PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantric Yogi had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yogi
vs
Riseman

180 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

189 cm
27
186 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tantric Yogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman is looking to clinch.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Yogi keeps it at a distance.

Riseman closes the distance and clinches.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yogi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but Yogi blocks with his arms.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yogi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Yogi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Riseman is trying to keep an underhook but Yogi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yogi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riseman keeps working.
Yogi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riseman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yogi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riseman's head.

Riseman is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Yogi has latched onto it... Big trouble! Yogi pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Riseman is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Yogi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tantric Yogi!