PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urvin Janzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto's entrance music is Ambitionz az a ridah. A fine choice. Janzen has chosen El Guapo Likes to Dance as his entrance music. Go Yamamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yamamoto
vs
Janzen

189 cm
30
210 lbs
23 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
216 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Conviction

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 23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Go Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urvin Janzen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janzen misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Janzen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Janzen dips to his left and cracks Yamamoto with an uppercut!
Janzen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Janzen is looking to score with low kicks.
Janzen looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
A head kick by Janzen misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice kick to the body.
Janzen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Urvin Janzen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Janzen.
Yamamoto slips under a jab.
Yamamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto dips to his left and cracks Janzen with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janzen jabs at Yamamoto's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janzen takes one on the button.
Yamamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Janzen connects with a solid leg kick.
Janzen looks to land a body kick but Yamamoto moved away.
A jab from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Janzen avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Janzen there.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Janzen.
Janzen throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Janzen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yamamoto will feel that in the morning.
Janzen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamamoto's sensitive parts.
Yamamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Go Yamamoto has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janzen misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Janzen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Janzen.
Janzen throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Yamamoto swings for the body but Janzen moves out of range.
Janzen is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamamoto.
Janzen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Janzen tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Janzen ducked under it nicely.
Janzen throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janzen moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
A clash of legs there as Yamamoto blocks the low kick.
Janzen lands a nice looking body kick.
Janzen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Janzen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Janzen scores with a nice strike.
Yamamoto misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janzen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janzen misses with a left hand
and Yamamoto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Janzen throws a jab when Yamamoto was well out of range.
Janzen is looking to clinch.
Janzen throws out a leg kick but Yamamoto moves out of range and Janzen only half commits.
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Janzen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janzen throws out the jab.
Janzen is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janzen tries to work over Yamamoto's front leg with a kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Janzen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urvin Janzen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Go Yamamoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Good shot there by Yamamoto.
Janzen is looking to clinch.
Urvin Janzen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Janzen is out of range and Yamamoto settles back down.
Janzen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janzen throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Janzen.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Janzen.
Janzen thumps Yamamoto with a low kick.
Janzen misses the shot to the body.

Janzen clinches up with Yamamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Janzen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janzen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Janzen controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamamoto.
Janzen misses with a punch to the body.
Janzen connects with a knee to the head.
Janzen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Janzen.
Janzen blocks an uppercut.
Janzen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Janzen tries to land a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Janzen throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto working Janzen over with knees to the body.
Janzen misses with some punches.
Janzen has Yamamoto pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Janzen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Janzen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Janzen struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamamoto controls his hands.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Janzen.
Janzen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janzen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Janzen motions for Yamamoto to come forward. Janzen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janzen was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Janzen avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Janzen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yamamoto checks the leg kick.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Janzen misses with an uppercut.
Janzen is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamamoto checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janzen throws a leg kick but Yamamoto moved away.
Janzen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamamoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Janzen scrambles back to his feet.
Janzen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janzen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Janzen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Janzen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Janzen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janzen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janzen moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Janzen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Urvin Janzen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Go Yamamoto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

An inside leg kick from Janzen misses.
Janzen tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Janzen connects with a solid leg kick.
Janzen throws a low kick, looking for Yamamoto's leg but Yamamoto calmly moves out of range.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yamamoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
Janzen thuds a left hand into Yamamoto's body.
Janzen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Janzen throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Janzen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janzen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Janzen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamamoto's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Janzen.
Yamamoto lands a head shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Janzen. Yamamoto shrugs it off though.
Janzen throws a front kick that sends Yamamoto stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Janzen looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Yamamoto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Janzen at a distance.
Yamamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Janzen.
A low kick from Janzen is predictable there
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janzen misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Janzen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Janzen tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Janzen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Janzen.
Yamamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Janzen checks a low kick from Yamamoto.
Janzen misses with a kick to the body.
Yamamoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Janzen misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Janzen.
Janzen misses with a body kick.
Janzen ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Janzen just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janzen throws out the jab.
Janzen throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janzen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Janzen.
Janzen doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Janzen blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Janzen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janzen.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Janzen throws a body kick that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Janzen.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Janzen moves out of range.
Janzen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yamamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Janzen is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Janzen.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Janzen with a series of wild strikes but Janzen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janzen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urvin Janzen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Go Yamamoto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yamamoto misses with a leg kick
and Janzen counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janzen.
A good leg kick by Janzen.
Janzen scores with a nice body kick.
Yamamoto tries to move into range but Janzen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Janzen avoids the punch easily.
Janzen thows a body shot but no joy.
Janzen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Janzen is predictable there
and Yamamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Janzen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Janzen.
Janzen moves out of range of the strikes.
Janzen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Janzen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Janzen checks a leg kick.
Janzen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the body from Janzen misses
and Yamamoto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Janzen moves out of range.
Yamamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Janzen.
Janzen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Janzen.
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
Janzen avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a front kick aimed at Janzen's knee but Janzen avoids it well.
Janzen misses with the body kick
and Yamamoto counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Janzen.
Janzen lands with a slapping head kick.
Janzen is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Janzen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Janzen. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
Janzen moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Yamamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Janzen wants to land a leg kick but Yamamoto is out of range.
Janzen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
Janzen throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Janzen, as that shot connected.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Janzen blocks it.
Janzen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamamoto on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janzen throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Yamamoto does no damage.
Janzen misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janzen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Janzen really felt that one!
Janzen tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamamoto jabs Janzen right on the nose. Janzen blinks but takes it well.
Yamamoto clobbers Janzen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Janzen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamamoto's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Yamamoto misses its intended target.
Janzen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamamoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Go Yamamoto had his way with Urvin Janzen in that round.
The cut man is working on Go Yamamoto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Janzen walks into a jab.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Janzen is out of range.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Janzen avoids nicely.
Janzen misses with a hook.
Janzen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yamamoto eats them both and turns towards Janzen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Janzen has closed the distance and engaged Yamamoto in a clinch.
Janzen has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Janzen.
A head punch on the inside from Janzen fails to land.
Janzen wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janzen tries a body shot but Yamamoto blocks it.

Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Janzen throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Janzen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Janzen scores with a one two! Yamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Go Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janzen checks a low kick from Yamamoto.
Nice body punch from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Janzen thows a leg kick but Yamamoto checks it
and Yamamoto counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Janzen throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janzen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamamoto. That did some damage!
A combination from Janzen does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto blocks a leg kick.
Janzen moves out of range as Yamamoto throws a body kick.
Janzen tried to score with a low kick but Yamamoto checks it.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Janzen.
Janzen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Janzen scores with a body shot.
Janzen lands with a nice body kick.
Janzen cracks the inside of Yamamoto's front leg.
Yamamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a body kick.
Yamamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Janzen thows a body kick. Yamamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Janzen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Janzen lands but Yamamoto takes it in his stride.

Janzen takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janzen tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamamoto.

Janzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urvin Janzen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Janzen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urvin Janzen!
Urvin Janzen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Urvin Janzen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.