PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Yamada
vs
Sanosuke

171 cm
21
137 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

162 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

154 RECOVERY-UCF NUTRITION
154 RECOVERY-UCF NUTRITION

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiro Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sanosuke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke is looking to clinch.
Sanosuke doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Sanosuke shoots in but Yamada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanosuke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanosuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt.

Yamada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanosuke is trying to stand back up but Yamada is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamada controlling the action here.
Sanosuke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yamada thows a huge punch but Sanosuke dodges it nicely.
Sanosuke is refusing to be controlled, as Yamada sits in half guard.
Sanosuke is trying to stand back up but Yamada is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke wants to control but Yamada is keeping busy.
Sanosuke is controlling Yamada's trapped leg to prevent Yamada from advancing to side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanosuke moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Sanosuke tries to clinch there but Yamada circles away.
Sanosuke tries to clinch up but Yamada circles away and keeps his distance.

Yamada has Sanosuke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamada looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Yamada tightens his grip and picks Sanosuke up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanosuke manages to land in guard.
Yamada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanosuke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamada preventing the sweep.
Yamada looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanosuke has momentary wrist control but Yamada slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanosuke trying to keep a closed guard but Yamada is proving a slippery customer.
Sanosuke is looking to stand up but Yamada isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Akira Sanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanosuke looks to clinch

and Yamada decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanosuke's guard.
Yamada wants to stand but Sanosuke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanosuke being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanosuke is looking to stand up but Yamada isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanosuke is trying to keep Yamada in close.
Sanosuke wants to sweep here but Yamada controlling him for the moment.
Sanosuke wants to stand up but Yamada is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanosuke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
Sanosuke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanosuke dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Yamada connects with a right hand. Sanosuke shakes it off.
Sanosuke tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yamada moves into the clinch.

Yamada has picked Sanosuke up - he's going for a ride! Yamada dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Sanosuke wants to get back to full guard.
Sanosuke tries to kick Yamada off but Yamada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanosuke moves into full guard.

Yamada decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanosuke, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiro Yamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanosuke.
Shiro Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanosuke as he jumps to the side.
Sanosuke darts in trying to clinch

and Yamada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamada scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanosuke with a knee to the head.
Yamada missing with knees to the body.
Yamada throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanosuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanosuke looking to stall.
Sanosuke lands a damaging elbow.
Yamada dodges an elbow strike from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses with a knee to the head.
Sanosuke lands a damaging elbow.
Yamada trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanosuke tries to land a knee to the head but Yamada blocks with his arms.
Sanosuke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanosuke lands an elbow just above Yamada 's eye.
Yamada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanosuke scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanosuke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanosuke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanosuke lands an elbow inside.
Sanosuke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yamada's face.
Yamada takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanosuke lands a nice elbow.
Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanosuke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanosuke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke throws an elbow that misses.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanosuke is defending well for now.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Sanosuke, against the ropes.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanosuke is pressed up against the ropes. Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanosuke down to the mat. Sanosuke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shiro Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanosuke closes the distance but Yamada moves to the side

and Yamada counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sanosuke is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Yamada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanosuke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanosuke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamada blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanosuke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamada's defenses.
Nice elbow from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Yamada is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Sanosuke can't fight it off and eventually Yamada manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanosuke looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to stand but Sanosuke is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yamada trying to control but Sanosuke is working from the bottom.
Sanosuke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamada is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sanosuke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanosuke tries to clinch up
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Akira Sanosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanosuke looks to clinch
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanosuke wants to clinch but Yamada slips to the side
and Yamada counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanosuke looks to clinch

and Yamada decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanosuke's guard.
Sanosuke wants to stand and escape but Yamada is having none of it.

Sanosuke scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sanosuke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanosuke tries to clinch

and Yamada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yamada.

Yamada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yamada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanosuke wants to get back to his feet but Yamada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanosuke is pulling down on Yamada's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamada, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shiro Yamada dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sanosuke moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Yamada with a hook.
Yamada throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanosuke's head.
Yamada keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanosuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
Sanosuke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Yamada both land. Nice combination.

Yamada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanosuke pushes Yamada off but Yamada dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanosuke pushes Yamada away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yamada gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sanosuke is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yamada off and has taken his back!
Sanosuke is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yamada prevents Sanosuke from getting a body triangle.
What can Yamada do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Sanosuke wants to control but Yamada is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamada is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sanosuke.
A lull in the action here.
Shiro Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Despite being in the dominant position, Akira Sanosuke just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamada counters with a two punch combo.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanosuke wants to clinch but Yamada slips to the side

and Yamada counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanosuke is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Yamada has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sanosuke is trying to control Yamada's posture but Yamada avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanosuke is trying to get back to half guard.

Sanosuke throws Yamada to one side and escapes!
Yamada misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanosuke tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yamada counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanosuke misses with an elbow strike.
Yamada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanosuke lands a right hand.
Sanosuke landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sanosuke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamada's brow.
Sanosuke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanosuke throws an elbow but it misses.

Yamada is trying to trip Sanosuke. He has hold of a leg but Sanosuke is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yamada persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sanosuke wants to get back to his feet but Yamada passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke is looking to get back to is feet but Yamada passes into side control.
A control attempt from Sanosuke but he's now mounted!
Sanosuke is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Akira Sanosuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamada unloading with bombs!
Sanosuke regains half guard.
Shiro Yamada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sanosuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamada prevents Sanosuke from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamada 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiro Yamada!