PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Akhilleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tagushi Yotsuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Akhilleus
vs
Yotsuba

179 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles Akhilleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tagushi Yotsuba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhilleus lands a glancing blow to the side of Yotsuba's head.
Akhilleus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akhilleus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yotsuba misses with a left hand
and Akhilleus counters with a nice uppercut.
Yotsuba throws a big shot that misses.
Akhilleus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akhilleus moves forwards but Yotsuba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yotsuba misses with a right hand
and Akhilleus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Yotsuba throws the left hand but Akhilleus avoids the punch easily.

Akhilleus has managed to clinch.
Akhilleus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yotsuba's face.
Akhilleus with a knee to the head.
Yotsuba has a couple of punches blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akhilleus lands a good knee to the midsection. Yotsuba won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhilleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yotsuba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akhilleus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akhilleus connects with a knee to the head.
Akhilleus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akhilleus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yotsuba's face.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head.
Akhilleus landing knees to the head.
Akhilleus lands a nice uppercut.
Yotsuba has a couple of punches blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akhilleus scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhilleus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yotsuba's face.
Akhilleus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhilleus.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus is breathing heavily.
Akhilleus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yotsuba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yotsuba has a couple of punches blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhilleus landing knees to the head.
Yotsuba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akhilleus tries a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks it.
Akhilleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yotsuba lands with a short shot to the head.
Yotsuba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yotsuba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akhilleus blocks an uppercut.
Akhilleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yotsuba throws a punch but it's blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus misses with a knee strike.
Akhilleus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks with his arms.
Akhilleus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akhilleus's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Yotsuba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yotsuba misses with the head strike.
Yotsuba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yotsuba misses with the head strike.
Yotsuba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yotsuba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yotsuba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yotsuba misses with the head strike.
Akhilleus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Akhilleus misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yotsuba fails to land.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Yotsuba presses Akhilleus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Akhilleus obliges.
Yotsuba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akhilleus landing knees to the body.
Yotsuba struggles to land a body shot inside as Akhilleus controls his hands.
Yotsuba can't find room to land a body shot as Akhilleus controls the action.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yotsuba lands a shoulder strike.
Akhilleus blocks an uppercut.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akhilleus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akhilleus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Yotsuba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Yotsuba struggles to land a body shot inside as Akhilleus controls his hands.
Akhilleus misses with a knee to the head.
Yotsuba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akhilleus backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba working aggressively here.
Yotsuba throws a punch but it's blocked by Akhilleus.
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yotsuba avoids it.
Yotsuba swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhilleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yotsuba tries a body shot but Akhilleus blocks it.
Akhilleus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akhilleus blocks a body shot from Yotsuba.
Akhilleus tries a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks it.
Akhilleus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akhilleus tries to land a knee to the head but Yotsuba blocks with his arms.
Yotsuba swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhilleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yotsuba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yotsuba gets through Akhilleus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yotsuba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Akhilleus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yotsuba misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yotsuba catches Akhilleus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akhilleus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A shot to the liver by Yotsuba. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Yotsuba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yotsuba.

Akhilleus is rocked!
Yotsuba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Akhilleus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yotsuba throws an overhand right that lands on Akhilleus's shoulder, as Akhilleus tries to avoid the shot.
Tagushi Yotsuba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yotsuba throws a hook but Akhilleus avoids it easily.
Akhilleus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akhilleus seems to have got his legs back now.
Akhilleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BOOM! Yotsuba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Akhilleus. Akhilleus tries to recover but Yotsuba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Akhilleus lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tagushi Yotsuba!
A victorious Tagushi Yotsuba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.