PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 1748 p4p, 196 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 770 p4p, 90 weight class). Urameshi has chosen Smile Bomb as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Harada
vs
Urameshi

169 cm
27
166 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

172 cm
27
160 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada throws out a leg kick but Urameshi moves out of range and Harada only half commits.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
Harada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi slips under a jab from Harada.
Harada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi connects with the punch.
Harada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Harada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Urameshi moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Harada as he connects with a hook.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Harada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Urameshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
Urameshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harada throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Harada is out of range.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urameshi slips a jab from Harada.
Harada throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Urameshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Urameshi takes one to the chin there.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Urameshi moved out of range.
Harada misses with a kick to the body.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urameshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada jabs at Urameshi's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Urameshi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harada rather than just go for the knockout.
Urameshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Harada's head.
Harada throws a right hand that Urameshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Urameshi also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harada tries to clinch there but Urameshi circles away.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urameshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Urameshi.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
Harada throws a hook but Urameshi blocks it.
Urameshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urameshi sizes up Harada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Urameshi works Harada's body with a nice hook.
Harada slips a straight right by Urameshi.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urameshi.
Urameshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haradas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Harada throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Harada throws out a powerful jab.
Harada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urameshi manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Decent striking displayed by Urameshi there.
Urameshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urameshi's head.

It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Harada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Urameshi misses its intended target.
Harada swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Urameshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harada on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a right and a left that Harada avoids nicely.
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urameshi to score with a decent uppercut.

Harada is rocked!
Urameshi lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Harada falls backwards - clearly groggy! Urameshi dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yusuke Urameshi!
Yusuke Urameshi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.