PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devils. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Matae
vs
Amok

190 cm
32
271 lbs
28 - 7 - 0

195 cm
33
260 lbs
35 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Brute
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yokida Matae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Matae.

It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
Amok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Matae is predictable there
and Amok counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Yokida Matae has been cut.
Matae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Amok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matae tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amok.
Amok throws a jab when Matae was well out of range.
Amok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Amok misses with a wild body shot.
Matae takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matae wants to slow Amok down by chopping away at his legs.
Matae cracks a nice hook into Amok's ribs.
Matae connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok misses with a hook.
Matae keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matae lands with a kick to the temple. Amok shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matae moves to clinch but Amok breaks away
and Amok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matae fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Amok on the side of the head.
Amok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matae.
Amok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matae momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matae misses with a wild body shot.
Matae looks for the body kick but Amok saw that one coming.
Matae throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matae throws a body punch but Amok moves out of range.
Amok moves out of range of the strikes.
Matae moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Matae checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amok avoids the head kick by Matae.
Matae stuns Amok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Matae misses.
Amok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Matae closes the distance and clinches.
Matae tries to throw a body punch but Amok avoids it by throwing Matae back against the cage.
Matae misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amok's elbow.
Amok can't find room to land a body shot as Matae controls the action.
Amok gets through Matae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amok lands a body shot.
Amok is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matae is keeping busy.
Matae prevents Amok from breaking the clinch.
Amok is trying to maintain a safe position but Matae gets an underhook and turns Amok into the cage.
Matae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amok backwards.
Matae throws a head punch that misses.
Matae swings wildly with an uppercut but Amok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amok is trying to maintain a safe position but Matae gets an underhook and turns Amok into the cage.
Matae has a couple of punches blocked by Amok.
A short body shot lands from Amok as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matae lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Matae.
Amok looking to slow down the pace here.
Matae is trying to break the clinch but Amok has him pressed against the cage.
Amok looking to stall.

Amok lands a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matae is looking to stand up but Amok isn't so interested in that idea.
Amok advances to half guard.
Matae tries to kick Amok off but Amok keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amok is trying to control the action in half guard but Matae is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Amok prevents Matae from improving his position.
Well, if Amok is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Matae is looking to control Amok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matae avoid being mounted?
Matae avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amok.
Matae trying to control from the bottom.
Amok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Amok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amok perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Amok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matae defending well though.
Amok controlling the action here.
Matae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Matae keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amok looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Amok works his way into full mount!
Amok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amok can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matae is looking to escape.
Matae avoids a series of strikes thrown by Amok.
Amok throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Matae because Amok loaded up on that one.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Matae is desperately trying to improve his position but Amok has a good base and remains in mount.
Amok looking to finish Matae with some ground and pound. This is bad for Matae!
Amok is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Yokida Matae's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matae sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Amok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amok in particular looking to stall.
Amok working over Matae with some ground and pound. Matae looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Amok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matae tries to roll over but Amok keeps him under control.
Amok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Amok passes to full mount!
Amok avoids the attempt from Matae to control.
Matae taking shots to the head.

Yokida Matae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yokida Matae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Uriel Amok!
A victorious Uriel Amok thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.