PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawal Yonoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroko Matsumato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumato has chosen My Pre Fight Warmup as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yonoo
vs
Matsumato

169 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
21
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lawal Yonoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiroko Matsumato!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonoo tries to clinch there but Matsumato circles away.

Matsumato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yonoo to the mat! Yonoo manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsumato controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yonoo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yonoo tries to get out of the position.
Yonoo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Matsumato showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Matsumato passes into half guard.
Yonoo punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Matsumato seems content to control.
Yonoo throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Matsumato manages to pass to side control.
Matsumato gets to mount! Yonoo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumato controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonoo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Matsumato looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yonoo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Yonoo is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Matsumato turns him over and now has his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yonoo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Matsumato.
Yonoo tries to break free.
Matsumato just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Matsumato's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Matsumato sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Yonoo taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hiroko Matsumato!