PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Federico Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Yamamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Federico Adams's chin.

Adams
vs
Yamamoto

157 cm
24
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto shoots in but Adams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown but Adams sprawls well.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt

and Adams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Federico Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Yamamoto.

Adams successfully pulls guard.
Yamamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamamoto trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adams tries to get out of the position.
Adams is trying to control the position but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Adams pulls Yamamoto in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Adams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yamamoto!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams controls the position.
Yamamoto throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Adams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Yamamoto sneaks back into half guard.
Yamamoto manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamamoto is on top in guard.
Adams has control of Yamamoto's left arm, preventing Yamamoto from doing any damage.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Adams manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Adams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yamamoto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Adams, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to pass into half guard but Adams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Adams is in guard.
Adams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yamamoto controls Adams momentarily but Adams frees himself.
Yamamoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adams seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yamamoto for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.

Adams moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Federico Adams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Adams avoids it well.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Adams tries to sprawl out of it but Yamamoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams has a takedown stuffed.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Yamamoto goes for a double leg but Adams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adams continues to drive forward.
Federico Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Yamamoto.
Yamamoto trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Adams tries for a takedown but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamamoto has his back to the cage.
Yamamoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Adams counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Adams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.

Adams gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Adams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto trying to control but Adams postures up.
Adams prevents Yamamoto from improving his position.
Adams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adams passes into side control, despite Yamamoto's attempt to control the position.
Adams taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams scoring with punches from side control.
Yamamoto tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adams content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee asks Adams politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Adams prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Federico Adams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Adams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adams moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Adams throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Federico Adams dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Adams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Adams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Adams stays in close to Yamamoto's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Federico Adams just wasn't active enough.
Adams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard but Adams has mounted him!
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yamamoto is trying desperately to improve position.
Adams controlling the pace for now.
Adams prevents Yamamoto from getting the reversal.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yamamoto is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yamamoto is trying to escape the mount.
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yamamoto is looking to escape.

Adams working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Yamamoto looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Adams! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Federico Adams!