PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Belyaev (ranked 1336 p4p, 2205 weight class) and Hiroshi Yamasaki (ranked 129 p4p, 183 weight class). Daniel Belyaev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Belyaev
vs
Yamasaki

178 cm
27
152
7 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
142
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Belyaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yamasaki shoots in and gets a takedown into Belyaev's guard.
Belyaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belyaev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yamasaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.
Belyaev slips a nice elbow through Yamasaki's hands, connecting with Yamasaki's forehead.

Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.

Yamasaki actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belyaev connects with a nice short shot to Yamasaki's temple.
Belyaev tries to pass to full mount but Yamasaki defends it.
Belyaev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamasaki trying to control from the bottom.
Yamasaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belyaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yamasaki wants to control but Belyaev is keeping busy.

Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes.
Belyaev has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belyaev working the head and body with strikes.

Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back.

Yamasaki actively working from the bottom here.
Belyaev drops an elbow to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Belyaev winds up and cracks Yamasaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Belyaev works his way into full mount!
Belyaev with a couple of short strikes.
Belyaev with good strikes from the mount here!
Belyaev working Yamasaki over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belyaev lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is bucking up trying to escape but Belyaev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yamasaki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belyaev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yamasaki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Belyaev raining down shots from the mount!
Belyaev is landing with some decent strikes but Yamasaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belyaev scoring with strikes but Yamasaki is staying in there.
Belyaev raining down hammerfists from mount.

Yamasaki is rocked!
Yamasaki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yamasaki is still in real trouble! Can Belyaev finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Yamasaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yamasaki is trying to escape the mount.
Yamasaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamasaki taking shots to the head.
Belyaev unloading with bombs!
Yamasaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Belyaev working Yamasaki over with strikes here.
Yamasaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Belyaev unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Belyaev postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Yamasaki badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Belyaev around the waist but Belyaev pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Belyaev is the winner by TKO! Belyaev jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Belyaev!
After winning the bout, Daniel Belyaev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.