PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric has chosen Rocky Theme Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Yamada
vs
Fredric

178 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
164 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Fredric slips a jab and a cross from Yamada.

Fredric closes the distance and clinches.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamada is defending well for now.
Fredric misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but Yamada blocks it.

Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada lands a right hook to the body.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fredric is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Randy Fredric has been cut.
Yamada throws a right hand that Fredric ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredric also avoids with ease.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fredric doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada throws the left hand but Fredric avoids the punch easily.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredric circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada throws a right hand that Fredric ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredric also avoids with ease.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredric ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
Arashi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Fredric is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Yamada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fredric backs up against the ropes.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Fredric avoids nicely.
Fredric fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Fredric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Yamada there.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four 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.
Yamada misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Fredric's ribs.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Fredric saw that one coming.
Fredric moves away from the strike by Yamada.
Fredric blocks a jab.
Fredric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fredric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arashi Yamada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
That's time! Yamada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fredric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredric.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredric.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fredric.
Fredric has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Fredric avoids them all with ease.
Fredric takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamada swings for the body but Fredric moves out of range.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses the jab.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamada throws a hook but Fredric blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Yamada lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Fredric tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Fredric avoids nicely.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fredric dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Fredric moves out of range of the strikes.
Arashi Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredric staying out of range there.
Yamada scores with a jab.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fredric has time to react.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arashi Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Fredric's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Fredric instigates a clinch.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamada blocks the elbow strike.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.

Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredric drops his hands momentarily and Yamada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fredric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Fredric is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Yamada takes a swing at Fredric's ribcage but misses.
Fredric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Fredric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arashi Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada throws out a powerful jab.
Fredric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamada stalks Fredric and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fredric's face. Fredric staggers backwards, shaken.
Fredric ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Yamada keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Yamada.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada misses the jab.
Fredric dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Fredric moves away and avoids it.
Randy Fredric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredric slips under a jab from Yamada.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredric circles away quickly and effectively.
Fredric moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Fredric gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Arashi Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Fredric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamada.
Fredric tries to clinch but Yamada is having none of it.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredric.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arashi Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamada, 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 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

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