PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Samuray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshimora Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Samuray
vs
Chiba

178 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

[MMABR]: Vaninico's Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshiro Samuray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshimora Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuray misses with a takedown attempt - Chiba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chiba keeps the fight on the outside.

Samuray feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Samuray with a nice head shot there.
Samuray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiba is keeping the position for now.
Samuray wants to control from the top but Chiba keeps moving.
Chiba keeping full guard, as Samuray tries to pass.
Samuray trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chiba wants to stand up but Samuray is controlling him.
Chiba keeping full guard, as Samuray tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chiba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Samuray moves into the clinch.

Samuray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chiba uses from the top position.
Chiba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chiba wants to stand but Samuray is controlling his posture from full guard.

Samuray has his foot on Chiba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chiba works his way back into a safe position though.
Samuray working a defensive guard but Chiba manages to pass into side control anyway.
Samuray is breathing heavily.
Chiba tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Samuray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samuray is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chiba's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chiba stands up from half guard.
Samuray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chiba avoids it really well and circles away.
Chiba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chiba tries to clinch up.
Chiba misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Chiba there.
Chiba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba looks to clinch

and Samuray decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chiba's guard.
Samuray wants to control from the top but Chiba keeps moving.
Samuray wants to pass the guard but Chiba is keeping the position.
Samuray throws a strike but Chiba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshiro Samuray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chiba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chiba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samuray counters with a body kick that stops Chiba in his tracks momentarily.
Chiba looks to land a combination. Samuray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Samuray closes the distance and clinches up with Chiba, looking for a takedown. Samuray pushes Chiba against the cage but Chiba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Samuray counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samuray.
Chiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samuray trying to control the position from guard on top but Chiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samuray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Samuray is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chiba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chiba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Samuray.
Samuray trying to control the action but Chiba is working from the bottom.

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.
Samuray working the ground and pound but Chiba is defending the strikes.
Samuray tries to move to mount but Chiba blocks the move with his legs.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Chiba.
Chiba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Samuray shoots for a double leg takedown but Chiba sprawls well. He's pushed Samuray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chiba dips to his left and cracks Samuray with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba is looking to clinch.
Chiba misses with the combination.
A combination from Chiba does no damage.
Chiba tries to clinch
and Samuray counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chiba misses with the combination.
Yoshiro Samuray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samuray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chiba tries to avoid it but Samuray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chiba to the ground. Chiba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Samuray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba moves in looking to clinch but Samuray pushes him off.

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.
Chiba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck for Samuray with that takedown attempt.
Chiba lands a two punch combo.
Chiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Chiba. No joy for Samuray on that attempt.
Chiba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samuray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chiba dips to his left and cracks Samuray with an uppercut!
Samuray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chiba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samuray somewhat.
Chiba scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshiro Samuray 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!

Chiba gets a clinch.
Samuray scores with a knee to the head.

Samuray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chiba uses from the top position.

Samuray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chiba defends it easily.
Chiba tries to stand but Samuray is controlling from the bottom.
Chiba won't allow Samuray to sweep him here.
Samuray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Chiba both land. Nice combination.
Yoshimora Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samuray.
Chiba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samuray shoots for a takedown but Chiba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samuray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiba misses with a double jab.
Samuray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chiba swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Samuray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuray slips a jab and a cross from Chiba.
Samuray needs to keep his hands up - Chiba had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samuray shoots for a double leg takedown but Chiba sprawls well. He's pushed Samuray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chiba lands with a nice combination. Samuray backs away looking to recover.
Chiba misses with a wild combination.
Chiba looks to land a combination but Samuray avoids it well.
Samuray lands a head kick!
Chiba cracks a nice hook into Samuray's ribs.
Chiba lands a nice shot to the body.
Chiba throws a series of punches but Samuray moves out of range.
Chiba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chiba stuffs the takedown attempt from Samuray. Samuray gets slowly back to his feet.
Chiba lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba lands a jab to the nose.

Chiba tries to keep at a distance but Samuray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chiba tries to circle away but Samuray has him pinned against the cage.
Samuray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chiba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Chiba fails to land.
Chiba wants to break free but Samuray has control.
Samuray looking to slow down the pace here.
Chiba trying to stall but Samuray improves his position.

Samuray lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Samuray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chiba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samuray lands with a punch from half guard.
Samuray is trying to control. Chiba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuray is pressing down on Chiba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chiba is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuray is looking to take a break and control but Chiba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samuray with the ground and pound but Chiba uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chiba wants to stand up but Samuray is controlling him.
Yoshimora Chiba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshiro Samuray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chiba keeping moving, preventing Samuray from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoshiro Samuray.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samuray, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshiro Samuray!