PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yama (ranked 2153 p4p, 2428 weight class) and Kylan Cedillo (ranked 284 p4p, 300 weight class). Kylan Cedillo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yama
vs
Cedillo

168 cm
20
159
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
164
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylan Cedillo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yama scores with a takedown into Cedillo's guard.
Yama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cedillo is looking to improve his position.
Cedillo is not content to let Yama control the position.
Cedillo is trying to maintain the position but Yama is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yama trying to control the action but Cedillo is working from the bottom.
Yama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cedillo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cedillo keeps working.
Yama is really struggling to control Cedillo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yama is thwarting Cedillo's attempts to control the position.
Yama winds up and cracks Cedillo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Yama is working for a submission of some sort.
Yama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yama is keen to just control but Cedillo is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama thows a huge punch but Cedillo dodges it nicely.
Yama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cedillo moves into full guard.
Yama postures up.
Cedillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yama is one step ahead there.
Yama throwing strikes but missing.
Yama passes Cedillo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yama wants to take a breather but Cedillo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama is stalling here. Cedillo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yama seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cedillo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cedillo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yama is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cedillo off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Cedillo covers up after that shot from Yama.
Cedillo is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Yama off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Yama throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Cedillo!
Yama is working the ground and pound. Can Cedillo escape?
Cedillo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yama is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yama struggling to keep hold of the position.
Yama is working the ground and pound. Can Cedillo escape?
Cedillo trying to control the hands but Yama won't let him.
Yama is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedillo rolls, trying to escape but Yama keeps control of the position.

Yama is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Cedillo right now.
Yama scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cedillo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Yama is landing with strikes. Cedillo can't take much more of this.
Yama scores with punches from the back.
Cedillo is taking damage to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kotetsu Yama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cedillo slips a jab from Yama.
Cedillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yama shoots in looking for a takedown but Cedillo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cedillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cedillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cedillo tests Yama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cedillo scores with a punch to the head.
Cedillo misses with a hook. Yama ducked under it nicely.
Yama tries to counter with a takedown but Cedillo is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yama gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cedillo wants to control but Yama postures up.
Check out the look on Yama's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama lands some shots froms side control.
Cedillo struggling a bit here.
Yama lands a few punches from side control.
Yama works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yama lands some shots froms side control.
Yama lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yama is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cedillo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cedillo some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cedillo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yama connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cedillo can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama working the ground and pound.
Cedillo prevents Yama from improving position.
Cedillo wants to control but Yama postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cedillo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Yama is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cedillo is trying to escape and Yama transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cedillo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Yama! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kotetsu Yama!