PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamma Yahyaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bate Pesadão. Yahyaoui has chosen K.O as his entrance music. Christopher Pyle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pyle
vs
Yahyaoui

181 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamma Yahyaoui!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yahyaoui closes the distance but Pyle moves to the side

and Pyle counters with a takedown into side control.
Yahyaoui parries the strikes from Pyle easily there. Pyle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yahyaoui to escape.
Yahyaoui wants to get back to his feet but Pyle drags him back down.
Yahyaoui dodges the ground and pound from Pyle.
Yahyaoui is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yahyaoui bucks up and tries to throw Pyle off but instead Pyle has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yahyaoui controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Pyle looking for the choke but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahyaoui is trying to get back to his feet but Pyle has full control of the position and if anything, Yahyaoui has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Yahyaoui looks winded!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Yahyaoui looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Pyle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Yahyaoui is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Yahyaoui defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pyle's arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pyle controlling the positon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yahyaoui has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Pyle working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Pyle working for the choke.

Pyle is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Yahyaoui has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pyle looking for the choke but no joy.

Pyle has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Yahyaoui has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yahyaoui holding both Pyle 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yahyaoui is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and Pyle manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by Pyle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Christopher Pyle!
A victorious Christopher Pyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.