PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beck Lee (ranked 2002 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuma Yanagamichi (ranked 2654 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Yanagamichi

180 cm
28
154 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
156 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sakuma Yanagamichi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Lee moves into the clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Yanagamichi circles away.

Yanagamichi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lee is trying to control Yanagamichi's posture but Yanagamichi avoids it.
Yanagamichi in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Yanagamichi.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yanagamichi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Yanagamichi is very close to passing his half guard.
Yanagamichi blocks the strikes from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee missing with punches from the bottom.
Yanagamichi lands with a punch from half guard.
Yanagamichi is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanagamichi thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Yanagamichi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Yanagamichi there.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Yanagamichi in his half guard.

Lee is rocked!
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yanagamichi is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Lee is hurt! He's hurt bad - Yanagamichi fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Lee from any more punishment! Congratulations to Yanagamichi! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakuma Yanagamichi!