PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 201 p4p, 463 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 10 p4p, 24 weight class). Nagasaki comes into the arena with Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise blaring out of the sound system. Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nagasaki
vs
Yoshida

170 cm
33
144
24 - 16 - 0

165 cm
32
130
28 - 10 - 1

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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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Nagasaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Nagasaki.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.

Nagasaki has Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
I was talking to Nagasaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Nagasaki.
Yoshida tries to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Nagasaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yoshida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nagasaki throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Donk. Nagasaki catches Yoshida right on the button with a cross.
Yoshida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nagasaki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yoshida's guard.
Yoshida has his hands on Nagasaki's head, controlling the position.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshida.
Yoshida is pulling down on Nagasaki's head to control his posture.
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshida.
Nagasaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yoshida holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida throws a body punch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nagasaki connects with a crisp jab.
Nagasaki shoots for a takedown but Yoshida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nagasaki cracks Yoshida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki is looking to clinch.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but Nagasaki avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Nagasaki avoids it.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Yoshida sizes up Nagasaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Takashi Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagasaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Nagasaki.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Nagasaki misses.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Nagasaki.
A slow jab from Nagasaki misses its intended target.
Nagasaki darts in looking for a takedown but Yoshida gets double underhooks and turns Nagasaki into the cage.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Nagasaki.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki darts in looking for a takedown but Yoshida gets double underhooks and turns Nagasaki into the cage.

Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yoshida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Yoshida but he's now mounted!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nagasaki unloading with bombs!
Nagasaki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nagasaki cracks Yoshida with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nagasaki is trying to control here but Yoshida has managed to regain half guard.
Yoshida is concentrating on defense, preventing Nagasaki from advancing position.
Yoshida tries to kick Nagasaki off but Nagasaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nagasaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yoshida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yoshida.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santosh Nagasaki dominated that round.
That's time! Nagasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nagasaki throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Nagasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Yoshida pushes Nagasaki away with a front kick.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagasaki.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nagasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nagasaki throws a good cross that connects.
Yoshida punishes Nagasaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagasaki swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yoshida but Yoshida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yoshida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nagasaki momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagasaki scores with a jab to the head.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida walks into a straight right hand from Nagasaki.
Yoshida swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
A low kick from Nagasaki misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagasaki.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Nagasaki avoids it.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Yoshida gets tackled into the cage by Nagasaki. Nagasaki maintains the clinch.
Yoshida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nagasaki.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control the position but instead, Nagasaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshida into the cage.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Nagasaki.
A short right from Nagasaki on the inside.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
Nagasaki misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Nagasaki.
Yoshida tries to work over Nagasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida has Nagasaki pressed against the cage.
Nagasaki misses with a body punch.
Nagasaki tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Nagasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Nagasaki there.
Yoshida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nagasaki on the side of the head.
Nagasaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Yoshida sprawls well. He's pushed Nagasaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Nagasaki.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yoshida swings widly with a right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagasaki.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Nagasaki feinted with a counter takedown.
Yoshida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nagasaki misses.

Nagasaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nagasaki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yoshida is looking to reverse the position.
Nagasaki working the head and body with strikes.
Yoshida manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nagasaki's best efforts.
Yoshida is looking for a sweep. Nagasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yoshida trying to control but Nagasaki postures up.
Nagasaki thows a huge punch but Yoshida dodges it nicely.
Nagasaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Santosh Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoshida as he connects with a hook.
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoshida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yoshida as he jumps to the side.

Nagasaki shoots in and bounces Yoshida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nagasaki preventing the sweep.
Yoshida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yoshida is taking a breather. Nagasaki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nagasaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nagasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nagasaki trying to control the position here.
Yoshida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nagasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagasaki, not yet.
Nagasaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nagasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yoshida is one step ahead there.
Yoshida content to stall in guard here.
Nagasaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yoshida puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nagasaki is looking for a sweep. Yoshida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nagasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yoshida stalling.
Yoshida is thwarting Nagasaki's attempts to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki is looking to improve his position.
Nagasaki has a hand on Yoshida's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yoshida takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nagasaki tries to hold on but Yoshida pushes him away.
Yoshida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yoshida looking to control but Nagasaki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nagasaki tries to hold on but Yoshida pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controlling his opponent.
Santosh Nagasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takashi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Yoshida goes for an armbar but Nagasaki turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Nagasaki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nagasaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santosh Nagasaki!
Our winner, Santosh Nagasaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.