PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atsushi Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen The Best Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sanosuke
vs
Yoshida

190 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagara Sanosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atsushi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida tries to land a body kick
and Sanosuke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yoshida throws a hook to the side of Sanosuke's head but Sanosuke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanosuke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoshida.
A lazy body kick from Yoshida
and Sanosuke counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Sanosuke moves out of range.
Yoshida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanosuke slips a jab from Yoshida.
Sanosuke misses with a body kick.
Yoshida doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanosuke circles away.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanosuke moves away.
Sanosuke throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a body kick.
Sanosuke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Sanosuke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanosuke scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoshida looks gassed!
Yoshida is looking to clinch.
Sanosuke lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Sanosuke is avoiding it.
Sanosuke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses
and Sanosuke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanosuke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanosuke lands a nice looking body kick.
Sanosuke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanosuke lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Atsushi Yoshida has been cut.
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanosuke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoshida's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanosuke lands with a kick to the temple. Yoshida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshida 's knee.
Sanosuke connects with a high kick.
Sanosuke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atsushi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanosuke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanosuke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanosuke is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagara Sanosuke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atsushi Yoshida'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.

A good leg kick by Sanosuke.
Yoshida fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanosuke looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
Sanosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanosuke delivers a nice body kick.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanosuke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanosuke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Sanosuke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanosuke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanosuke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanosuke.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanosuke.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanosuke throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Sanosuke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanosuke scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanosuke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yoshida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanosuke has got the better of the exchanges.
Yoshida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanosuke throws a nice head kick!
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanosuke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanosuke can pounce on him.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanosuke.
Atsushi Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanosuke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanosuke lands a high kick!
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Sanosuke.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Sanosuke is avoiding it.
A low kick from Yoshida misses
and Sanosuke counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanosuke counters with a head kick. That will keep Yoshida thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Sanosuke thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
Sanosuke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Sanosuke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagara Sanosuke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atsushi Yoshida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Sagara Sanosuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanosuke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke fakes the leg kick and cracks Yoshida in the body.
Sanosuke connects with a high kick.
Sanosuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yoshida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanosuke scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshida.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanosuke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanosuke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Sanosuke moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanosuke.
A head kick by Yoshida misses
and Sanosuke counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanosuke. Sanosuke obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanosuke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yoshida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanosuke - the referee stops the clock and Yoshida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanosuke. Yoshida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanosuke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanosuke tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanosuke throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Sanosuke lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Sanosuke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
Sanosuke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yoshida will feel that in the morning.
Sanosuke connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a high kick!
A good leg kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanosuke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida thows a leg kick but Sanosuke checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Sanosuke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoshida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanosuke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atsushi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagara Sanosuke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanosuke scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagara Sanosuke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanosuke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagara Sanosuke!