PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masamune Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Guile - Street Fighter 2 Instrumental as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mayweather
vs
Yoshida

173 cm
22
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masamune Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Masamune Yoshida has been cut.
Yoshida has a takedown stuffed.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida is working for takedown but Mayweather is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mayweather wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
Yoshida crunches a lovely knee into Mayweather's ribcage.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yoshida on the side of the head.
Mayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Yoshida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
Mayweather lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mayweather lands a right hook to the body.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayweather scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather scores with a one two! Yoshida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Yoshida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masamune Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather lands a two punch combo.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayweather as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Mayweather.
Mayweather stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayweather wants it to stay on the feet.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather swinging wilding here.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mayweather sprawls well. Mayweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather leaves Yoshida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayweather works over Yoshida's head and body with a nice combination.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
Mayweather scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather blocks a leg kick.
Yoshida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mayweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mayweather is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mayweather throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masamune Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Mayweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayweather thuds a left hand into Yoshida's body.
Mayweather is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Yoshida with a series of wild strikes but Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Mayweather lands a body shot.

Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshida crunches a lovely knee into Mayweather's ribcage.
Mayweather is pressed up against the cage. Yoshida has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayweather down to the mat. Mayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yoshida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, jab by Mayweather - just one landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mayweather cracks a nice hook into Yoshida's ribs.
Floyd Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Mayweather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Yoshida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mayweather is able to avoid easily.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayweather lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.

Yoshida darts in and clinches Mayweather up against the cage.

Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.

Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Mayweather in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Yoshida has managed to clinch.
Yoshida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mayweather pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masamune Yoshida.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Mayweather.
Nice shot lands for Mayweather.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather, looking for a takedown. Yoshida pushes Mayweather against the cage but Mayweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mayweather is looking to wear down Yoshida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
Mayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Mayweather jabs at Yoshida's body.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice combination there by Mayweather.
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather. No joy for Yoshida on that attempt.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Yoshida with a series of wild strikes but Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Floyd Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Yoshida gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
Mayweather cracks a nice hook into Yoshida's ribs.
Yoshida shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayweather scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Mayweather dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masamune Yoshida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mayweather avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Decent striking displayed by Mayweather there.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather.
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather. No joy for Yoshida on that attempt.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Mayweather getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yoshida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Yoshida persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather scores with a one two! Yoshida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather with a nice cross.
Mayweather scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Mayweather does it's job there.
Yoshida shoots in but Mayweather avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masamune Yoshida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Mayweather chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Mayweather dips to his left and cracks Yoshida with an uppercut!
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Mayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Yoshida rushes Mayweather and presses him up against the cage.
Yoshida prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.

Yoshida manages to break the clinch.

Yoshida has managed to clinch.

Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather swinging wilding here.
Mayweather misses with a double jab

and Yoshida counters with a shoot takedown. Mayweather fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mayweather scores with a nice strike.
Mayweather smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yoshida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayweather's waist but Mayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshida off to one side.
Mayweather scores with a three punch combo!
Mayweather scores with a nice strike.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.

Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Yoshida with that takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mayweather!
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoshida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayweather's waist but Mayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshida off to one side.
Mayweather lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.

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 tries to clinch up.
Mayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida moves forwards but Mayweather connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayweather throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Yoshida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mayweather is pressed up against the cage. Yoshida has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayweather down to the mat. Mayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mayweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1-2. Mayweather obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Yoshida dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Masamune Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd Mayweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masamune Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayweather has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Mayweather!