PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Hodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kujo Yoritsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoritsune has chosen JAPAN as his entrance music. David Hodo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hodo
vs
Yoritsune

205 cm
24
135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

155 cm
25
148 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Hodo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kujo Yoritsune!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritsune takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hodo lands with a nice body punch.
Hodo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoritsune at a distance.
Hodo works Yoritsune's body with a nice hook.
Yoritsune moves out of range of the strikes.
Hodo tries to clinch there but Yoritsune circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoritsune throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hodo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hodo lands a knee to the body.
Hodo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoritsune can't find room to land a body shot as Hodo controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune trying to control the position but instead, Hodo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoritsune into the cage.
Hodo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Hodo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoritsune swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hodo is looking to clinch.
Yoritsune misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hodo.
Yoritsune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritsune swings for the body but Hodo moves out of range.
Yoritsune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoritsune blocks a head kick by Hodo.
Yoritsune jabs Hodo to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hodo.
Yoritsune throws a body punch but Hodo moves out of range.
Hodo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hodo tests Yoritsune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hodo misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hodo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hodo!
Hodo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoritsune is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hodo rather than just go for the knockout.
Hodo throws a hook but Yoritsune blocks it.
Yoritsune bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like David Hodo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoritsune misses with a hook to the body
and Hodo counters with a big head kick but Yoritsune shrugs it off.

Yoritsune is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodo misses with a looping left.
Hodo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hodo misses with a head kick.
Hodo misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Hodo misses.
A jab lands there for Hodo.
Hodo throws a sloppy head kick and Yoritsune moves out of range easily.
Hodo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoritsune counters with a nice body shot.
Hodo is breathing heavily.
Yoritsune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritsune throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hodo counters with an inside leg kick.
Hodo is looking to clinch.
Hodo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yoritsune is still on wobbly legs! Can Hodo finish him?
Yoritsune takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoritsune seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Yoritsune does no damage.
Hodo lands a nice shot that snaps Yoritsune's head back.
Hodo throws a wild body kick that Yoritsune sees coming a mile off.
Yoritsune lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hodo at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodo misses with a wild body shot.
Hodo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoritsune counters with a left to the body.
Yoritsune ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hodo moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoritsune swinging wildly here.
Hodo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yoritsune looks to score with a jab to the body but Hodo is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hodo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Hodo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yoritsune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoritsune misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hodo tries to clinch but Yoritsune is having none of it.
David Hodo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hodo lands with a straight right. Yoritsune didn't see that one coming.
Hodo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hodo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hodo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoritsune paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hodo misses the shot to the body.
Yoritsune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodo manages to avoid it.
Hodo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoritsune counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoritsune misses with a straight left.
Hodo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritsune has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yoritsune there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good shot there by Hodo.
Hodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritsune moves away.
Hodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritsune moves away.
Hodo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoritsune was well out of range. Poor timing from Hodo.
Yoritsune lands a nice shot to the body.
Hodo misses with an uppercut. Yoritsune saw that one coming.
A big left from Hodo misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hodo, as that shot connected.
Hodo sizes up Yoritsune with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yoritsune looks to score with a jab to the body but Hodo is just out of range.
No joy there for Yoritsune, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoritsune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David Hodo is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoritsune avoids the body shot from Hodo.

Yoritsune tries to keep at a distance but Hodo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hodo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoritsune taking a breather.
Hodo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hodo tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoritsune avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoritsune slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritsune blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoritsune takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoritsune displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hodo up against the cage.
Hodo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hodo tries to land a knee to the head but Yoritsune blocks with his arms.
Hodo blocks a body shot from Yoritsune.
Hodo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodo with a knee to the head.

Yoritsune breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hodo throws a big shot that misses.
Yoritsune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hodo.
Yoritsune shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good shot there by Yoritsune.
Yoritsune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hodo works over Yoritsune's head and body with a nice combination.
Yoritsune slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoritsune misses with an uppercut.
Yoritsune swings for the body but Hodo moves out of range.
Yoritsune misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hodo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Hodo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hodo scores with a jab.
Yoritsune throws a series of punches but Hodo moves out of range.
Yoritsune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle, before Hodo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Yoritsune's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hodo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). David Hodo!
David Hodo retains his bantamweight title!
David Hodo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.