PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshiro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenshiro Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vucinic
vs
Yamamoto

185 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

[JMFC] BFN - BUBBA FIGHTING NUTRITION!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Vucinic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucinic throws a shot from downtown. Yamamoto moves away and avoids it.
Vucinic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Vucinic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A right-left combo lands from Vucinic.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vucinic tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vucinic to the ground. Vucinic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vucinic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Vucinic misses with a wild combination.
Vucinic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vucinic as he avoids it easily.
Mirko Vucinic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshiro Yamamoto.
Vucinic thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vucinic.
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!
Vucinic misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Vucinic.

Yamamoto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vucinic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Vucinic uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Vucinic shows good takedown defense.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Vucinic.
Vucinic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamoto's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Vucinic sprawls well.
Vucinic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucinic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vucinic swinging wilding here.
Vucinic looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
A slow jab from Vucinic misses its intended target.
Vucinic swinging wilding here.
Vucinic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vucinic missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vucinic.
Vucinic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Vucinic misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Vucinic.
Vucinic lands a jab.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vucinic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mirko Vucinic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vucinic throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vucinic connects with a looping right hand.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Vucinic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucinic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Vucinic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vucinic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vucinic scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Vucinic dominated that round.
That's time! Vucinic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Vucinic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vucinic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vucinic misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vucinic.
Vucinic lands the left hand.
Vucinic lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vucinic looks to land a combination. Yamamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vucinic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vucinic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic scores with a jab to the body.
Vucinic cracks Yamamoto with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Vucinic there.
Vucinic tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vucinic lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mirko Vucinic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vucinic tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vucinic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamoto's hands.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vucinic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Vucinic.
Vucinic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mirko Vucinic is winning the standup battle so far.
Vucinic looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Vucinic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vucinic's waist but Vucinic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Vucinic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice sprawl there from Vucinic as Yamamoto shoots in.
Mirko Vucinic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshiro Yamamoto.
Vucinic misses with a wild body shot.
Vucinic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vucinic's waist but Vucinic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Vucinic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
A cross from Vucinic lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic misses with a few strikes there.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Yamamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Vucinic sprawls well. He's pushed Yamamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vucinic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Vucinic sprawls well.
Vucinic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mirko Vucinic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vucinic defends it nicely.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vucinic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vucinic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Vucinic.
Vucinic lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
Vucinic stalks Yamamoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yamamoto's face. Yamamoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Vucinic lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamamoto has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vucinic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Vucinic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vucinic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Yamamoto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yamamoto lands in his opponent's guard.
Yamamoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamamoto in side control, throwing shots but Vucinic defends.
Vucinic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yamamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Vucinic's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic is pushing Yamamoto's head away, looking to escape. Yamamoto manages to hold on to the position though.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vucinic misses with a hook.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Vucinic looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Vucinic throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Vucinic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mirko Vucinic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Vucinic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vucinic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vucinic scores with a nice head shot.
Vucinic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vucinic lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vucinic.
A punch combination from Vucinic misses.
Vucinic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vucinic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vucinic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vucinic scores with a one two! Yamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vucinic lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamamoto's head.
A nice combination there by Vucinic.
Horrible takedown by Yamamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Vucinic which made him look bad.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Vucinic.
Vucinic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vucinic.
Vucinic cracks Yamamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vucinic throws a series of strikes that have Yamamoto backpedaling.
Vucinic scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vucinic lands a right hook to the body.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Vucinic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab lands there for Vucinic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vucinic throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Vucinic throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenshiro Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vucinic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Vucinic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vucinic, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Mirko Vucinic!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mirko Vucinic!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mirko Vucinic!

Mirko Vucinic wins by unanimous decision!