PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yakisoba
vs
St James

175 cm
28
140 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

177 cm
24
145 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahura Yakisoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by St James.
St James throwing shots but missing, from side control.

St James swings around for an armbar but Yakisoba sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into St James's guard.
St James pulls Yakisoba in to control the position.
St James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St James punishing his opponent with strikes.
St James unloads with some shots from mount but Yakisoba bucks and avoids them well.
St James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba tries to hold on but St James postures up.
St James lands a nice shot to the head.
St James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St James punishing his opponent with strikes.
St James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yakisoba is bucking up trying to escape but St James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yakisoba working to try and regain half guard.
St James avoids the attempt from Yakisoba to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakisoba is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
St James looking to control but Yakisoba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St James wants to control the pace but Yakisoba is squirming around nicely.
St James thowing shots but they're missing.
St James sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St James prevents Yakisoba from getting the reversal.
Yakisoba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St James throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St James looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakisoba is looking to get to half guard.
Yakisoba wants to control but St James is having none of it.
St James looking to ground and pound but Yakisoba is blocking nicely.
Yakisoba is trying to stand up.
St James content just to control the position here.
St James's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yakisoba is squirming around, avoiding St James's attempts to control the action.
St James thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
St James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St James trying to control but Yakisoba is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron St James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yakisoba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yakisoba throws a series of punches but St James moves out of range.
Yakisoba checks a leg kick.
Yakisoba misses with a wild body shot.
St James keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Yakisoba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakisoba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakisoba is looking to score with low kicks.
St James goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James shoots in and drives through. Yakisoba sprawls well.
Some bone on bone action there as Yakisoba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yakisoba thows a body shot but no joy.
Yakisoba scores with a sloppy right hand. St James should have avoided that one.
Yakisoba throws an overhand right that lands on St James's shoulder, as St James tries to avoid the shot.
Yakisoba scores with a one two! St James had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yakisoba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yakisoba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yakisoba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St James throws out a leg kick but Yakisoba moves out of range and St James only half commits.
Masahura Yakisoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakisoba looks to score with a jab to the body but St James is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakisoba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yakisoba throws a series of punches but St James avoids them all with ease.
Yakisoba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yakisoba throws a low kick but it's checked well by St James.
Yakisoba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St James circles away quickly and effectively.
St James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yakisoba pinned against the cage. Yakisoba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yakisoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Yakisoba.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James dips to his left and cracks Yakisoba with an uppercut!
A low kick from St James misses
and Yakisoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yakisoba!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St James lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yakisoba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yakisoba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St James shoots in for a takedown but Yakisoba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Masahura Yakisoba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron St James.
Yakisoba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yakisoba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yakisoba connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Yakisoba.

Yakisoba gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yakisoba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James stopping the sweep attempt from Yakisoba.
St James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St James trying to control but Yakisoba is working from the bottom.
Yakisoba wants to stand and escape but St James is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahura Yakisoba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yakisoba works over St James's head and body with a nice combination.
Yakisoba misses with a body shot.
Yakisoba takes a swing at St James's ribcage but misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by St James.
Yakisoba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yakisoba is looking for a sweep.
Yakisoba sneaks back into half guard.
St James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St James prevents Yakisoba from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St James is taking a breather. Yakisoba says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St James thows a huge punch but Yakisoba dodges it nicely.
Yakisoba taking some punishment here, with St James in his half guard.
Yakisoba wants to control but St James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that St James has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yakisoba is refusing to be controlled, as St James sits in half guard.
Yakisoba wants to control but St James is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yakisoba wants to improve his position but St James is controlling well.
Yakisoba wants to control but St James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yakisoba wants to get back to full guard.
St James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yakisoba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yakisoba throws a low kick, looking for St James's leg but St James calmly moves out of range.
St James missing with a left hand there. Yakisoba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St James takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St James drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yakisoba controlling St James's posture.

St James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yakisoba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St James controls the pace.
Yakisoba working a defensive guard here.
Cameron St James has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James content to stall in guard here.

Yakisoba kicks St James off and gets to his feet.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakisoba throws out the jab.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James moves out of range as Yakisoba strikes.
St James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakisoba throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yakisoba wants to land a leg kick but St James is out of range.
St James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yakisoba defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cameron St James.
I think St James has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron St James!