PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mini Boxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Boxo
vs
Yoshi

189 cm
22
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mini Boxo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxo.
Boxo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boxo tries to work over Yoshi's front leg with a kick but Yoshi checks it.
Boxo throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxo misses with a two punch combination.
Boxo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boxo moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxo misses with a looping left.
Boxo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boxo jabs Yoshi right on the nose. Yoshi blinks but takes it well.
Mini Boxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Yoshi misses
and Yoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxo takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Yoshi scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshi sizes up Boxo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yoshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boxo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo misses with a double jab.
Yoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yoshi.
Boxo moves in looking to clinch but Yoshi pushes him off.
Yoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxo swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Boxo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoshi tries to land a leg kick but Boxo saw it coming and moves away.
Yoshi lands with a straight right. Boxo didn't see that one coming.
Yoshi ducks under a wild hook from Boxo.
Boxo avoids the head kick by Yoshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxo tries to clinch there but Yoshi circles away.
Yoshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boxo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshi.
Boxo takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Boxo blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxo.
Yoshi blocks a jab.
Yoshi wants to clinch
and Boxo counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshi's sensitive parts.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Yoshi misses with a hook to the body
and Yoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshi falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Boxo counter with a right hand.
Boxo closes the distance but Yoshi moves to the side
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxo is out of range.
Yoshi ducks under a wild hook from Boxo.
Boxo throws a low kick but Yoshi moves out of range easily.
Yoshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoshi checks a low kick from Boxo.
Boxo tries to clinch up.
Boxo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Boxo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boxo missing with a left hand there. Yoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mini Boxo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxo misses with a straight left.
Boxo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshi lands with an overhand left.
Yoshi tries to land a body kick
enabling Boxo to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boxo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoshi defending well as Boxo loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxo throws a one two combo.
Boxo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Yoshi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taka Yoshi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yoshi clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Boxo fails to land.
Boxo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxo avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.

Yoshi manages to break the clinch.
Yoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Taka Yoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxo misses with a few strikes there.
Boxo throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshi. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshi wants to clinch up but Boxo keeps it at a distance.
Boxo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshi avoids the head kick by Boxo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxo moves out of range as Yoshi strikes.
Yoshi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi blocks a head kick by Boxo.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Yoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boxo really felt that one!
Yoshi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshi motions for Boxo to come forward. Yoshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshi slips under a jab.
Yoshi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boxo.
Yoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Boxo moves out of range easily.
Boxo misses with a straight left.
Boxo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoshi thumps Boxo with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxo looks to throw the jab but Yoshi is out of range.
Boxo misses with a looping left.
Yoshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boxo's head backwards.
Good work by Boxo as he checks the leg kick.
Boxo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Boxo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boxo misses with a wild body shot.
Boxo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Taka Yoshi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxo moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoshi's calf.
Boxo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshi. That did some damage!
Boxo thumps Yoshi with a low kick.
Yoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshi misses with the body kick
and Boxo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshi throws a leg kick
and Boxo counters with a left to the body.
Yoshi is breathing heavily.
Boxo keeps Yoshi at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boxo 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 Yoshi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boxo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoshi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boxo cracks Yoshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boxo is looking to slow Yoshi down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Boxo.
Boxo tries to bum rush Yoshi with a series of wild strikes but Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boxo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boxo lands with a hook. Yoshi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshi.
Boxo is looking to land body kicks.
Boxo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxo misses with a body kick.
Boxo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yoshi throws a leg kick
and Boxo counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxo missing with a left hand there. Yoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Boxo clinches.
Boxo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Boxo - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mini Boxo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taka Yoshi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A left lands for Boxo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxo.
Yoshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boxo misses with a two punch combination.
Boxo lands with a cross.
Yoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxo.
Yoshi throws a sloppy head kick
and Boxo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Boxo moves into the clinch.
Yoshi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boxo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boxo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Boxo on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boxo.
Yoshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxo lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxo.
Boxo cracks Yoshi with a nice body shot.
Boxo is leaning against Yoshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boxo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshi or not.
Yoshi takes a shot to the head.

Boxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Boxo misses with a wild body shot.
Boxo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boxo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoshi's head.
Boxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshi misses with a double jab.
Yoshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxo throws out the jab.
Boxo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxo as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Boxo misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi drops his hands momentarily and Boxo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Boxo.
Yoshi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boxo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi throws a head kick but Boxo moves out of range.
Boxo misses with a low kick.
Yoshi tries to land a body kick
and Boxo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boxo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boxo looks to land a left hand but Yoshi moved out of range nicely.
Yoshi thows a leg kick but Boxo checks it
and Boxo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxo scores with the left hand. Yoshi knows he should have avoided that one.
Boxo looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Boxo lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshi takes one to the chin there.
Yoshi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boxo thows a left - swing and a miss!

Boxo closes the distance and clinches.
Boxo digs a right hand underneath Yoshi's ribcage. Yoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshi misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Boxo.
Boxo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Boxo on the inside.
Boxo digs a right hand underneath Yoshi's ribcage. Yoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Boxo on the inside.
Boxo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Boxo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boxo - that landed with a thud.
Boxo pushes Yoshi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boxo is working Yoshi over against the cage.
Boxo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshi.
Boxo gets through Yoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshi backwards.
A short uppercut from Boxo.
Boxo scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshi can do to turn this around?
Boxo pushes Yoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boxo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boxo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boxo lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshi backwards.
Boxo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshi backwards.
Yoshi blocking some punches.
Boxo misses with the head strike.
Yoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Boxo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxo's elbow.
Boxo lands a shot to the body.
Mini Boxo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yoshi stalling in the clinch but Boxo improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mini Boxo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boxo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mini Boxo!