takayama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fung's guard.
Fung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fung wants to sweep here but Takayama controlling him for the moment.

Fung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fung is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takayama wanted to stand there but Fung had control of the position.
Takayama landing some decent shots from guard.
Takayama wants to control from the top but Fung keeps moving.
Fung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Takayama is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takayama postures up.

Fung looking for a guillotine here but Takayama defends easily.
Takayama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takayama wants to stand but Fung is controlling his posture from full guard.
Takayama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takayama is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Fung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fung is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takayama wants to pass the guard but Fung is keeping the position.

Fung has his foot on Takayama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takayama works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takayama should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Takayama trying to control but Fung is working from the bottom.

Fung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takayama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Fung has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Takayama doesn't defend quickly enough and Fung has managed to lock this one up! Can Takayama escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fung on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yue Fung!