PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto has chosen Wage Slaves - All Shall Perish as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cranium
vs
Yamamoto

193 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
260 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Cranium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidehiko Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Cranium catches Yamamoto right on the button with a cross.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranium lands with an overhand left.
Cranium lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Cranium finds it's way through Yamamoto's defenses.
Cranium misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cranium moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Cranium.
Yamamoto scores with a push kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cranium throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto pushes Cranium away with a front kick.
Cranium blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranium throws the kick towards the body but Yamamoto avoids it.
Cranium tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranium fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Cranium, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Cranium does no damage.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranium stalks Yamamoto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yamamoto's face. Yamamoto staggers backwards, shaken.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Cranium throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Cranium.
Cranium throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Yamamoto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Yamamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranium fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Cranium throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto cracks the inside of Cranium's front leg.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cranium moves out of range easily.
Cranium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranium missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranium scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cranium sizes up Yamamoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranium misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranium misses with a few strikes there.
Cranium misses with the combination.
Cranium just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranium works over Yamamoto's head and body with a nice combination.
Cranium lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Cranium avoids nicely.
Cranium fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cranium scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cranium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cranium misses with a looping left.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranium.
Cranium throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cranium throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Cranium.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranium scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cranium tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Cranium.
Cranium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cranium fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranium swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cranium cracks a nice hook into Yamamoto's ribs.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Cranium will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cranium throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamamoto pushes Cranium away with a front kick.
Cranium is looking to wear down Yamamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cranium.
Cranium throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cranium.
Cranium swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cranium moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cranium.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranium throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cranium tried to score with a low kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Cranium throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Cranium misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cranium misses with a series of wild punches.
Cranium takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cranium misses with a body kick.
Cranium takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cranium misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cranium misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Cranium moves out of range.
Cranium throws a one two combo.
Cranium tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Cranium shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cranium blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Cranium throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Cranium tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cranium walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yamamoto.
Cranium throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Cranium is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
Yamamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cranium's sensitive parts.
Cranium misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Cranium dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Cranium had a free shot at his head there.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Richard Cranium is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks Cranium in the body.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranium throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cranium takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cranium lands a jab.
A combination from Cranium does no damage.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Cranium.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranium. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cranium moves out of range easily.
Cranium throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Cranium misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranium swinging wildly here.
Cranium avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Cranium fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cranium avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranium takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Cranium fails to land with a series of punches.
Cranium tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cranium tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranium.
Richard Cranium is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Cranium shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cranium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranium throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Cranium takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cranium connects with a body shot.
Cranium throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Cranium punishes Yamamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Cranium throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cranium.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Cranium will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Cranium looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Cranium misses with a series of wild punches.
Cranium misses with a low kick.
Cranium is looking to land body kicks.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Cranium. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy body kick from Cranium
and Yamamoto counters with a big head kick but Cranium shrugs it off.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cranium jabs Yamamoto right on the nose. Yamamoto blinks but takes it well.
Cranium misses with a wild combination.
Cranium blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but Cranium takes it in his stride.
Cranium looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Cranium misses with a two punch combination.
Cranium takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Cranium fails to land with a series of punches.
Cranium throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranium will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cranium looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cranium takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cranium swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Cranium moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a front kick that sends Cranium stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but Cranium takes it in his stride.
Cranium just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranium walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamamoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cranium.
Cranium cracks Yamamoto with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Cranium. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cranium avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Cranium scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Yamamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cranium.
Cranium misses with a few strikes there.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cranium.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cranium moves out of range easily.
Cranium throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cranium moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamamoto lands a head kick. Cranium smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Cranium.
Cranium takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cranium avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Cranium lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cranium misses with a jab, cross combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cranium checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Cranium 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!

Cranium misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Cranium misses.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick. Cranium tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cranium throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cranium tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Cranium moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cranium avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cranium.
Cranium throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a good, hard body kick but Cranium shrugs it off.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Cranium throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamamoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto scores with a nice body kick.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands the left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cranium.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cranium!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cranium looks for the body kick but Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Cranium lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranium throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cranium.
Cranium blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Cranium misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Cranium.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cranium throws a lazy body kick
and Yamamoto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cranium is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cranium throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamamoto delivers a nice body kick.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranium throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Cranium lands a jab-cross combination.
Cranium blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Cranium throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Cranium misses the shot to the body.
Cranium avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Cranium fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Cranium shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranium will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Cranium.
A jab from Cranium misses.
Yamamoto keeps Cranium at a distance using the push kick.
Yamamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cranium.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cranium lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cranium misses with a two punch combination.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cranium blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Cranium looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Cranium goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranium blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cranium.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Cranium throws a body kick.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto thows a body kick. Cranium tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cranium thuds a left hand into Yamamoto's body.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranium lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Cranium misses the target.
Cranium looks to land a combination. Yamamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Cranium walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cranium throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Cranium motions for Yamamoto to come forward. Cranium throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Cranium moves out of range.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cranium.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cranium misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Cranium throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cranium throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamamoto. Cranium shrugs it off though.
A punch combination from Cranium misses.
Cranium takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cranium dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Cranium tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranium.
Cranium misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto feints and then cracks Cranium's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cranium down.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that Cranium semi-blocks.
Cranium sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cranium fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Cranium moves out of range.
Cranium lands a body shot.
Cranium lands a right hook to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Cranium misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard Cranium is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cranium throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Cranium.
Cranium misses with a wild combination.
Hidehiko Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto scores with a head kick. Cranium tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Cranium showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cranium has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cranium!