PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Foreman (ranked 4373 p4p, 4771 weight class) and Goro Yamamoto (ranked 462 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foreman
vs
Yamamoto

173 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
158
1 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shayne Foreman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goro Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Yamamoto.
Foreman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Yamamoto tries to sprawl but Foreman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Foreman in particular looking to stall.

Foreman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Foreman .
Foreman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Foreman seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Yamamoto actively working from the bottom here.
Foreman slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foreman is looking to advance position but Yamamoto won't allow it.

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.
Yamamoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Foreman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Foreman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foreman lands a nice short elbow.
Foreman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Foreman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yamamoto!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foreman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yamamoto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yamamoto and Foreman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Foreman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to improve his position.
Foreman advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman controlling from the full mount.
Foreman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foreman content just to control the position here.
Yamamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foreman controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Foreman working for a submission but Yamamoto is keeping him at bay.
Yamamoto working to try and regain half guard.
Foreman lands a heavy elbow.
Foreman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foreman lands a big shot there that rocks Yamamoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Yamamoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yamamoto can't escape the position.
Foreman content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Foreman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Foreman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamamoto did well to prevent Foreman getting side control.
Foreman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Foreman is working for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Still in half guard, Foreman seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Foreman not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Foreman is nestled in close to Yamamoto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Foreman wants to free his trapped foot but Yamamoto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Foreman content to control rather than advance.

Foreman is looking for a kimura here.
Foreman wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Foreman controlling the action here.
Foreman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Foreman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Foreman sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Foreman is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman controlling the action here.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Foreman is working for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending it quite comfortably.

Yamamoto with the active half guard here but Foreman passes nicely into side control.
Foreman controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamamoto gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Foreman 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.
Foreman lands a heavy elbow.
Foreman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yamamoto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foreman lands a big elbow.

Foreman working for a guillotine from mount but Yamamoto is in no mood to give up.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foreman . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foreman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Foreman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Foreman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Foreman keeps it at a distance.

Foreman moves into the clinch successfully.

Foreman is trying to trip Yamamoto. He has hold of a leg but Yamamoto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Foreman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Foreman is stalling in the full guard.
Foreman stands and throws Yamamoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Yamamoto tries to buck Foreman off but Foreman is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control but Foreman postures up.
A lull in the action here as Foreman stalls from top position.
Further stalling from Foreman .
Yamamoto is trying to control Foreman 's posture but Foreman avoids it.
Foreman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Foreman slows the pace down.
Yamamoto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Foreman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yamamoto to see if he's OK.

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.

Foreman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yamamoto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Foreman staying calm.
Foreman advances nicely into full mount.
Foreman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yamamoto is desperately trying to improve his position but Foreman has a good base and remains in mount.
Shayne Foreman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a couple of good shots and Yamamoto has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Foreman controls the position.

Foreman looking to break Yamamoto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Yamamoto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Foreman will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Yamamoto is trying to remain composed but Foreman is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
I would not like to be Yamamoto right now.
Yamamoto can't escape the position.
Foreman scores with punches from the back.
Yamamoto is trying to stand back up.

Foreman working for a choke but Yamamoto is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Yamamoto is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamamoto just trying to survive but Foreman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shayne Foreman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foreman , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shayne Foreman !