PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herald Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fan
vs
Yamato

183 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jun Fan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Yamato!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato is looking to clinch.
Fan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Yamato rushes Fan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fan wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamato won't allow it.
Fan is trying to break the clinch but Yamato has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamato has him pressed against the cage.
Yamato has Fan pressed against the cage, preventing Fan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fan can't break the clinch.
Fan working hard to break the clinch.

Yamato breaks the clinch.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Fan is avoiding it.
Fan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fan keeps the fight on the outside.
Fan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fan tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamato wants to clinch up but Fan keeps it at a distance.
Fan tries to work over Yamato's front leg with a kick but Yamato checks it.
Fan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fan throws a solid leg kick but Yamato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fan.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch but Fan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamato wants to clinch up but Fan keeps it at a distance.
Fan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fan wants to slow Yamato down by chopping away at his legs.
Fan tries to work over Yamato's front leg with a kick but Yamato checks it.
Yamato tries to clinch but Fan moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamato fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamato moves in looking to clinch but Fan pushes him off.
Yamato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fan scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamato doesn't manage to clinch there - Fan circles away.
Fan throws a wild body kick that Yamato sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Yamato.
Fan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Fan.
Yamato throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato throws a body punch but Fan moves out of range.
Yamato lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Fan.
Yamato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fan. That did some damage!
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick
and Fan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamato moves in looking to clinch but Fan pushes him off.
A low kick from Fan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a solid body kick.
Yamato checks a leg kick.

Yamato lands a high kick to the side of Fan's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Yamato dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Jun Fan has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yamato trying to control but Fan is working from the bottom.
Yamato tries to free his leg and advance position but Fan is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamato trying to control but Fan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herald Yamato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Fan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fan throws a head kick that misses
and Yamato counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fan scoring well with a low kick there.

Yamato moves into range and clinches up with Fan.
Yamato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fan's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Fan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Yamato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Herald Yamato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamato's sensitive parts.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch but Fan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Fan lands but Yamato takes it in his stride.
Fan misses with a leg kick

and Yamato counters with a head kick that drops Fan - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Fan is rocked!
Yamato frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Yamato.
Fan has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Yamato's lack of action.
Fan tries to kick Yamato off but Yamato keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamato seems to be looking for submissions.
Fan is refusing to be controlled, as Yamato sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamato is looking for a kimura but Fan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yamato to get the leverage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a right hand to the body.
Fan throws a front kick aimed at Yamato's knee but Yamato avoids it well.
Fan motions for Yamato to come forward. Fan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fan throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Fan moves out of range of the body kick from Yamato.
Fan misses with a leg kick

and Yamato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamato looking for a takedown.
Yamato is breathing heavily.
Fan is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamato has double underhooks.

Yamato breaks the clinch.
Yamato moves out of range of the body kick from Fan.
Herald Yamato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamato throws a lazy head kick
and Fan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamato's knee momentarily.
Fan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamato throws and low kick but Fan moves out of range easily.
Fan tries to land a leg kick but Yamato saw it coming and moves away.
Yamato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fan throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herald Yamato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jun Fan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fan throws a head kick that Yamato semi-blocks.
Fan lands a head kick. Yamato smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fan throws a leg kick but Yamato moved away.
Good leg kick by Fan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fan avoids the body shot from Yamato.
Fan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fan. That's going to slow Yamato down.
Fan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fan throws a low kick, looking for Yamato's leg but Yamato calmly moves out of range.
Fan swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamato.
A head kick misses from Yamato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamato.
Yamato tries to clinch up.
Fan throws a sloppy head kick and Yamato moves out of range easily.
Fan swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamato.
Yamato tries to clinch up.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick
and Fan counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamato is out of range.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch but Fan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Fan throws a head kick that misses
and Yamato counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fan. That's going to slow Yamato down.

Yamato drives through and clinches with Fan against the cage.
Fan tries to break the clinch but Yamato is controlling the position.
Yamato is trying to break the clinch but Fan has him pressed against the cage.
Fan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fan is trying to force a seperation but Yamato has the dominant position.
Fan working hard to break the clinch.
Fan has had enough of the clinch but Yamato keeps him there for the moment.
Fan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fan tries to break the clinch but Yamato is controlling the position.
Yamato prevents Fan from breaking the clinch.
Yamato has Fan pressed against the cage, preventing Fan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamato prevents Fan from breaking the clinch.
Fan avoiding damage as Yamato throws knees to the body.

Fan manages to break the clinch.
Fan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamato counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fan misses with a leg kick

and Yamato moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fan is trying to break free.
Fan has had enough of the clinch but Yamato keeps him there for the moment.

Fan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fan throws a leg kick

and Yamato counters with a head kick that drops Fan!

Fan pushes Yamato off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jun Fan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Fan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamato lands a nice shot that snaps Fan's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fan throws a leg kick
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamato throws a lazy head kick
and Fan counters with an outside leg kick.
Fan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fan keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamato tries to clinch up.
Yamato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fan.
Yamato looks to land a combination but Fan avoids it well.
Fan throws a chopping leg kick but Yamato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Fan is predictable there
and Yamato counters with a big head kick but Fan shrugs it off.
Herald Yamato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fan tries to land a leg kick but Yamato saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fan tries to work over Yamato's front leg with a kick but Yamato checks it.
Fan misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a series of strikes. Fan will be more careful next time no doubt.

Yamato darts in and clinches Fan up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herald Yamato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herald Yamato!