PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yamamoto
vs
Tavares

168 cm
23
149 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

173 cm
24
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tavares throws a leg kick

and Yamamoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tavares seems keen to control Yamamoto's posture.
Yamamoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Tavares has wrist control.
Tavares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tavares looking to control.
Tavares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tavares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tavares trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tavares controls Yamamoto momentarily but Yamamoto frees himself.

Tavares has his feet on Yamamoto's thighs here. He's pushed Yamamoto off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Yamamoto screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cristian Tavares!
Cristian Tavares is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Cristian Tavares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.