PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taeko Yataki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yataki comes into the arena with Jingle bells blaring out of the sound system. Anthony Ellison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yataki
vs
Ellison

200 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taeko Yataki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yataki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Yataki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yataki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yataki prevents Ellison from getting back to his feet.
Yataki is in close to Ellison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yataki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yataki forces his way into half guard.
Ellison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yataki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yataki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yataki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ellison won't allow Yataki to pass to mount.
Ellison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yataki.
Yataki thows a huge punch but Ellison dodges it nicely.

Yataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yataki prevents Ellison from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yataki slips a nice elbow through Ellison's hands, connecting with Ellison's forehead.
Yataki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yataki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Yataki is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yataki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ellison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yataki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ellison defending well though.
Yataki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataki working over Ellison with some ground and pound. Ellison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yataki is working for a submission of some sort.
Yataki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ellison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yataki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ellison wants to control but Yataki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yataki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ellison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yataki.
Yataki winds up and cracks Ellison with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yataki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataki slips a nice elbow through Ellison's hands, connecting with Ellison's forehead.
Yataki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yataki with shots to the head and body - Ellison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yataki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yataki landing strikes from the mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yataki with shots to the head and body - Ellison looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Ellison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yataki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yataki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ellison looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Yataki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yataki with the ground and pound from mount.
Yataki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Yataki.
Ellison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yataki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ellison is trying to escape the mount.
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yataki cracks Ellison with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ellison is trying to escape the mount.
Yataki is landing with some decent strikes but Ellison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taeko Yataki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yataki shoots in looking for a takedown. Ellison tries to sprawl out of it but Yataki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ellison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Ellison tries to sprawl but Yataki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yataki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellison can do to turn this around?
Yataki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Yataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Yataki is trying to work for a kimura but Ellison is defending well.
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. Yataki connects with a nice short shot to Ellison's temple.
Yataki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Yataki there.
Yataki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yataki 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.
Yataki with the ground and pound but Ellison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yataki tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellison is retaining full guard.
Yataki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yataki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellison's head.
Yataki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yataki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yataki is pushing down on Ellison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ellison is fighting to maintain full guard but Yataki has managed to sneak the leg through.

Yataki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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. Yataki connects with a nice short shot to Ellison's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yataki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yataki lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yataki looking for a guillotine from mount but Ellison is having none of it.
Yataki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yataki dominating with strikes here.
Yataki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellison?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is trying to escape the mount.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Yataki unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Ellison that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yataki looking to finish Ellison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ellison!
Yataki with the ground and pound from mount.
Yataki working Ellison over with strikes here.

Yataki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ellison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ellison shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yataki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yataki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yataki lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Yataki.
Yataki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yataki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Yataki breaks from Ellison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ellison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Yataki with shots to the head and body - Ellison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ellison is in a horrible position here. Yataki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yataki landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Yataki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yataki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yataki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ellison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taeko Yataki dominated that second round.
That's time! Yataki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yataki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yataki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yataki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yataki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellison's head.
Ellison wants to stand but Yataki is controlling the position.
Yataki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ellison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yataki connects with a couple of short punches.
Yataki lands a couple of elbows.
Yataki works over Ellison with some ground and pound from guard.
Yataki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ellison's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yataki slips a nice elbow through Ellison's hands, connecting with Ellison's forehead.
Yataki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yataki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ellison looks a forlorn figure.
Yataki working the ground and pound effectively.
Yataki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yataki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yataki working Ellison over with strikes here.
Yataki with a couple of short strikes.
Taeko Yataki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yataki lands a big shot there that rocks Ellison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yataki with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Yataki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Yataki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellison's face.
Yataki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yataki lands a heavy elbow.
Yataki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellison's face.
Yataki lands a big elbow.
Yataki lands with some strikes.
Yataki working the ground and pound effectively.
Yataki landing punches.
Yataki is landing with some decent strikes but Ellison is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anthony Ellison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yataki lands a nice shot to the head.
Yataki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yataki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ellison is bucking up trying to escape but Yataki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yataki lands a heavy elbow.
Yataki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellison?

Ellison has left one of his arms exposed and Yataki doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ellison screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taeko Yataki!