PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Tanaka (ranked 539 p4p, 68 weight class) and CM Yaj (ranked 834 p4p, 103 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as CM Yaj enters the cage!

Tanaka
vs
Yaj

170 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryo Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, CM Yaj!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut.
Tanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Ryo Tanaka has been cut.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Tanaka throws a push kick but Yaj slaps the foot to one side.
Yaj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tanaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yaj takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yaj lands a slapping body shot.
Tanaka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tanaka scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj checks the leg kick.
Tanaka throws a leg kick
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanaka connects with a body shot that sends Yaj's belly button to the back.
Tanaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tanaka throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
Yaj uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yaj's sensitive parts.
Tanaka walks into a jab.
Tanaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like CM Yaj has been cut.
Tanaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Yaj should have avoided that one.
Tanaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Yaj. Beautiful body shot.
Yaj lands a nice hook to Tanaka's body. Tanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanaka cracks the inside of Yaj's front leg.
Tanaka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Tanaka is rocked!
Tanaka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tanaka throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yaj, as that shot connected.
Oh Tanaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka misses with a left hand
and Yaj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanaka thinking.
Tanaka lands a jab.
Yaj fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tanaka to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tanaka looks to clinch but Yaj throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tanaka taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). CM Yaj!
A very excited looking CM Yaj made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.