PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yorito Nayama was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Do
vs
Nayama

178 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 5 - 2

180 cm
33
184 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem

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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 15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayama throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Nayama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Nayama looking to score a takedown here. Do is defending well but Nayama drives through and ends up in Do's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nayama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.
Nayama wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
Nayama sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nayama trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Nayama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yorito Nayama was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nayama blocks a head kick by Do.
Do throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nayama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Do as he avoids it easily.
Do bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Do jabs Nayama right on the nose. Nayama blinks but takes it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Do.
Do takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Do throws a right hand that Nayama ducks under and follows up with a left that Nayama also avoids with ease.
Nayama misses with a kick to the body.
Nayama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Do avoids it really well and circles away.
Nayama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do thumps Nayama with a low kick.
Nayama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do sprawls well. Do wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nayama gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yorito Nayama.

Nayama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Do to the ground. Nayama is now in Do's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Do looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nayama puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Nayama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nayama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Do does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nayama has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Do defend it? Nayama steps over the head and cranks it - Do is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nayama!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yorito Nayama!
After winning the bout, Yorito Nayama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.