PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satomi Rentarou (ranked 5765 p4p, 6015 weight class) and Yu Yan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satomi Rentarou has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rentarou
vs
Yan

172 cm
18
143
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
150
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satomi Rentarou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Yan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan shoots for a double leg takedown but Rentarou sprawls well. He's pushed Yan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rentarou looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rentarou doesn't manage to clinch there - Yan circles away.
Rentarou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Rentarou.

Rentarou closes the distance and clinches.
Rentarou prevents the takedown attempt.
Yan fails to pull guard.
Satomi Rentarou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yu Yan.
Rentarou is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rentarou stops a takedown attempt from Yan.
Yan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rentarou is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rentarou can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.
Rentarou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yan's face.

It looks like Yu Yan has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan is trying to drag Rentarou to the mat but Rentarou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rentarou to keep the fight standing.
Rentarou throws an elbow but it misses.
Yan wants a takedown but no success here.
Yan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rentarou smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yan has Rentarou up against the cage in a clinch.
Yan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rentarou is defending well.

Yan jumps guard and drags Rentarou to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rentarou wants to stand but Yan is controlling his posture from full guard.

Yan has his feet on Rentarou's thighs here. He's pushed Rentarou off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rentarou screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yu Yan!