PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chao Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Yumita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yumita has chosen Molly as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ming
vs
Yumita

196 cm
19
243 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
26
238 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chao Ming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Yumita!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming has a takedown stuffed.
Tai Yumita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumita looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Yumita fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from Ming.
Ming lands with a right hand.

It looks like Tai Yumita has been cut.
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!
Ming scores with a shot to the body.
Ming stalks Yumita and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yumita's face. Yumita staggers backwards, shaken.
Yumita misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ming shoots in for a takedown but Yumita shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ming drops Yumita with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yumita looks back up at him and smiles so Ming waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Yumita is rocked!

Ming has closed the distance and engaged Yumita in a clinch.
Yumita is still on wobbly legs! Can Ming finish him?

Ming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yumita circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ming. Yumita falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ming!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chao Ming!
Chao Ming decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.