PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dwain Mcmillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamma Yahyaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yahyaoui has chosen Hero as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mcmillan
vs
Yahyaoui

216 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwain Mcmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamma Yahyaoui!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yahyaoui wants to clinch but Mcmillan slips to the side

and Mcmillan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mcmillan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcmillan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yahyaoui tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcmillan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yahyaoui tries to clinch up.

Mcmillan clinches up with Yahyaoui and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcmillan prevents Yahyaoui from breaking the clinch.
Mcmillan goes for a takedown attempt but Yahyaoui pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yahyaoui tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mcmillan counters by moving into the clinch.
Yahyaoui throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcmillan.
Yahyaoui is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcmillan gets an underhook and turns Yahyaoui into the cage.
Yahyaoui using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcmillan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yahyaoui is trying to push Mcmillan away but Mcmillan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yahyaoui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcmillan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcmillan lands a head kick. Yahyaoui smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yahyaoui tries to clinch but Mcmillan is having none of it.

Yahyaoui instigates a clinch.
Yahyaoui tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yahyaoui scores with a shot to the side of Mcmillan's head.
Mcmillan tries a knee to the head but Yahyaoui blocks it.
Mcmillan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mcmillan can't get the takedown.

Yahyaoui breaks the clinch.
Yahyaoui closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Mcmillan is rocked!

It looks like Dwain Mcmillan has been cut.

Yahyaoui forces Mcmillan back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Mcmillan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Yahyaoui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yahyaoui tries to clinch

and Mcmillan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcmillan lands a damaging elbow.
Yahyaoui lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mcmillan to his knees! Yahyaoui keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamma Yahyaoui!