PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taka Yoshi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bank Shamrock's chin.

Yoshi
vs
Shamrock

190 cm
21
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshi tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Yoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Bank Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Yoshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoshi works over Shamrock's head and body with a nice combination.

Yoshi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshi tries to pass to full mount but Shamrock defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi moves nicely into side control.

Yoshi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Shamrock is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taka Yoshi!
Taka Yoshi retains his light heavyweight title!