PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Mercury Prateado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Yoshida had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Yoshida
vs
Mercury Prateado

177 cm
22
161 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

177 cm
22
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Mercury Prateado!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury Prateado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercury Prateado wants to clinch.
Yoshida stuns Mercury Prateado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
Mercury Prateado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Mercury Prateado misses with a series of wild punches.
Freddy Mercury Prateado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury Prateado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercury Prateado wants to clinch.
Yoshida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercury Prateado. That one must have hurt.

Yoshida gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mercury Prateado makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mercury Prateado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yoshida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yoshida 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.
Mercury Prateado is looking to stand back up but Yoshida counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mercury Prateado.
Mercury Prateado is trying to stand.
Yoshida wants to take a breather but Mercury Prateado is having none of it.
Yoshida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercury Prateado is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoshida scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mercury Prateado is just riding it out for now. Yoshida eventually gives up the hold.
Yoshida is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercury Prateado is trying to stand.
Yoshida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoshida is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mercury Prateado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Yoshida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mercury Prateado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yoshida.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mercury Prateado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yoshida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yoshida winds up and cracks Mercury Prateado with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Yoshida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mercury Prateado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mercury Prateado fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mercury Prateado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yoshida content to stall in guard here.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Mercury Prateado keeps moving.
Yoshida throws a strike but Mercury Prateado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mercury Prateado stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury Prateado wants to stand but Yoshida is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yoshida trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercury Prateado. Mercury Prateado obviously looking to wear him down.
Mercury Prateado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercury Prateado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Mercury Prateado tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.

Mercury Prateado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mercury Prateado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoshida stops Mercury Prateado from standing up.

Yoshida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Mercury Prateado is working from the bottom.
Yoshida staying calm.
Yoshida'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.

That's four 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.
Yoshida tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mercury Prateado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercury Prateado taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yoshida is chipping away with strikes.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mercury Prateado has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yoshida lands some shots froms side control.
Yoshida scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mercury Prateado is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Yoshida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercury Prateado tries to clinch up.

Yoshida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mercury Prateado is trying to defend but Yoshida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yoshida winds up and cracks Mercury Prateado with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yoshida not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Yoshida seems to be working for a kimura but Mercury Prateado defends the submission attempt.

Yoshida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mercury Prateado is just riding it out for now. Yoshida eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Yoshida seems to be working for a kimura but Mercury Prateado defends the submission attempt.

Yoshida wants to work for an arm triangle but Mercury Prateado is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yoshida perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura but Mercury Prateado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yoshida to get the leverage.

Yoshida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Yoshida is trying to work for a kimura but Mercury Prateado is defending well.
Mercury Prateado is trying to stand back up but Yoshida is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yoshida is pressing down on Mercury Prateado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mercury Prateado is holding on for now.

Yoshida is trying to work for a kimura but Mercury Prateado is defending well.
Yoshida thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mercury Prateado to regain full guard.
Freddy Mercury Prateado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mercury Prateado closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercury Prateado is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Mercury Prateado lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yoshida as Mercury Prateado tries to tie him up.
Yoshida blocks the elbow strike.
Yoshida keeps control of Mercury Prateado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoshida is trying to force a seperation but Mercury Prateado has the dominant position.
Mercury Prateado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mercury Prateado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mercury Prateado is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercury Prateado putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yoshida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Ken Yoshida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mercury Prateado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Mercury Prateado throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoshida, 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Yoshida!