PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 3043 p4p, 6172 weight class) and Goro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 559 weight class). Goro Yamamoto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

O Brien
vs
Yamamoto

172 cm
18
160
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
158
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goro Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yamamoto tries to keep at a distance but O Brien has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for O Brien.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from O Brien.

O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

O Brien pushes Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but O Brien won't allow it.
Yamamoto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Brien gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
A short left from O Brien.
Yamamoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Brien fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miles O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
O Brien throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by O Brien. Beautiful body shot.
Miles O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Brien has Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
O Brien digs a right hand into Yamamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamamoto's gas tank.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Brien lands with a right to the head.
O Brien lands a hook to the side of the head.

O Brien breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Brien. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yamamoto throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
O Brien seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yamamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamamoto slips under a jab.
Yamamoto darts in trying to clinch
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto goes for a double leg but O Brien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Brien continues to drive forward.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Yamamoto looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that O Brien ducks under and follows up with a left that O Brien also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto throws a push kick but O Brien slaps the foot to one side.
O Brien is looking to counter the offense by Yamamoto and move into the clinch.

Yamamoto tries to keep at a distance but O Brien has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Brien gets through Yamamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto misses with the head strike.
O Brien lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamamoto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O Brien to keep the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Brien.
A left hand lands to the body for O Brien.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Yamamoto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yamamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but O Brien avoids it well.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

O Brien darts in and clinches Yamamoto up against the cage.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Brien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamamotos head.
O Brien lands a body punch.
Yamamoto is trying to pull guard but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
O Brien works on Yamamoto's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miles O Brien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

O Brien darts in and clinches Yamamoto up against the cage.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
O Brien stalling against the cage.
O Brien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
O Brien lands a body punch.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yamamoto tries to keep at a distance but O Brien has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Brien lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien is leaning against Yamamoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamamoto tries to stall but O Brien uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Brien lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from O Brien.

O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from O Brien finds it's target.
Miles O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a left and a right that stings O Brien.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto wants to counter with a clinch but O Brien pushes him away.
O Brien throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Goro Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Yamamoto fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

O Brien has Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from O Brien.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
Yamamoto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Brien avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Brien lands a shot to the body.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Brien lands a nice uppercut.

O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by O Brien - just one landing.
Yamamoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but O Brien circles away.
O Brien with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Brien lands a body shot.
O Brien scores with the left hand. Yamamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Brien throws a hook but Yamamoto blocks it.

O Brien clinches with his opponent.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but O Brien improves position.
O Brien gets through Yamamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Brien circles away.
Miles O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien lands with an uppercut that bounces Yamamoto off the cage and back into range.
O Brien with a nice cross.
O Brien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but O Brien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by O Brien. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Brien.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from O Brien.
O Brien lands with a good body shot.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by O Brien.
O Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miles O Brien dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and O Brien moves into the clinch.
O Brien cracks Yamamoto with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from O Brien.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body.
O Brien gets through Yamamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Brien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Brien prevents the takedown attempt.
O Brien gets through Yamamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from O Brien.
Nice body punch from O Brien.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Brien.
O Brien digs a right hand underneath Yamamoto's ribcage. Yamamoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Brien cracks Yamamoto with a nice body shot.
O Brien lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
O Brien lands with a light punch inside.
O Brien lands a body punch.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Brien scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by O Brien.
A right handed body shot lands from O Brien.
O Brien lands a right hand.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
Yamamoto fails to pull guard.
Miles O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Yamamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is working Yamamoto over against the cage.
O Brien lands a body shot.
Good body shot from O Brien.
O Brien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamamotos head.

O Brien manages to break the clinch.
O Brien connects with a single shot there.

Yamamoto is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
Yamamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?

O Brien instigates a clinch.

O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Miles O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto goes for a double leg but O Brien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Brien continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien cracks Yamamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Yamamoto

and O Brien moves into the clinch.
O Brien lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miles O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good body shot from O Brien.
Yamamoto is trying to pull guard but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Brien takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to break the clinch but O Brien is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Brien pushes Yamamoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch but O Brien keeps him there for the moment.
Yamamoto is looking to control O Brien's arms but O Brien gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamamoto has his back to the cage.
Yamamoto wants a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!