PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Beorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beorge has chosen I am Rock as his entrance music. Rodrigo Beorge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yokohama
vs
Beorge

195 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 15 - 0

189 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Beorge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Beorge. No joy for Yokohama on that attempt.
Beorge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yokohama blocks a leg kick.
Yokohama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beorge swivels and escapes.
Yokohama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beorge's waist but Beorge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yokohama off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanji Yokohama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yokohama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beorge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yokohama is defended easily by Beorge.
Beorge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yokohama on the side of the head.
Beorge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beorge leaves Yokohama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beorge lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beorge has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yokohama.
Beorge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beorge has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yokohama.
Beorge leaves Yokohama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yokohama is breathing heavily.
Yokohama fails with a takedown attempt.
Beorge is looking to score with low kicks.
Good shot there by Beorge.
Beorge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yokohama.
Yokohama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanji Yokohama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beorge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beorge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yokohama.
Beorge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yokohama checks a low kick from Beorge.
Beorge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beorge. That's going to slow Yokohama down.
Beorge thows a leg kick but Yokohama checks it
and Yokohama counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beorge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Sanji Yokohama has been cut.
A left lands for Beorge.
Nice shot lands for Beorge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beorge defends it nicely.
Beorge misses with a few strikes there.
Beorge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beorge throws a low kick but Yokohama avoids it.
A combination from Beorge does no damage.
Yokohama fails with the takedown.
Beorge lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beorge.
Beorge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yokohama counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodrigo Beorge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yokohama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beorge can pounce on him.
Beorge cracks the inside of Yokohama's front leg.
Beorge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beorge is working the combinations to good effect here.
Beorge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Beorge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beorge throws a leg kick but Yokohama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yokohama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beorge defends it nicely.
Beorge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Beorge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanji Yokohama's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yokohama checks a leg kick.
Yokohama shoots in for a takedown but Beorge shows good takedown defense.
Beorge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A right-left combo lands from Beorge.
Beorge scores with a punch to the head.
Beorge swinging wildly here.
Yokohama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yokohama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beorge as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanji Yokohama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beorge throws a series of strikes that have Yokohama backpedaling.
Beorge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yokohama's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beorge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beorge lands a two punch combo.
Beorge misses with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yokohama. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yokohama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Beorge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yokohama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Beorge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yokohama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beorge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beorge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yokohama is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beorge.
Yokohama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yokohama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Beorge does it's job there.
Rodrigo Beorge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beorge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beorge throws a series of punches but Yokohama moves out of range.
Yokohama needs to keep his hands up - Beorge had a free shot at his head there.
Beorge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Beorge throws a right and a left that Yokohama avoids nicely.
Beorge connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beorge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beorge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beorge swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beorge, as that shot connected.
Yokohama blocks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Beorge. No joy for Yokohama on that attempt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yokohama might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Beorge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beorge tries to land a leg kick but Yokohama saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beorge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yokohama shoots in for a takedown but Beorge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Beorge as Yokohama shoots in.
Beorge scores with a one two! Yokohama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yokohama slips a jab and a cross from Beorge.
Sanji Yokohama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beorge lands a head shot.
Beorge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yokohama's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Beorge.
Beorge with a hook.
Yokohama tries for a takedown but Beorge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Beorge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sanji Yokohama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Beorge throws a series of strikes that have Yokohama backpedaling.
Yokohama shoots in for a takedown but Beorge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beorge misses with a low kick as Yokohama jumps back.
Yokohama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beorge slaps away a takedown attempt from Yokohama, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Yokohama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yokohama fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanji Yokohama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beorge misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beorge scores with a three punch combo!
Beorge with a hook.
Yokohama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beorge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yokohama.
Beorge throws a right and a left that Yokohama avoids nicely.
Yokohama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beorge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beorge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Beorge does no damage.
Yokohama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beorge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yokohama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beorge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beorge misses with a leg kick.
Beorge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beorge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Yokohama blocks the leg kick.
Beorge throws a low kick but Yokohama avoids it.
Yokohama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beorge as he jumps to the side.
Beorge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beorge throws a low kick but Yokohama moves out of range easily.
Yokohama moves out of range of the leg kick from Beorge.
Beorge closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Beorge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beorge lands with a nice combination. Yokohama backs away looking to recover.
Beorge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yokohama is out of range and Beorge settles back down.
Beorge is looking to chop away at Yokohama's legs.
Nice cross by Beorge.
Horrible takedown by Yokohama or perhaps it was just good defense by Beorge which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanji Yokohama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beorge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yokohama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by Beorge. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Beorge tenderised Yokohama's leg. Yokohama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yokohama fails with the takedown.
Beorge lands a jab to the head.
Yokohama fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigo Beorge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beorge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yokohama.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Beorge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beorge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Beorge!