PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Feyd H (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nabil Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

H
vs
Yanar

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Violent Snake

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feyd H!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nabil Yanar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
H shoots for a double leg takedown but Yanar sprawls well. He's pushed H's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yanar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yanar throws a front kick aimed at H's knee but H avoids it well.
Yanar blocks a head kick by H.
Yanar is looking to clinch but H is avoiding it.
H tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yanar swivels and escapes.
H throws a sloppy head kick and Yanar moves out of range easily.
H tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yanar counters with a thumping low kick.
H misses with a double jab.
H tries for a takedown but Yanar circles away easily
and Yanar counters with a good low kick that H was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feyd H. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yanar has closed the distance and engaged H in a clinch.

Yanar breaks the clinch.
H throws a big shot that misses.
Yanar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from H misses.
Feyd H seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
H misses with a wild combination.

Yanar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yanar trying to control the position from guard on top but H is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yanar is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
H is trying to control the position from the bottom.

H has his foot on Yanar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yanar works his way back into a safe position though.
H is breathing heavily.
H keeping full guard, as Yanar tries to pass.
H is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yanar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Yanar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar taking a breather here.
H wants to control but Yanar postures up.
H gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
H takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
H is trying to escape the mount.
Yanar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yanar controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
H really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yanar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
H is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yanar controlling the position easily from mount.
Yanar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yanar controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
H is working to get back to half guard.
H wants to control but Yanar is having none of it.
Yanar controlling from mount.
H working to try and regain half guard.
Yanar content just to control the position here.
H tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nabil Yanar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yanar drives through and clinches with H against the ropes.

Yanar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
H misses with a combination

and Yanar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yanar tries to pass to full mount but H defends it.
H is pressing down on Yanar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

H looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yanar advances to half guard.
Yanar controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. H manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
H looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yanar lands a couple of elbows.
Yanar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yanar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
H tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yanar stands up over H, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

H throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yanar uses it to pass to side control.
H trying to control but Yanar flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yanar working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Yanar has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of H's body.
Yanar not allowing H to control his hands.
H wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar throwing damaging strikes from the back! H could be in trouble here!
Yanar lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Yanar.
Yanar controlling from the back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
H is taking damage to the body and head.
I would not like to be H right now.
Yanar struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Despite being in the dominant position, Nabil Yanar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
H looks to land a body kick but Yanar moved away.

Yanar rushes H and presses him up against the ropes.

Yanar decides to pull guard.
Yanar has control of H's left arm, preventing H from doing any damage.
Yanar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
H wants to pass the guard but Yanar is keeping the position.
Yanar keeping moving, preventing H from controlling successfully.
H looking to sit in guard and control but Yanar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
H can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yanar controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nabil Yanar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

H misses with a body shot.

Yanar moves into the clinch successfully.

Yanar breaks from the clinch.

Yanar has closed the distance and engaged H in a clinch.

Yanar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
H checks a leg kick nicely.
Yanar wants to clinch up but H keeps it at a distance.
H with a lazy takedown attempt

and Yanar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in H's guard now.
H looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yanar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yanar controls from within his opponent's guard.
H keeping full guard, as Yanar tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yanar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yanar throwing strikes but missing.
H keeping moving, preventing Yanar from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
H fails with the takedown

and Yanar counters by clinching up.

Yanar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
H swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yanar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but H moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Yanar rushes H and presses him up against the ropes.

Yanar manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
H lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Yanar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yanar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
H throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yanar. What's that going to do exactly?
Yanar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
H is squirming around, avoiding Yanar's attempts to control the action.
Feyd H has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yanar working H over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
H slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
H trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yanar manages to pass to mount!
H is squirming around, avoiding Yanar's attempts to control the action.
Yanar cracks H with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
H tries to lock up and control but Yanar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
H tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
H flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
H wants to control but Yanar is having none of it.
H can't escape the position.
H is working hard here to advance position.
Yanar controlling from mount.
Yanar raining down shots from the mount!
Yanar controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nabil Yanar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yanar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nabil Yanar!