PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Yoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Centauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiro's entrance music is Girugamesh - Arrow. A fine choice. Kazuma Yoshiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yoshiro
vs
Centauro

183 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Yoshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Centauro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Centauro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Centauro is avoiding it.
Centauro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Centauro circles away.
Centauro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yoshiro's waist but Yoshiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Centauro off to one side.
Centauro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Centauro circles away.
Centauro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yoshiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Centauro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazuma Yoshiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Centauro.
Nice takedown defense from Yoshiro. No joy for Centauro on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Centauro keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro moves out of range.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Centauro keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro lands with a kick to the temple. Centauro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Renato Centauro has been cut.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Centauro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro moves out of range.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Centauro pushes him off.
Kazuma Yoshiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro moves out of range.
Yoshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Centauro circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro moves out of range.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro is having none of it.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Centauro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro misses with a head kick.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Centauro circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centauro shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshiro tries to sprawl out of it but Centauro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshiro lands a head kick!
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Centauro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Centauro is avoiding it.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Centauro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Centauro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Centauro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yoshiro circles away.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Centauro keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.

Yoshiro forces Centauro back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Centauro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshiro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yoshiro misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Yoshiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Centauro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Centauro circles away.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Centauro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Centauro keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Centauro circles away.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Centauro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Centauro is having none of it.
Yoshiro misses with a head kick.
Centauro shoots in for a takedown but Yoshiro shows good takedown defense.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.

Yoshiro pushes Centauro up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Yoshiro.
Yoshiro scores a nice knee to the body.
Centauro is breathing heavily.
Centauro can't get the takedown.
Yoshiro landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Yoshiro.
A knee to the head by Yoshiro.

That has opened up Renato Centauro's cut even more.
Yoshiro lands an elbow just above Centauro 's eye.
Yoshiro lands a damaging elbow.
Yoshiro scores with a knee to the head.

Renato Centauro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro connects with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Renato Centauro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazuma Yoshiro!