PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Yamaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gimmeya Spanka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaru kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rising. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Yamaru
vs
Spanka

177 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Yamaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gimmeya Spanka!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaru has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamaru there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamaru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spanka is fending him off so far but Yamaru persists. Nope, Spanka circles away and we're back to standing.
Spanka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spanka misses with a lunging right hand

and Yamaru counters with a single leg into guard. Spanka didn't expect that.
Yamaru trying to control but Spanka is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamaru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spanka keeping moving, preventing Yamaru from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yamaru is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spanka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shinji Yamaru has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yamaru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spanka.
Spanka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spanka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamaru shoots in and drives through. Spanka sprawls well.
Spanka throws a series of punches but Yamaru moves out of range.
Yamaru shoots in for a takedown but Spanka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Yamaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Spanka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaru shoots for a takedown but Spanka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spanka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spanka wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamaru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spanka misses with the combination.
Spanka lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamaru shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice cross by Spanka.
Spanka throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamaru takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gimmeya Spanka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spanka with a hook.
Yamaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spanka.
Yamaru moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spanka 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 Yamaru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamaru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spanka misses with a double jab.
Yamaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spanka.
Yamaru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spanka looks to land a combination. Yamaru sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yamaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yamaru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanka with a hook.
Yamaru shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Yamaru.
Spanka lands a body shot.
Spanka looks to land a left hand but Yamaru moved out of range nicely.
Spanka throws out a loose jab but Yamaru uses good head movement to avoid it.

Yamaru scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yamaru not doing much here.
Yamaru is pressing down on Spanka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spanka is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yamaru is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Spanka wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gimmeya Spanka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yamaru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spanka throws a one two combo.

Yamaru looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spanka!
Yamaru looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spanka is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Yamaru has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yamaru has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Spanka has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yamaru trying to control.
Spanka trying to control the hands but Yamaru won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spanka can't escape the position.
Yamaru is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yamaru trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru is riding his opponent, not letting Spanka buck him off.
Yamaru trying to control momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shinji Yamaru.
Spanka thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Yamaru with that takedown attempt.
Spanka lands a jab-cross combination.
Spanka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spanka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spanka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamaru walks into a straight right hand from Spanka.
Yamaru shoots and misses
and Spanka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spanka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamaru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spanka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spanka misses with a few strikes there.
Spanka throws a leg kick that is checked

and Yamaru counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spanka won't be happy with that.

Yamaru working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Yamaru tries for a kimura but Spanka is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Yamaru dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Spanka misses with a two punch combination.
Spanka throws the left hand but Yamaru avoids the punch easily.
Spanka lands a jab.
Spanka tries to bum rush Yamaru with a series of wild strikes but Yamaru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spanka sizes up Yamaru with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamaru.
Yamaru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spanka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamaru looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Spanka.
Spanka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Spanka - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanka takes a swing at Yamaru's ribcage but misses.
Spanka lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamaru slips a jab and a cross from Spanka.
Spanka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spanka clobbers Yamaru with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamaru walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spanka dips to his left and cracks Yamaru with an uppercut!
Spanka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamaru has time to react.
Yamaru shoots in for a takedown but Spanka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Yamaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Yamaru with that takedown attempt.
Spanka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Spanka.
Shinji Yamaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spanka scores with a one two! Yamaru had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru fails with the takedown
and Spanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Spanka misses with a few strikes there.
Spanka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spanka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spanka throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Yamaru counters with a takedown into side control.
Spanka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamaru throws an elbow but Spanka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yamaru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spanka keeps working.
Spanka is trying to buck Yamaru off.
Spanka is trying to work for a sweep but Yamaru has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spanka is trying to stand but he's just given Yamaru his back.

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.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yamaru controlling the positon.
Spanka is really stuck here.
Spanka looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shinji Yamaru.
I think Yamaru 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shinji Yamaru!