PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Yoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheep Shane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshiro's entrance music is Girugamesh - Arrow. A fine choice. Shane has chosen 2pac-Gangsters paradise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kazuma Yoshiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yoshiro
vs
Shane

183 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 6 - 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheep Shane!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Shane misses with an uppercut. Yoshiro saw that one coming.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshiro dodges the punch combination from Shane.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Shane keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Shane throws out a loose jab but Yoshiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Shane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shane throws a series of punches but Yoshiro moves out of range.
Shane misses with a body shot.

Shane drops Yoshiro with a right and a left! Shane comes rushing in but Yoshiro regains his composure and manages to keep Shane in guard.

It looks like Kazuma Yoshiro has been cut.
Shane stops Yoshiro from standing up.
Shane landing some decent shots from guard.
Shane controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shane gets to his feet - Yoshiro follows without any prompting.
Shane swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Kazuma Yoshiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Shane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane is having none of it.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Shane keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane keeps the fight on the outside.
Shane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshiro manages to avoid it.
Shane thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shane just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Shane throws a right hand that Yoshiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshiro also avoids with ease.
Shane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshiro at a distance.
Shane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shane misses with a wild body shot.
Shane lands a jab to Yoshiro's midsection.
Shane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshiro's hands.
Shane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yoshiro dodges the punch combination from Shane.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shane swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane is having none of it.
A jab from Shane finds it's way through Yoshiro's defenses.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Shane is avoiding it.
Shane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yoshiro rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro blocks a jab.
Shane throws a series of punches but Yoshiro avoids them all with ease.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Shane lands with a right hand.

Kazuma Yoshiro's cut is getting worse.
Shane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Yoshiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheep Shane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Yoshiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shane throws a lazy right hand but Yoshiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Shane keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shane. Yoshiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Shane circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane is having none of it.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Shane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shane.
Shane punishes Yoshiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Shane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shane throws a series of punches but Yoshiro moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane is having none of it.
Kazuma Yoshiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shane misses the shot to the body.
Shane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Shane swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shane lands a jab to Yoshiro's midsection.
Shane is breathing heavily.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Shane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Shane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro takes a jab right on the kisser.

Kazuma Yoshiro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane moves out of range.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshiro dodges the punch combination from Shane.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane moves out of range.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Shane is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Shane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shane throws a body punch but Yoshiro moves out of range.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Shane is avoiding it.
Yoshiro dodges the punch combination from Shane.
Shane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Shane looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshiro is just out of range.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Shane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Shane keeps it at a distance.
Shane lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Shane misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Shane keeps it at a distance.

Yoshiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shane, pushing him back against the cage.
Shane is trying to break free.
Yoshiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshiro looking to throw knees to the head but Shane is blocking nicely.
Shane is looking to control Yoshiro's arms but Yoshiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shane has his back to the cage.
Yoshiro throws an elbow that misses.
Yoshiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shane has him pressed against the cage.

Yoshiro manages to break the clinch.
Shane throws a series of punches but Yoshiro avoids them all with ease.
Yoshiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Shane is avoiding it.
Shane misses with a hook. Yoshiro ducked under it nicely.
Shane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shane circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane moves out of range.
Sheep Shane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shane throws a series of punches but Yoshiro avoids them all with ease.
Yoshiro defending well as Shane loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Shane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Shane misses with a two punch combination.
Shane throws a series of punches but Yoshiro avoids them all with ease.
Shane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheep Shane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazuma Yoshiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shane keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Shane throws a hook but Yoshiro avoids it easily.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane scores with a jab.
Shane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shane keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yoshiro looking to throw knees to the head but Shane is blocking nicely.
Yoshiro throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshiro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Yoshiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Shane. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Shane is avoiding it.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Shane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shane misses with a two punch combination.
Shane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
Shane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Shane is avoiding it.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch but Shane is avoiding it.
Shane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane moves out of range.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up but Shane circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane is having none of it.
Shane cracks Yoshiro with a good jab.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Shane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shane fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
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 Shane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shane. Yoshiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shane misses with a wild body shot.
Shane scores with a three punch combo!
Shane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shane misses with a hook. Yoshiro ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shane scores with a jab to the head.
Yoshiro moves in looking to clinch but Shane pushes him off.
Nice shot lands for Shane.
Shane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshiro wants to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shane swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshiro.
Shane fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazuma Yoshiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yoshiro tries to clinch but Shane moves out of range.
Shane keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Shane circles away.
Yoshiro is looking to clinch.
Sheep Shane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Yoshiro.
Yoshiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shane.
Yoshiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshiro tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shane keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshiro tries to clinch there but Shane circles away.
Yoshiro wants to clinch up but Shane keeps it at a distance.
Yoshiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheep Shane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shane 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheep Shane!