PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oishi Yoshio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing. Yoshio has chosen "Stronger" by Kanye West as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Redshaw
vs
Yoshio

178 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

178 cm
31
168 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Supersize Me

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Oishi Yoshio!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redshaw misses with a kick to the body.
Redshaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yoshio circles away.
Redshaw moves away from the strike by Yoshio.

Redshaw fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yoshio sprawls well initially but Redshaw persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Redshaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yoshio is looking for a sweep. Redshaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yoshio is trying to maintain the position but Redshaw is very close to passing his half guard.
Yoshio taking some punishment here, with Redshaw in his half guard.
Redshaw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Redshaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yoshio tries to get to full guard but Redshaw has control of the leg.
Redshaw misses with a head shot. Yoshio uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yoshio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Redshaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redshaw.
Redshaw looking to pass the guard.
Yoshio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redshaw.
Yoshio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoshio wants to control the position but Redshaw says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Redshaw thows a huge punch but Yoshio dodges it nicely.
Yoshio manages to get to full guard.
Redshaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redshaw preventing the sweep.
Redshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Redshaw wants to control from the top but Yoshio keeps moving.
Yoshio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yoshio trying to control the position.
Redshaw is working Yoshio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Redshaw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yoshio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redshaw.
Redshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Redshaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Redshaw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redshaw.
Redshaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redshaw postures up.
Redshaw throws a big elbow that misses.
Redshaw lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoshio looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redshaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yoshio's head.
Yoshio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Redshaw controls the pace.
Redshaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Redshaw dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yoshio stuffs the takedown.
Yoshio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redshaw checks a leg kick.
Redshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Redshaw misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoshio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Redshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redshaw tries to clinch there but Yoshio circles away.
Redshaw throws a leg kick but Yoshio moved away.
Yoshio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redshaw. Redshaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Redshaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yoshio swivels and escapes.
Yoshio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Redshaw looking to score a takedown here. Yoshio is defending well but Redshaw drives through and ends up in Yoshio's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redshaw content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Redshaw looking to sit in guard and control but Yoshio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Redshaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshio's guard.
Redshaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redshaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Redshaw throws a big elbow that misses.
Yoshio wants to sweep here but Redshaw controlling him for the moment.
Yoshio is trying to keep Redshaw in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw stands and throws Yoshio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Redshaw misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Redshaw trying to control the position but Yoshio is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Redshaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yoshio is trying to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yoshio wants to control but Redshaw postures up.
Redshaw trying to control the action but Yoshio is working from the bottom.
Dexter Redshaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Redshaw wants to take a breather but Yoshio manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Redshaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yoshio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Redshaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Redshaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redshaw wants to control from the top but Yoshio keeps moving.
Redshaw looking to sit in guard and control but Yoshio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw keeping moving, preventing Yoshio from controlling successfully.
Yoshio postures up and lands a big shot to Redshaw's brow.
Redshaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Redshaw, not yet.
Yoshio pushes down on Redshaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Redshaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yoshio is working away from the top position though.
Redshaw is looking for a sweep. Yoshio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redshaw is trying to control but can't.
Yoshio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Redshaw's head.
Yoshio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Redshaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Redshaw dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yoshio misses with a looping left.
Yoshio loads up on a big right hand but Redshaw slips the punch.
Redshaw ducks under a wild hook from Yoshio.
Yoshio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redshaw.
Yoshio checks a leg kick.

Redshaw closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Yoshio.
Redshaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshio avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redshaw missing with knees to the body.
Redshaw lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshio won't want to take too many of those.
Yoshio lands a knee to the body.
Redshaw missing with knees to the body.
Redshaw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yoshio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshio managing to block the knees to the body from Redshaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshio trying to control the position but instead, Redshaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshio into the cage.
Yoshio avoiding damage as Redshaw throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Redshaw obliges.
Yoshio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshio looking to throw knees to the head but Redshaw is blocking nicely.
Redshaw trying to land knees to the body.
Redshaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshio is defending well for now.
Yoshio managing to block the knees to the body from Redshaw.
Redshaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshio is defending well for now.
Redshaw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Redshaw lands a takedown into guard.
Redshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshio trying to keep a closed guard but Redshaw is proving a slippery customer.
Oishi Yoshio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Redshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshio trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Redshaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Redshaw throws a big right hand that misses.
Redshaw postures up and lands a big shot to Yoshio's brow.

Yoshio looking for a guillotine here but Redshaw defends easily.
Redshaw throws an elbow that misses. Yoshio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Redshaw's guard. Nice move by Yoshio!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Redshaw keeping moving, preventing Yoshio from controlling successfully.
Redshaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoshio lands a couple of digs.
Yoshio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redshaw is keeping the position for now.
Redshaw manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yoshio wants to control but Redshaw is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redshaw lands with some strikes.
Yoshio working to try and regain half guard.
Yoshio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Redshaw landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redshaw lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yoshio hang on?
Redshaw is landing with some decent strikes but Yoshio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yoshio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redshaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yoshio pushes down on Redshaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Redshaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Redshaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Redshaw!
Dexter Redshaw gave a mention to Australian Xtreme - All 159 Video Proof. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).