PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Thompson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Yokohama
vs
Thompson

195 cm
22
194 lbs
3 - 16 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yokohama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thompson lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thompson lands a nice short elbow.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Yokohama's hands, connecting with Yokohama's forehead.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Yokohama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yokohama wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson stops Yokohama from getting back to his feet.
Thompson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yokohama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Yokohama is rocked!
Yokohama has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Yokohama is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips a nice elbow through Yokohama's hands, connecting with Yokohama's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Yokohama looking for submissions off his back.

Yokohama looking for submissions off his back.
Yokohama is breathing heavily.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Yokohama's head.
Yokohama seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thompson working over Yokohama with some ground and pound. Yokohama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Yokohama's head.

It looks like Sanji Yokohama has been cut.

Yokohama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Yokohama tries to get to full guard but Thompson has control of the leg.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of Yokohama's head.
Thompson lands strikes from half guard.
Yokohama has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Yokohama quite badly. Yokohama pulls Thompson in close trying to recover. Thompson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Yokohama on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Yokohama doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Thompson!