PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maziko Yugata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kendel wisherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yugata
vs
wisherman

175 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Mayhem Black Market Pharmaceuticals

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maziko Yugata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, kendel wisherman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wisherman staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by wisherman.
Maziko Yugata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yugata cracks wisherman with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like kendel wisherman has been cut.
Yugata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yugata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Yugata does no damage.
Yugata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
wisherman fails to land the takedown.
Yugata throws a hook but wisherman avoids it easily.
Yugata throws a nice looking combination but wisherman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

wisherman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yugata manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
wisherman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
wisherman postures up and lands a big shot to Yugata's brow.
Yugata keeping full guard, as wisherman tries to pass.
Yugata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yugata trying to control the position.
Yugata wants to sweep here but wisherman controlling him for the moment.
wisherman wants to control from the top but Yugata keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yugata tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yugata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yugata lands a jab.
Yugata misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Yugata.
Yugata connects with a body shot.
wisherman looks gassed!
Yugata sizes up wisherman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yugata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yugata looks to throw the jab but wisherman is out of range.
Yugata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yugata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by wisherman.
Yugata with a nice cross.

That has opened up kendel wisherman's cut even more.
Yugata scores with a one two! wisherman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
wisherman avoids the body shot from Yugata.
No luck with that takedown attempt from wisherman.
Yugata misses with an uppercut. wisherman saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yugata looks to throw the jab but wisherman is out of range.
wisherman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yugata misses with a kick to the body.

wisherman scores a takedown into full mount!
Yugata is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by wisherman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maziko Yugata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on kendel wisherman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

wisherman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yugata.
wisherman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yugata tries to avoid it but wisherman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yugata to the ground. Yugata escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
wisherman slips under a jab from Yugata.
Yugata misses with a looping right.
Yugata throws a hook but wisherman blocks it.
wisherman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yugata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yugata misses with a straight right.
Yugata misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wisherman shoots in but no luck this time.
Yugata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
wisherman is breathing heavily.
wisherman ducks under a wild hook from Yugata.
A slow jab from Yugata misses its intended target.
Yugata scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

The cut above kendel wisherman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Yugata does it's job there.
Yugata cracks wisherman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maziko Yugata is winning the standup battle so far.
Yugata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

kendel wisherman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yugata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yugata misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

wisherman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yugata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yugata is trying to control but can't.
Yugata is trying to defend against the ground and pound but wisherman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yugata flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wisherman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yugata defending well though.
Yugata has hold of wisherman's hands but wisherman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
wisherman wants to take a breather but Yugata is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yugata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but wisherman manages to avoid it.
Yugata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but wisherman circles away quickly and effectively.
wisherman ducks under a wild hook from Yugata.
Yugata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yugata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by wisherman.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maziko Yugata!