PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiko Yuuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McGuire
vs
Yuuka

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiko Yuuka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire works the jab nicely.
Yuuka takes one to the side of the head.
McGuire scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Yuuka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yuuka cracks McGuire with a solid left hand.
Yuuka landing some decent shots from guard.
Yuuka throws a big elbow that misses.
Yuuka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yuuka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGuire is looking to stand up but Yuuka isn't so interested in that idea.
McGuire keeping moving, preventing Yuuka from controlling successfully.
Yuuka is looking to work some ground and pound but McGuire has wrist control.
McGuire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yuuka on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yuuka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGuire wants to stand but Yuuka is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuka trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuuka scoring with some ground and pound.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Yuuka is stalling in the full guard.
Yuuka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGuire's head.

McGuire is rocked!
McGuire is looking to stand up but Yuuka isn't so interested in that idea.
Yuuka landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh McGuire is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yuuka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yuuka cracks McGuire with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yuuka is in close to McGuire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yuuka with a nice head shot there.
Yuuka wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.
Yuuka is working McGuire over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yuuka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McGuire wants to stand and escape but Yuuka is having none of it.
McGuire seems to have got his legs back now.
Yuuka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yuuka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGuire's head.
Yuuka wants to control from the top but McGuire keeps moving.

Yuuka drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Yuuka seems to have locked his on tight now - McGuire screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Yuuka, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Aiko Yuuka!