PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mo gumatay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshihiro Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

gumatay
vs
Akiyama

155 cm
18
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mo gumatay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by gumatay.
Akiyama manages to work his way to half guard, despite gumatay's best efforts.
gumatay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Akiyama on the ground.
gumatay throwing shots but Akiyama is blocking nicely.
Akiyama is pressing down on gumatay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Akiyama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Akiyama trying to control the action but gumatay is working from the bottom.

gumatay manages to escape and get back to his feet!

gumatay rushes Akiyama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
gumatay tries for a takedown but Akiyama manages to get underhooks.
gumatay prevents Akiyama from breaking the clinch.
Akiyama is working for takedown but gumatay is calmly controlling the position for now.
gumatay looking for a takedown.
gumatay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akiyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mo gumatay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gumatay is breathing heavily.
gumatay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akiyama but Akiyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama throws a series of punches but gumatay avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Akiyama finds it's way through gumatay's defenses.
Akiyama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gumatay circles away quickly and effectively.
Akiyama misses with a takedown attempt

and gumatay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Akiyama looking for submissions off his back.

Akiyama is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! gumatay is tapping! Great win for Akiyama!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yoshihiro Akiyama!