PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Han Yui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Toyokawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yui comes into the arena with Mustasch - Lonely blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Yui
vs
Toyokawa

160 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Osaka Niten Ichi - MMA Gear

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Yui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Toyokawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyokawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Yui clinches up with Toyokawa and pushes him back against the cage.
Toyokawa can't break the clinch.

Yui breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Toyokawa.
Toyokawa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Han Yui has been cut.
Yui ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toyokawa misses with a wild body shot.
Toyokawa throws a hook but Yui avoids it easily.
Toyokawa throws a series of punches but Yui moves out of range.

Yui gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toyokawa prevents the takedown attempt.
Toyokawa takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Takeru Toyokawa has been cut.
Yui lands an elbow that stopped Toyokawa in his tracks for a moment.
Toyokawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toyokawa is trying to break the clinch but Yui is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yui digs a right hand into Toyokawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Toyokawa's gas tank.
Toyokawa is looking to break free of the clinch but Yui has double underhooks.

Yui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Toyokawa misses.

Yui pushes Toyokawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Yui keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toyokawa's efforts to push away.
Yui tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Yui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yui tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yui keeps control of Toyokawa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toyokawa is trying to break free.
Yui has Toyokawa pressed against the cage.

That's two 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.
A frustrated look appears on Toyokawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toyokawa wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

Toyokawa gets to his feet. Yui looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Toyokawa misses with the combination.
Yui closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toyokawa circles away.
Toyokawa throws a hook to the side of Yui's head but Yui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toyokawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yui.
Yui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yui is breathing heavily.
Toyokawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Toyokawa misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyokawa misses with an uppercut. Yui saw that one coming.
Toyokawa slaps away a takedown attempt from Yui, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toyokawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yui's head.
Toyokawa misses with a hook. Yui ducked under it nicely.
Toyokawa cracks Yui on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Yui falls backwards against the cage. Toyokawa follows up with more strikes that drop Yui to his knees. Toyokawa keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Yui! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeru Toyokawa!