PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sai Yamanaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerrone (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.

Yamanaku
vs
Cerrone

173 cm
23
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sai Yamanaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Cerrone blocks the leg kick.
Cerrone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamanaku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cerrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cerrone. Yamanaku shrugs it off though.

Yamanaku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cerrone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yamanaku works to advance to full mount. Cerrone defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cerrone has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Yamanaku trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cerrone doesn't escape.
Yamanaku missing with strikes from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Yamanaku keeps control of the position as Cerrone tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cerrone covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cerrone trying to control the position but Yamanaku manages to sink in the hooks.
Yamanaku struggling to land strikes to the head as Cerrone covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamanaku biding his time, looking for the opening.
Yamanaku scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamanaku is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Cerrone taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Yamanaku.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sai Yamanaku!