PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Yoshida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Albright
vs
Yoshida

180 cm
35
164 lbs
22 - 23 - 0

177 cm
34
161 lbs
16 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Albright tries for a takedown but Yoshida circles away easily
and Yoshida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Albright's knee momentarily.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Albright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida lands a nice looking body shot.

Albright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Albright showed some decent athleticism there.

Yoshida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yoshida throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoshida tries to roll over but Albright keeps him under control.
Yoshida trying to hold on to Albright's head to control him but Albright postures up.
Albright is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Eugene Albright wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoshida sprawls well. Yoshida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Albright gets slowly back to his feet.
Albright tries for a takedown but Yoshida circles away easily
and Yoshida counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Albright with a series of wild strikes but Albright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Albright rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshida stuffs the takedown.
Albright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Albright has his takedown stuffed
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Albright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshida. Albright shrugs it off though.
Albright fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a series of strikes. Albright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Albright tries for a takedown but Yoshida circles away easily
and Yoshida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Albright thinking.
Yoshida scores with a body shot.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Albright fails with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albright shoots and misses
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Albright is breathing heavily.

Albright drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yoshida is looking for a sweep.
Yoshida is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Albright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yoshida tries to get to full guard but Albright has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Yoshida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yoshida throws a right and a left that Albright avoids nicely.
Albright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yoshida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albright has his takedown stuffed
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Albright misses with a takedown
and Yoshida counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshida tries to land a front kick but Albright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses.
Albright shoots in for a takedown but Yoshida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoshida lands a jab-cross combination.
Eugene Albright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Albright's legs.
Albright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ken Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yoshida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Albright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yoshida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yoshida pushes Albright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albright blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida prevents the takedown attempt.

Albright has Yoshida pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Albright pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yoshida tumbling to the mat - Albright dives into Yoshida's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yoshida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Albright won't allow Yoshida to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Albright has passed into side control.
Yoshida tries to improve position but can't.
Yoshida looking for a sweep but Albright has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Yoshida is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Albright controls the action.
Yoshida can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Yoshida swinging wildly here.
Albright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eugene Albright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Albright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yoshida counters with a left and a right that stings Albright.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albright.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt - Yoshida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Albright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Albright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yoshida tries to control Albright's body but Albright pushes him off. Yoshida squirms to his side and now Albright has his back!
Yoshida is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Eugene Albright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Yoshida's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Yoshida wants to control his opponent's hands but Albright gets his hands free.
Albright is hanging on to Yoshida's back as he tries to escape.
Eugene Albright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Albright just sinks the hooks in.
Albright doesn't have the hooks in and Yoshida manages to turn into his guard.
Yoshida throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida being controlled here momentarily.
Yoshida looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Albright shoots in for a double leg but Yoshida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Albright's body.
Yoshida connects with a looping right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.

Albright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yoshida's half guard.
Yoshida wants to improve his position but Albright is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Albright trying to control the action but Yoshida is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoshida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Yoshida!
A relieved looking Ken Yoshida thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.