PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Moss had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moss
vs
Okami

190 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okami with a poor takedown

so Moss counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Okami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moss.
Moss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Okami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moss.
Okami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Okami controls Moss momentarily but Moss frees himself.
Moss lands a couple of elbows.
Moss stands and throws Okami's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Okami trying his best to control but Moss has mounted him.
Moss throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moss working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Okami really wants to buck Moss off and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami working to try and regain half guard.
Moss scoring with strikes but Okami is staying in there.

Moss working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Moss avoids the attempt from Okami to control.
Moss is breathing heavily.
Moss connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Moss lands with some strikes.
Okami really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami tries to lock up and control but Moss gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moss trying to control but Okami is having none of it.
Moss landing strikes from the mount.
Okami regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okami is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss trying to mount his opponent but Okami defends it.
Okami wants to get back to his feet.
Okami throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Okami is looking to control Moss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Okami avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Okami shoots and misses

and Moss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moss is working Okami over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moss throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okami is trying to control the position but Moss postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami has momentary wrist control but Moss slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moss accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Okami uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Okami looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Moss manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Moss forces Okami back against the cage and clinches.
Okami can't get the takedown.
Billy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yushin Okami.
Moss prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moss pulls his leg out and moves away.
Moss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Moss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moss closes the distance and clinches up with Okami, looking for a takedown. Moss pushes Okami against the cage but Okami circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Billy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Okami as Moss shoots in.
Okami shoots in for a double leg but Moss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Okami gets the takedown into side control.
Moss is looking to regain half guard here but Okami keeps moving and retains side control.
Moss is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Moss is trying to control Okami's posture but Okami avoids it.
Moss is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Okami is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Okami working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss trying his best to control but Okami has mounted him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okami tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moss is trying to escape the mount.
Moss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moss tries to get out of the position.
Okami landing strikes from the mount and Moss is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Okami can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moss is looking to escape.
Okami controlling from the full mount.
Moss wants to hold on but Okami pushes him away.
Moss is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami controlling the position easily from mount.
Moss tries to lock up and control but Okami gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Okami landing shots from mount.
Okami wants to control the pace but Moss is squirming around nicely.
Okami lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moss hang on?
Okami lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moss can't escape the position.
Okami looking to control but Moss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moss is in all sorts of trouble here.
Okami working the ground and pound effectively.
Okami looking to ground and pound but Moss is blocking nicely.
Moss wants to control but Okami is having none of it.
Okami is landing with some decent strikes but Moss is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Okami lands with some strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Okami wants to control the pace but Moss is squirming around nicely.
Moss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yushin Okami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Moss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moss shoots and misses

and Okami counters with a single leg into guard. Moss didn't expect that.
Moss is trying to control the position but Okami postures up.

Okami gets to his feet - Moss follows without any prompting.
Okami tries for a takedown but Moss circles away easily

and Moss decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okami's guard.
Billy Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss works over Okami with some ground and pound from guard.
Okami wants to get back to his feet but Moss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Moss wants to pass the guard but Okami is keeping the position.
Okami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss postures up in Okami's guard and throws a big left but Okami blocks it.
Moss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moss throws and elbow that misses. Okami uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moss's guard. Nice move by Okami!
Moss is trying to control the position but Okami postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moss tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Okami closes the distance and clinches up with Moss, looking for a takedown. Okami pushes Moss against the cage but Moss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okami avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Moss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moss is looking to clinch.
Moss shoots and misses

and Okami counters with a takedown into side control.
Okami trying to control the position but Moss is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami working the body and head with strikes.
Okami has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Moss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okami wants to control the pace but Moss is squirming around nicely.

Okami is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Moss has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Moss!

Moss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Okami scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Okami fails with a takedown attempt.
Okami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moss circles away.

Moss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moss showed some decent athleticism there.
Okami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami works his way to full guard. Good work.
Okami working a defensive guard here.
Moss tries to free his leg and advance position but Okami is retaining full guard.
Moss postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Moss is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Okami is looking to stand up but Moss isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Okami pushes Moss off and scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yushin Okami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Okami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yushin Okami!