PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inaba Nobu (ranked 6267 p4p, 4882 weight class) and Denys Yatsenko (ranked 667 p4p, 576 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Inaba Nobu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Inaba Nobu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nobu
vs
Yatsenko

190 cm
19
210
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
214
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inaba Nobu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Denys Yatsenko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yatsenko throws a combination. Nobu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Yatsenko finds it's way through Nobu's defenses.
Yatsenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yatsenko misses with a body shot.
Yatsenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nobu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yatsenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nobu's hands.
Nobu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nobu misses with a double jab
and Yatsenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nobu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yatsenko is looking to get back to his feet here but Nobu is keeping cool and he's managed to take Yatsenko's back.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Inaba Nobu!