PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Daebak (ranked 1222 p4p, 72 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 824 p4p, 47 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Daebak
vs
Yoshida

170 cm
35
141 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

165 cm
31
130 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Daebak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Daebak misses.
Daebak backing away here, and Yoshida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Daebak down.
Daebak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Daebak throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daebak misses with a kick to the body
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Daebak throws the kick towards the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the head.
Yoshida slips a jab from Daebak.
Yoshida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
Daebak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a hook but Daebak avoids it easily.
Good work by Daebak as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daebak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yoshida tries a quick counter leg kick but Daebak is wise to it.
Daebak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Daebak moved out of range.
Daebak scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daebak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshida.
Daebak misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Daebak 's knee.
Daebak lands a jab.
Daebak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Yoshida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Daebak misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Daebak avoids the punch easily.
Daebak connects with a single shot there.
Daebak misses with a double jab
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harry Daebak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daebak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Daebak throwing a counter right hand but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Daebak.
Yoshida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daebak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daebak thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Daebak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Daebak misses its intended target.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daebak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daebak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daebak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Daebak throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Daebak throws the kick towards the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Daebak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daebak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daebak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daebak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daebak looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida works Daebak's body with a nice hook.
Daebak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daebak can pounce on him.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daebak moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Daebak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yoshida just manages to avoid it.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Daebak.
Daebak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida takes one on the button.
Daebak throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Daebak misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
Daebak throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Daebak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daebak misses with a straight left.
Daebak with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Yoshida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daebak's corner calls for a 1-2. Daebak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body. Daebak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A good leg kick by Daebak.
Yoshida works Daebak's body with a nice hook.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daebak.
Daebak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daebak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yoshida in his tracks.
Daebak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Daebak stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daebak moves away.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Yoshida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Daebak throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Daebak throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Daebak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daebak scoring well with a low kick there.
Daebak misses with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a thumping low kick.
Daebak moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Daebak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Daebak is just out of range.
Daebak looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Daebak might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Daebak misses with a wild combination.
Daebak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daebak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshida's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daebak takes a step back to recover.
Daebak throws a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
Daebak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Daebak throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daebak rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Daebak misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Daebak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daebak digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daebak.
Daebak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Yoshida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daebak.
Daebak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Daebak.
Nice defenses there by Daebak.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daebak. That did some damage!
Daebak misses with a body punch
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Daebak slips a jab from Yoshida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida jabs at Daebak's body.
Daebak throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Daebak. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Daebak
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daebak misses the body punch
and Yoshida finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daebak.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Daebak checks it.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daebak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daebak ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daebak.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Daebak scores with a nice body kick.
Daebak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak scoring well with a low kick there.
Daebak throws a good cross that connects.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daebak lands with a good body shot.
Daebak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daebak misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Daebak checks it.
Daebak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daebak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Daebak with a body shot.
Yoshida throws a jab when Daebak was well out of range.
Daebak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yoshida in his tracks.
Daebak throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but Daebak avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Daebak's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daebak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daebak was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoshida throws a hook but Daebak avoids it easily.
Daebak misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Daebak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Daebak misses.
Jab by Daebak.
A shot to the body from Daebak misses
and Yoshida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daebak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yoshida. That one must have hurt.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daebak looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Daebak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Daebak misses.
Yoshida throws a hook but Daebak blocks it.
Daebak throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Daebak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yoshida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Daebak throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a sloppy body shot
letting Daebak counter with a right hand.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Daebak avoids it.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Daebak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daebak misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daebak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Daebak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Daebak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daebak misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick from Daebak, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Daebak does no damage.
Yoshida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daebak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daebak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida connects with a crisp jab.
Daebak scores with a body shot.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daebak throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daebak misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Daebak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daebak throws out the jab.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Daebak moves out of range easily.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Daebak sees coming a mile off.
Daebak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshida.
Daebak moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida catches Daebak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yoshida digs a good hook to Daebak's body.
Yoshida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daebak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Daebak misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoshida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daebak throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida shapes to counter with a head kick.
A slow jab from Daebak misses its intended target.
Daebak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Daebak.
Yoshida swings for the body but Daebak moves out of range.
Daebak slips a straight right by Yoshida.
It looked like Daebak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daebak feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
A big right from Daebak misses.
Daebak motions for Yoshida to come forward. Daebak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daebak tries to land a body kick
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Daebak 's knee.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Yoshida looks to throw a body kick
and Daebak counters with a body kick.
Daebak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Daebak moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daebak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harry Daebak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Daebak throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daebak clobbers Yoshida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daebak lands a head shot.
Daebak takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Daebak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daebak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Daebak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the head.
Daebak misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Daebak throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takashi Yoshida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daebak throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Daebak.
Daebak throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daebak blocks it well.
Daebak misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoshida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida jabs Daebak right on the nose. Daebak blinks but takes it well.
Yoshida keeps Daebak at a distance using the push kick.
Daebak tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Daebak's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daebak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Daebak.
Yoshida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoshida there as he acknowledges the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takashi Yoshida.
Well Yoshida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!
After winning the bout, Takashi Yoshida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.