PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsumi Fujinami will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yamamoto
vs
Fujinami

194 cm
18
223 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

183 cm
24
228 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsumi Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Fujinami circles away.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Fujinami keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fujinami looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Fujinami on that attempt.
Fujinami should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fujinami shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shunsuke Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsumi Fujinami.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yamamoto rushes Fujinami and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tatsumi Fujinami has been cut.
Fujinami blocking some punches.
Fujinami wants a takedown.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamoto cracks Fujinami with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Yamamoto.
Fujinami managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is leaning against Fujinami and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fujinami looks gassed!
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Fujinami 's eye.
Yamamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Fujinami.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Fujinami is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamoto gets through Fujinami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Fujinami blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Yamamoto.
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!
Yamamoto lands a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Fujinami does a little dance to reset his feet.

Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fujinami backwards.
Yamamoto avoiding damage.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Fujinami blocking some punches.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujinami blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fujinami.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Fujinami fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Yamamoto.
Fujinami avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the ropes.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Yamamoto.
Fujinami managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Fujinami 's eye.

That has opened up Tatsumi Fujinami's cut even more.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Yamamoto pushes Fujinami back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto is working Fujinami over against the ropes.
Yamamoto works on Fujinami's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto lands with a left to the head.
Fujinami avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the ropes.
Fujinami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Fujinami shrugs off.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Yamamoto.
Fujinami blocks an uppercut.
Fujinami avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Fujinami controls the action.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujinami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Fujinami.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Fujinami shrugs off.
Yamamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujinami backwards.
Fujinami letting Yamamoto take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fujinami is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shunsuke Yamamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsumi Fujinami's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yamamoto is looking to clinch.

Yamamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Fujinami's takedown attempt.
Fujinami dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fujinami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujinami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fujinami.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujinami blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fujinami.
Yamamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujinami is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fujinami is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Yamamoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fujinami blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamoto fails to land.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Fujinami avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Fujinami in his tracks for a moment.
Fujinami blocking some punches.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Fujinami 's eye.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Fujinami blocks it.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto presses Fujinami against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fujinami blocking some punches.
Yamamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Tatsumi Fujinami's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yamamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujinami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fujinami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Fujinami controls the action.
Yamamoto lands with a right to the head.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Shunsuke Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fujinami's elbow.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Yamamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fujinami avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a body punch.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fujinami or not.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tatsumi Fujinami's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tatsumi Fujinami's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shunsuke Yamamoto!