PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atep Putra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Yasakuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putra comes to the cage accompanied by The Fighter. Toshiro Yasakuta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Putra
vs
Yasakuta

178 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atep Putra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshiro Yasakuta!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Putra shoots in and bounces Yasakuta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Putra trying to control but Yasakuta is working from the bottom.
Putra looking to sit in guard and control but Yasakuta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Yasakuta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yasakuta slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Putra.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Putra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yasakuta pulls his head out easily.
Putra trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yasakuta with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yasakuta throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Putra because Yasakuta loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasakuta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Putra is looking to escape.
Yasakuta prevents Putra from getting the reversal.
Putra looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasakuta trying to control.
Putra is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Putra trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Yasakuta sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Putra taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toshiro Yasakuta!