PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finlay Standifer (ranked 240 p4p, 397 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 32 p4p, 55 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Standifer
vs
Yamasaki

172 cm
25
156
14 - 5 - 0

176 cm
28
157
14 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finlay Standifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Standifer counters with a left to the body.

Standifer pushes Yamasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Standifer misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamasaki is trying to pull guard but Standifer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Standifer lands with a left to the head.
Standifer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamasaki prevents a body shot from Standifer.
Standifer misses with a hook from the clinch.

Yamasaki successfully pulls guard.

Yamasaki is looking for a triangle but Standifer pushes his legs off easily.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Standifer from controlling successfully.
Yamasaki being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yamasaki working for a triangle but Standifer defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yamasaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Standifer defends it easily.

Yamasaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Standifer is aware though and is defending well.

Yamasaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Standifer wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Standifer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Yamasaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Yamasaki working for a triangle but Standifer defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamasaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Standifer defends it easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamasaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Standifer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Standifer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Yamasaki looking for a guillotine here but Standifer defends easily.
Standifer's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standifer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamasaki, not yet.
Standifer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Standifer landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Standifer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Yamasaki looking for a guillotine here but Standifer defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Standifer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Yamasaki working for a triangle but Standifer defends it easily.

Yamasaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Standifer defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Yamasaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Standifer is aware though and is defending well.
Standifer looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finlay Standifer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Standifer lands a body shot.
Yamasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Standifer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamasaki goes for a double leg but Standifer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Standifer continues to drive forward.
Yamasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Standifer's shoulder, as Standifer tries to avoid the shot.
Standifer throwing a counter right hand but Yamasaki manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki misses with a hook
and Standifer counters with a straight right hand.
Yamasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Standifer was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki throws a jab when Standifer was well out of range.

Yamasaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Standifer looks to move to half guard but instead Yamasaki has passed into mount! Damn!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Standifer wants to control but Yamasaki is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki fails to take his opponent's back.
Standifer wants to control but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Standifer is looking to get to half guard.
Standifer is trying to reverse the position but instead Yamasaki has taken his back - oops!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Yamasaki is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Standifer is defending well though. Yamasaki let's go of the attempt for now.
Standifer tries to break free.

Standifer is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Standifer rolls, trying to escape but Yamasaki keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamasaki working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Standifer is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Yamasaki has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Standifer taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katsu Yamasaki!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Katsu Yamasaki made sure he mentioned Champion Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.