PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dannioloz Barett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yukihiro Yamamoto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Barett
vs
Yamamoto Jr

176 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dannioloz Barett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yukihiro Yamamoto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto Jr misses with some punches.
Barett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto Jr misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Barett.
Yamamoto Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto Jr tries a body shot but Barett blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barett misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto Jr tries to work over Barett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Barett uses good head movement to avoid it.

Barett breaks the clinch.
Yamamoto Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barett is out of range and Yamamoto Jr settles back down.
Yamamoto Jr throws a solid leg kick but Barett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamamoto Jr.
Barett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamamoto Jr.
Yamamoto Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamamoto Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barett's calf.
Barett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto Jr clobbers Barett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto Jr.
Barett misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto Jr slips a jab from Barett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barett checks a leg kick.
Barett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dannioloz Barett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Barett. Those never looked like landing.
Good exchange - Yamamoto Jr coming out on top.
Barett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barett looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto Jr is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Yamamoto Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Barett. Those never looked like landing.

Barett rushes Yamamoto Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Barett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto Jr.

Barett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barett momentarily.
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!
An inside leg kick from Yamamoto Jr misses.
Yamamoto Jr misses with an uppercut. Barett saw that one coming.
Barett misses with a double jab.
Barett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barett misses with a double jab.
Barett misses with a body shot.
Barett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barett avoids the body shot from Yamamoto Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Yamamoto Jr tenderised Barett's leg. Barett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barett misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamamoto Jr.
Yamamoto Jr looks to land a body kick but Barett moved away.
Barett checks a low kick from Yamamoto Jr.
Yamamoto Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barett tries to clinch but Yamamoto Jr moves out of range.
Barett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamamoto Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamamoto Jr misses the shot to the body.
Barett defending well as Yamamoto Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Barett misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto Jr misses with a looping right.
Barett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Barett.
Yamamoto Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yamamoto Jr connects with a jab.

Barett has managed to clinch.
Yamamoto Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.

Barett manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barett misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barett, as that shot connected.
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!
Yamamoto Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barett is able to avoid easily.
Barett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto Jr connects with a right hand. Barett shakes it off.
Barett checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barett misses with a double jab.
Barett moves out of range as Yamamoto Jr strikes.
Barett lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dannioloz Barett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamamoto Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamamoto Jr throws a leg kick but Barett checks it.
Yamamoto Jr throws a leg kick but Barett checks it.
Yamamoto Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barett's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Barett scores with a four punch combination!
Barett checks a low kick from Yamamoto Jr.
Barett moves out of range as Yamamoto Jr throws a body kick.
Yamamoto Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barett.
Yamamoto Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barett throws out the jab.
Barett misses with a looping right.
Barett misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barett checks a leg kick nicely.
Barett checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barett fails to land with a series of punches.
Barett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamamoto Jr. Yamamoto Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Barett staying out of range there.
Barett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamamoto Jr momentarily.
Barett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barett tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barett checks a leg kick.
Dannioloz Barett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto Jr.
Dannioloz Barett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto Jr.
Barett tries to clinch up but Yamamoto Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Yamamoto Jr.
A punch combination from Barett misses.
A combination from Barett does no damage.
Barett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto Jr throws a hook but Barett avoids it easily.
Barett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Barett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto Jr tries to score with a low kick but Barett moves his leg out of the way.
Barett tries to bum rush Yamamoto Jr with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamamoto Jr feints and then cracks Barett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barett down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Barett.
Yamamoto Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamamoto Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barett checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barett misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barett throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamamoto Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Barett blocks the low kick.
Yamamoto Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Barett is just out of range.
Barett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamamoto Jr.
A punch combination from Barett misses.
Barett misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Barett in the body.
Yamamoto Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barett closes the distance but Yamamoto Jr moves to the side
and Yamamoto Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Barett misses with the combination.
Barett misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto Jr saw that one coming.
That kick from Yamamoto Jr tenderised Barett's leg. Barett is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Barett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamamoto Jr. Yamamoto Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamamoto Jr misses with a leg kick.
Yamamoto Jr throws a low kick but Barett avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barett. That did some damage!
Barett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto Jr looks to land a right hand but Barett moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yukihiro Yamamoto Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Barett moves out of range of the body kick.
That kick from Yamamoto Jr tenderised Barett's leg. Barett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamoto Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamamoto Jr looks to land a left hand but Barett moved out of range nicely.
Barett lands with a cross.
Barett falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Yamamoto Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Barett misses with a body shot.
Barett misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Yamamoto Jr misses its intended target.
Barett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto Jr.
Barett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto Jr throws the kick towards the body but Barett avoids it.
Barett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamamoto Jr throws a hook to the side of Barett's head but Barett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Barett misses.
Barett just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Barett moves out of range as Yamamoto Jr strikes.
Barett misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamamoto Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Yamamoto Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Barett blocks the low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Barett.
Barett slips under a jab.
Barett moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto Jr pushes him off.
Yamamoto Jr throws a leg kick but Barett moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barett instigates a clinch.
Barett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yamamoto Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barett is keeping busy.
Yamamoto Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Barett controls his hands.
Barett tries to work over Yamamoto Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamoto Jr avoiding damage as Barett throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto Jr working aggressively here.
Barett lands a good knee to the midsection. Yamamoto Jr won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barett scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto Jr looking to stall.
Yamamoto Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Barett controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto Jr tries to break free but Barett pushes him back against the ropes.
Yamamoto Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto Jr tries to break free but Barett pushes him back against the ropes.
Barett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto Jr is defending well for now.
Yamamoto Jr scores with a shot to the side of Barett's head.
Yamamoto Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barett backwards.
Barett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Barett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto Jr.
Barett tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Barett missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Barett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barett crunches a lovely knee into Yamamoto Jr's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yamamoto Jr.
Yamamoto Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Barett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barett has Yamamoto Jr pressed against the ropes, preventing Yamamoto Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamamoto Jr misses with the head strike.

Barett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto Jr misses with a low kick.
Yamamoto Jr misses with an uppercut.
Barett misses the shot to the body.
Barett looks to land a combination but Yamamoto Jr avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamamoto Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto Jr works the jab nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamamoto Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dannioloz Barett.
I think Barett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dannioloz Barett!