PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada comes to the cage accompanied by The Raising Fighting Spirit. Jack Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazuhiro Yamada's chin.

Yamada
vs
Johnson

176 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brute
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yamada lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Yamada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Yamada.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada throws an off balance right hand

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Yamada taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamada is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yamada defends it well.
Yamada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yamada on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yamada tries to get out of the position.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamada's head.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Yamada is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Yamada dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamada keeps working.
Yamada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet.
Yamada won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Yamada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamada doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yamada manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yamada is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamada is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Yamada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yamada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Yamada drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Yamada managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Yamada has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Yamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Yamada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws an off balance right hand

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Yamada pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Yamada has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yamada tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.

Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Kazuhiro Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Yamada scores with a hook.
Yamada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuhiro Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamada throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Yamada throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson slips under a jab from Yamada.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Yamada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a head kick. That will keep Yamada thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

It looks like Kazuhiro Yamada has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Yamada didn't expect that.
Yamada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yamada wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson pushing down on Yamada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is keen to just control but Yamada is a slippery customer.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yamada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Johnson is working for a kimura but Yamada is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamada keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamada, who protects the arm well.
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamada avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Yamada is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!
Jack Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.