PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Kane Yamada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Brown's chin.

Brown
vs
Yamada

182 cm
27
176 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

190 cm
25
183 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GTI - 1337 Winter stock
WTF? spar gear $8

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamada lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Mr Brown has been cut.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Brown with a jab.
Yamada looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Yamada 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Yamada gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown sizes up Yamada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Yamada clinches.
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lands a left hand.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamada is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamada down to the mat. Yamada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown blocks a jab.
Yamada is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada.
Yamada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada thuds a left hand into Brown's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamada swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamada tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.

Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yamada tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yamada because Brown loaded up on that one.
Brown prevents Yamada from getting the reversal.
Brown landing punches.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
Brown misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brown misses with a head shot.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown misses with a head shot.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
Yamada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mr Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mr Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yamada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamada throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Kane Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamada ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown slips a straight right by Yamada.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Yamada darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Brown blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown breaks the clinch.

Yamada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brown wants to break free but Yamada has control.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown is trying to push Yamada away but Yamada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown is working for takedown but Yamada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown takes a shot to the head.

Brown has clasped his hands together around Yamada's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Yamada wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown landing a few strikes.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is trying to ground and pound but Yamada uses the momentary lack of control by Brown to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown trying to control from Yamada's half guard. Yamada has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamada looking to control.
Brown throws a strike but Yamada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamada has wrist control.
Yamada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Mr Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice body kick from Yamada.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamada thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Yamada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Yamada moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
Yamada lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown is trying to drag Yamada to the mat but Yamada just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown jumps guard but Yamada stands there with Brown around his waist. Brown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries to pull guard but Yamada won't allow it.
Kane Yamada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Yamada's shoulder, as Yamada tries to avoid the shot.
Yamada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamada moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamada pulls his leg out and moves away.

Yamada has managed to clinch.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
A short right from Yamada.

Brown is rocked!
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Yamada lands a big right hand that drops Brown! The killer instinct kicks in and Yamada finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yamada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Kane Yamada rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.