PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Yugara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt Foreman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Foreman
vs
Yugara

206 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wyatt Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yugara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Foreman gets caught flat footed, as Yugara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Foreman looking to control.
Yugara controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yugara wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Yugara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Foreman is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yugara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Foreman's head.
Foreman keeping full guard, as Yugara tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman is trying to hold Yugara in close to prevent damage but Yugara has managed to pass into half guard.
Yugara should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Foreman is trying to stand back up but Yugara is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman is controlling Yugara's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yugara is keen to just control but Foreman is a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foreman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yugara on the ground.

Foreman is defending against the submission attempts here by Yugara.
Yugara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

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.
Yugara slows the pace down in half guard.
Foreman is trying to maintain the position but Yugara is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yugara is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.

Yugara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foreman to the mat! Foreman manages to get full guard.

Yugara drops back looking for a leg! Foreman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Foreman manages to kick Yugara off! Yugara jumps back into Foreman's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman keeping moving, preventing Yugara from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foreman keeping full guard, as Yugara tries to pass.
Yugara throws a big right hand that misses.
Foreman keeping full guard, as Yugara tries to pass.

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.
Yugara wants to stand but Foreman is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yugara wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Foreman blocks a head kick by Yugara.
Foreman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Foreman swats away the attempt to clinch by Yugara.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foreman dodges the punch combination from Yugara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cho Yugara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yugara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Foreman did well to prevent Yugara getting side control.
Yugara content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yugara trying to control the action but Foreman is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yugara is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Foreman!
Foreman reaches up to try and control the position but Yugara seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Foreman rolls and tries to escape and now Yugara has his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Foreman right now.
Even with his hooks in, Yugara manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Yugara avoiding Foreman 's attempts to control his hands.
Foreman rolls, trying to escape but Yugara keeps control of the position.
Yugara missing with punches from the back.
Yugara misses with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Foreman prevents Yugara from getting a body triangle.
Yugara controls the action.
Yugara trying to control.

Yugara is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Foreman is defending well though. Yugara let's go of the attempt for now.
Yugara is not going to allow Foreman to sit and survive in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman covering up well under a series of strikes from Yugara.

Yugara is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Foreman has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Yugara has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Foreman taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Yugara doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cho Yugara!