PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boy Dahlia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuken Yanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dahlia comes to the cage accompanied by Pussy by Iggy Azalea. Ryuken Yanagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dahlia
vs
Yanagi

179 cm
27
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

175 cm
33
165 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boy Dahlia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryuken Yanagi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yanagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dahlia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dahlia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yanagi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yanagi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Dahlia takes the fight into the clinch.
Yanagi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yanagi is trying to break the clinch but Dahlia has him pressed against the cage.
Yanagi is looking for a takedown.
Boy Dahlia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuken Yanagi.
Dahlia trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Dahlia has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dahlia lands a hook that snaps the head of Yanagi backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dahlia obliges.
Yanagi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dahlia prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dahlia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yanagi or not.
Dahlia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yanagi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dahlia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yanagi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dahlia smiles and moves away.

Dahlia clinches up against the cage.
Yanagi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dahlia landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ryuken Yanagi has been cut.
Dahlia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dahlia pushes off an throws an elbow but Yanagi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dahlia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dahlia lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dahlia throws an elbow but misses.
Dahlia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yanagi is looking for a takedown.
Dahlia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yanagi managing to block the knees to the body from Dahlia.
Dahlia crunches a lovely knee into Yanagi's ribcage.
Yanagi looks winded!
Dahlia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yanagi's face.
Dahlia trying to land knees to the body.
Dahlia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dahlia lands an elbow inside.
Dahlia missing with knees to the body.
Yanagi is looking for a takedown.
Yanagi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dahlia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dahlia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yanagi is defending well for now.
Dahlia missing with knees to the body.
Dahlia misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dahlia.
Dahlia trying to land knees to the body.
Dahlia lands a nice uppercut.
Dahlia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia lands a nice knee to the body.
Yanagi managing to block the knees to the body from Dahlia.
Yanagi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dahlia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yanagi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dahlia.
Dahlia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yanagi avoids it.
Dahlia tries to land knees in the clinch but Yanagi avoids the damage to the body.
Dahlia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yanagi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dahlia.
Yanagi tries to pull guard but Dahlia won't allow it.
Dahlia misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Dahlia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryuken Yanagi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dahlia fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Yanagi blocks the low kick.

Dahlia forces Yanagi back against the cage and clinches.
Dahlia trying to land knees to the body.
Yanagi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dahlia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dahlia working Yanagi over with knees to the body.
Yanagi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dahlia missing with knees to the body.
Dahlia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yanagi wants a takedown.
Dahlia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yanagi is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanagi blocks a body shot from Dahlia.
Dahlia tries to land knees in the clinch but Yanagi avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dahlia lands an elbow inside that Yanagi shrugs off.
Dahlia with a knee to the head.
Dahlia lands an elbow inside that Yanagi shrugs off.

That has opened up Ryuken Yanagi's cut even more.
Yanagi blocks an elbow strike from Dahlia.
Dahlia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dahlia keeps control of Yanagi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dahlia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dahlia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dahlia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yanagi tries to pull guard but Dahlia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yanagi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dahlia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yanagi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yanagi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Dahlia.
Dahlia tries a knee to the head but Yanagi blocks it.
Dahlia misses with a body punch.
Dahlia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahlia with a knee to the head.
Yanagi avoids a wild elbow strike from Dahlia.
Dahlia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yanagi.
Dahlia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dahlia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The cut above Ryuken Yanagi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dahlia throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Dahlia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahlia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yanagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dahlia misses with a punch on the inside.
Yanagi is trying to pull guard but Dahlia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boy Dahlia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuken Yanagi.
Yanagi avoiding damage as Dahlia throws knees to the body.
Dahlia throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Yanagi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dahlia tries to throw a body punch but Yanagi avoids it by throwing Dahlia back against the cage.
Dahlia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dahlia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yanagi can do to turn this around?
Dahlia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dahlia crunches a lovely knee into Yanagi's ribcage.
Boy Dahlia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dahlia with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi managing to block the knees to the body from Dahlia.
Dahlia trying to land knees to the body.
Yanagi has Dahlia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dahlia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dahlia misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlia lands a knee to the body.
Dahlia lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yanagi looking for a takedown.
Yanagi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dahlia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yanagi.
Dahlia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dahlia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dahlia presses Yanagi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dahlia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yanagi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boy Dahlia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryuken Yanagi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Dahlia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boy Dahlia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yanagi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dahlia tries to avoid it but Yanagi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dahlia to the ground. Dahlia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yanagi circles away from the clinch attempt

so Yanagi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Dahlia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yanagi has passed into half guard!
Yanagi working the head and body with strikes.
Yanagi is looking to take a break and control but Dahlia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yanagi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Dahlia has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Yanagi escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Yanagi!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlia is looking to regain half guard here but Yanagi keeps moving and retains side control.
Dahlia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dahlia regains half guard.
Dahlia tries to get to full guard but Yanagi has control of the leg.
Dahlia gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yanagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yanagi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yanagi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Dahlia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yanagi defends well.

Dahlia working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yanagi has passed into half guard!
Ryuken Yanagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanagi prevents Dahlia from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dahlia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dahlia gets full guard.
Yanagi throwing strikes but missing.
Yanagi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yanagi preventing the sweep.
Yanagi tries to free his leg and advance position but Dahlia is retaining full guard.

Dahlia looking for a guillotine here but Yanagi defends easily.
Dahlia wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dahlia has his foot on Yanagi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yanagi works his way back into a safe position though.
Dahlia 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dahlia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yanagi defends it easily.
Yanagi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yanagi cracks Dahlia with a solid left hand.

Dahlia is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Yanagi rolls with it to try and escape but Dahlia cranks on the arm and Yanagi is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boy Dahlia!
Boy Dahlia looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank my opponent for stepping into the ring ... he gets to tell the world he got his ass beat by a lady boy! Who wants to rub lotion on the new champion??'.