PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 212 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Olan Zapina (ranked 19 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yamasaki
vs
Zapina

176 cm
25
157
10 - 3 - 0

174 cm
30
150
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olan Zapina!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zapina as he jumps to the side.
Yamasaki throws a shot from downtown. Zapina moves away and avoids it.
Zapina is trying to counter with his kicks.
Yamasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Zapina seems unphased.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Zapina blocks it.
Zapina thinks about the counter body kick.
Zapina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Yamasaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Yamasaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zapina is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zapina can do anything to dispel that myth.

Yamasaki has hold of Zapina's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Zapina seems comfortable defending it but Yamasaki has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Zapina is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Zapina is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yamasaki couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katsu Yamasaki!
Katsu Yamasaki retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Katsu Yamasaki stared into the camera and said 'Giving thanks to Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu! Also family, friends,and fans! My sponsors (Champion Apparel and Bondi MMA) I saw that Finlay Standifer is in the 145 division. It's time for that trilogy! '.