PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z comes to the cage accompanied by Haters. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Z
vs
Yoshi

182 cm
26
211 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

190 cm
29
220 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Z thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshi shoots in for a takedown but Z shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshi walks into a stiff left hand from Z.
Z tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Z.
Z avoids the head kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Z.
Yoshi lands a head kick!
Z misses with a looping right.
Z blocks a head kick by Yoshi.

Yoshi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Yoshi there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yoshi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Z defends it well.
Yoshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Z is trying to get back to full guard.
Yoshi is looking to advance position but Z won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Z pushes Yoshi off looking to stand but Yoshi dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoshi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yoshi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Z knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yoshi on the ground.
Yoshi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Z does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Z regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yoshi.
Yoshi wants to control from the top but Z keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Z looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yoshi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yoshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yoshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Z's head.
Yoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Z defending well though.
Yoshi is trying to control the action in half guard but Z is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Z tries to kick Yoshi off but Yoshi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoshi throwing shots but Z is blocking nicely.
Z won't allow Yoshi to pass to mount.
Yoshi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Z is doing well to control the position and prevent Yoshi from advancing to side control.
Yoshi tries to pass to full mount but Z defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Z defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taka Yoshi dominated that round.
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.

Yoshi throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
Good work by Z as he checks the leg kick.
Z throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Z moves away.
Yoshi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Z checks it well.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Z moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Z. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshi shoots in for a takedown but Z shows good takedown defense.

Yoshi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Z lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoshi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Z up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshi.
Yoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Z tries a body shot but Yoshi blocks it.
Yoshi wants a takedown but no success here.
Yoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshi leaning against his opponent.
Z struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshi controls his hands.
Z doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshi lands a left hand.
Z lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Yoshi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Z is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshi lands a big elbow - Z is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Yoshi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taka Yoshi!