PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoa Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoa Ming has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ming
vs
Matsuda

225 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoa Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Matsuda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuda throws a sloppy head kick and Ming moves out of range easily.
Ming looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Ming scores a takedown into full mount!
Ming knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsuda on the ground.
Matsuda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matsuda flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ming can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matsuda is looking to escape.
Matsuda gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ming wants to get back to his feet.
Matsuda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ming is tying to control. Matsuda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsuda gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Matsuda is on top in guard.
Matsuda passes Ming's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ming blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matsuda.
Matsuda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming wants to get back to full guard.
Ming really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matsuda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Matsuda there.
Matsuda drops an elbow to the side of Ming's head.
Matsuda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ming blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matsuda.
Matsuda trying to mount his opponent but Ming defends it.
Matsuda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matsuda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matsuda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Matsuda working Ming over with strikes.
Matsuda is pressing down on Ming's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ming is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matsuda connects with a nice short shot to Ming's temple.
Matsuda lands strikes from half guard.
Matsuda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ming defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming tries to get to full guard but Matsuda has control of the leg.
Matsuda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Matsuda slips a nice elbow through Ming's hands, connecting with Ming's forehead.
Matsuda is nestled in close to Ming, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ming taking some punishment here, with Matsuda in his half guard.
Ming is trying to maintain the position but Matsuda is very close to passing his half guard.
Matsuda trying to pass the guard but Ming defending well.
Matsuda misses with a head shot. Ming uses the momentum to regain guard.
Matsuda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matsuda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ming's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matsuda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matsuda is working Ming over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matsuda stands up over Ming, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matsuda working some strikes from top position.
Matsuda works over Ming with some ground and pound from guard.
Matsuda lands a couple of elbows.
Matsuda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matsuda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsuda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matsuda throwing strikes from guard but Ming blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matsuda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Matsuda working some strikes from top position.
Matsuda lands a couple of elbows.
Matsuda with a nice head shot there.
Matsuda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsuda passes into half guard.
Matsuda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matsuda prevents Ming from improving his position.
Matsuda winds up and cracks Ming with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Matsuda 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.
Matsuda slips a nice elbow through Ming's hands, connecting with Ming's forehead.
Matsuda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsuda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Ming looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matsuda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Matsuda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Matsuda lands with a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ming tries to pull guard but Matsuda holds him up against the cage and eventually Ming drops back down to his feet.
Matsuda fails to pull guard.
Ming avoids the elbow strike from Matsuda, against the cage.

Ming has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Matsuda uses from the top position.
Ryo Matsuda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matsuda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsuda wants to pass the guard but Ming is keeping the position.
Ming is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matsuda is controlling him.
Ming keeping full guard, as Matsuda tries to pass.
Ming looking for a sweep. Not yet Ming, not yet.
Ming trying to keep a closed guard but Matsuda is proving a slippery customer.
Matsuda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ming's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsuda landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda postures up and lands a big shot to Ming's brow.
Matsuda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matsuda forces his way into half guard.
Matsuda working Ming over with strikes.
Matsuda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Matsuda is working for a kimura but Ming is defending it quite comfortably.
Matsuda is thwarting Ming's attempts to control the position.
Matsuda is nestled in close to Ming, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matsuda passes to full mount!
Matsuda landing punches.
Matsuda lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Matsuda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ming can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuda lands a heavy elbow.

Matsuda looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Matsuda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matsuda with good strikes from the mount here!

Ming is rocked!
Ming is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Ming is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsuda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ming's face.
Ming is desperately trying to improve his position but Matsuda has a good base and remains in mount.
Matsuda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matsuda lands a big shot there that rocks Ming but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Matsuda lands a nice shot to the head.
Matsuda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ming can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matsuda is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Matsuda extends the arm and Ming is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryo Matsuda!