PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raijin Narukami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yamokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamokov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Every Little Thing Is Gonna Be Alright. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Narukami
vs
Yamokov

173 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raijin Narukami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Yamokov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narukami misses with a low kick.
Narukami lands a lovely overhand right.
Narukami lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Narukami misses with a kick to the body.
Narukami looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamokov is just out of range.
Yamokov shoots for a takedown but Narukami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Narukami swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamokov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narukami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamokov moves away.
Narukami misses with a double jab.
Narukami misses with a wild body shot.
Narukami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamokov checks a leg kick.

Yamokov scores with a takedown into Narukami's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamokov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Narukami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamokov.
Narukami on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Narukami tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamokov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Narukami trying to control the position.
Yamokov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Yamokov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Narukami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamokov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov throwing strikes but missing.
Narukami trying to control the position.
Yamokov passes into half guard.
Yamokov stalling.
Yamokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Narukami's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamokov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Narukami wants to improve his position but Yamokov is controlling well.
Narukami has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamokov is working away from the top position though.
Narukami tries to get to full guard but Yamokov has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Yamokov.
Narukami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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.
Yamokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamokov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Narukami with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yamokov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yamokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Yamokov is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Narukami is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boris Yamokov!