PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between yakin yakin sanjamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rady Remigio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remigio has chosen Tubthumping as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

yakin sanjamoto
vs
Remigio

185 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yakin yakin sanjamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rady Remigio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Remigio has taken the fight to the clinch.

Remigio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
yakin sanjamoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
yakin sanjamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
yakin sanjamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
yakin sanjamoto thows a big elbow that misses.
yakin sanjamoto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Remigio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
yakin sanjamoto keeping full guard, as Remigio tries to pass.
Remigio thows a big elbow that misses.

yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Remigio throws a big right hand that misses.
Remigio stops yakin sanjamoto from standing up.

yakin sanjamoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Remigio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Remigio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remigio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Remigio stands and steps away. yakin sanjamoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Remigio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
yakin sanjamoto is looking to reverse the position.

Remigio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Remigio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Remigio blocks the strikes from yakin sanjamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto tries to roll over but Remigio keeps him under control.
Remigio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Remigio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
yakin sanjamoto is looking to control Remigio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can yakin sanjamoto avoid being mounted?
Remigio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Remigio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
yakin sanjamoto trying to control from the bottom.

Remigio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
yakin sanjamoto is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Remigio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but yakin sanjamoto sees it coming and defends easily.
Remigio prevents yakin sanjamoto from improving his position.
yakin sanjamoto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
yakin sanjamoto moves into full guard.
Remigio preventing the sweep.

yakin sanjamoto is looking for a triangle but Remigio pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Remigio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four 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.
yakin sanjamoto is trying to control the position but Remigio postures up.
Remigio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Remigio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

yakin sanjamoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Remigio is aware though and is defending well.
Remigio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of yakin sanjamoto's head.
Remigio won't allow yakin sanjamoto to sweep him here.
yakin sanjamoto is looking to stand up but Remigio isn't so interested in that idea.
yakin sanjamoto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

yakin sanjamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Remigio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed yakin sanjamoto's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Remigio is working for a submission of some sort.
yakin sanjamoto gets back to full guard.
Remigio is looking to work some ground and pound but yakin sanjamoto has wrist control.
yakin sanjamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
yakin sanjamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Remigio manages to get himself to full guard.
yakin sanjamoto wants to get up but he can't break Remigio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
yakin sanjamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Remigio is keeping the position for now.
Remigio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Remigio striking off his back but it's not causing yakin sanjamoto any problems.

Remigio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but yakin sanjamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

yakin sanjamoto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Remigio fails with a takedown attempt.
yakin sanjamoto tries to clinch

and Remigio counters with a single leg into guard. yakin sanjamoto didn't expect that.
yakin sanjamoto throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.

yakin sanjamoto has an active guard here but Remigio has managed to pass into half guard.
yakin sanjamoto wants to get back to his feet.

Remigio seems to be looking for submissions.
yakin sanjamoto is looking for a sweep. Remigio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Remigio stops yakin sanjamoto from getting back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Remigio wants to work for an arm triangle but yakin sanjamoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
yakin sanjamoto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Remigio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Remigio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Remigio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yakin sanjamoto manages to get to full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

yakin sanjamoto is working an open guard so Remigio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Remigio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for yakin sanjamoto.
yakin sanjamoto misses with the combination.

Remigio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
yakin sanjamoto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Remigio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Remigio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

yakin sanjamoto is looking for a triangle here but Remigio uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rady Remigio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Remigio misses with a double jab.
yakin sanjamoto scores with a jab to the body.
yakin sanjamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Remigio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for yakin sanjamoto!

Remigio wants to finish this one by submission but yakin sanjamoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Remigio.
yakin sanjamoto is trying desperately to improve position.
yakin sanjamoto tries to hold on but Remigio postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
yakin sanjamoto working to try and regain half guard.

Remigio wants to finish this one by submission but yakin sanjamoto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Remigio.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Remigio is going oldschool here, as he tries to force yakin sanjamoto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so yakin sanjamoto shrugs it off.
yakin sanjamoto is trying desperately to improve position.

Remigio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now yakin sanjamoto is on top in guard.
yakin sanjamoto wants to get up but he can't break Remigio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Remigio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and yakin sanjamoto defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Remigio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
yakin sanjamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Remigio looking to hit a scissor sweep but yakin sanjamoto is one step ahead there.
Remigio keeping moving, preventing yakin sanjamoto from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remigio can't keep his opponent in guard - yakin sanjamoto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Remigio is defending against the submission attempts here by yakin sanjamoto.
Rady Remigio has got the better of the ground game so far.
yakin sanjamoto is looking to stall here but Remigio recovers full guard.
yakin sanjamoto throwing strikes from guard but Remigio blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Remigio wriggles free and stands up.
yakin sanjamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
yakin sanjamoto tries to clinch

and Remigio counters with a shoot takedown. yakin sanjamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now yakin sanjamoto is on top in guard.
Remigio has a closed guard, preventing yakin sanjamoto from standing up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Remigio's brow.
yakin sanjamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.
yakin sanjamoto wants to pass the guard but Remigio is keeping the position.
yakin sanjamoto wants to stand but Remigio is controlling his posture from full guard.
yakin sanjamoto postures up.
yakin sanjamoto cracks Remigio with a solid left hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
yakin sanjamoto looking to pass the guard.
yakin sanjamoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Remigio's guard.
Remigio is pressing down on yakin sanjamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
yakin sanjamoto wants to get up but he can't break Remigio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Remigio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. yakin sanjamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. yakin sanjamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Remigio throws a nice elbow from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
yakin sanjamotois looking to pass into half guard but Remigio pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Remigio is in guard.
yakin sanjamoto wants to get back to his feet but Remigio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Remigio drops back looking for a leg! yakin sanjamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and yakin sanjamoto manages to kick Remigio off! Remigio jumps back into yakin sanjamoto's guard.
Remigio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
yakin sanjamoto wants to stand and escape but Remigio is having none of it.
Remigio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

yakin sanjamoto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Remigio passes into side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Remigio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by yakin sanjamoto, who protects the arm well.
yakin sanjamoto wants to get back to his feet but Remigio drags him back down.
Remigio cracks yakin sanjamoto with a big right hand but yakin sanjamoto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
yakin sanjamoto tries to escape but Remigio is in control.
Remigio is chipping away with strikes.
Remigio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear yakin sanjamoto down.
Remigio wants to control but yakin sanjamoto is keeping him busy.
yakin sanjamoto tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Remigio landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Remigio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
yakin sanjamoto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

yakin sanjamoto is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Remigio to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.

Remigio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rady Remigio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Remigio 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rady Remigio!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rady Remigio!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Rady Remigio!

Rady Remigio wins by unanimous decision!