PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Satoru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Their Law . Yoshida Satoru has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Rios's chin.

Rios
vs
Satoru

175 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Satoru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satoru checks a leg kick.
Satoru dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios throws a series of punches but Satoru moves out of range.
Satoru ducks under a wild hook from Rios.
Rios fakes the leg kick and cracks Satoru in the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rios. No joy for Satoru on that attempt.
Satoru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rios's waist but Rios gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Satoru off to one side.
Rios scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satoru shoots in but Rios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshida Satoru.

Rios looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rios could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Satoru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Satoru working for a triangle but Rios defends it easily.
Satoru looking for a sweep. Not yet Satoru, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Satoru looking for a guillotine here but Rios defends easily.
Rios wants to stand but Satoru has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rios postures up in Satoru's guard and throws a big left but Satoru blocks it.
Rios would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Rios is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Satoru has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rios is looking to defend but Satoru has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rios! Satoru pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rios taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yoshida Satoru!