PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TikaKiyo Yoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norse Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TikaKiyo Yoshiki looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Yoshiki
vs
Horse

170 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TikaKiyo Yoshiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norse Horse!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse tries to clinch there but Yoshiki circles away.
Horse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yoshiki counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshiki is looking to clinch.
Yoshiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Horse.
Yoshiki fails with a takedown attempt.

Horse instigates a clinch.

Horse is trying to trip Yoshiki. He has hold of a leg but Yoshiki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Horse persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Yoshiki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Horse.
Horse is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshiki has wrist control.
Horse looks winded!
Horse throwing strikes from guard but Yoshiki blocks nicely.
Horse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yoshiki has momentary wrist control but Horse slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse prevents Yoshiki from getting back to his feet.
Horse works over Yoshiki with some ground and pound from guard.
Yoshiki is pulling down on Horse's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshiki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yoshiki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoshiki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Horse is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horse postures up and lands a big shot to Yoshiki's brow.
Horse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yoshiki working a defensive guard here.
Yoshiki has momentary wrist control but Horse slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yoshiki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Horse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Horse throws a strike but Yoshiki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Horse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshiki trying to control but Horse is working from the bottom.
Horse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yoshiki wants to hold on but Horse pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Yoshiki wants to control but Horse is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Horse working his ground and pound in the gym.
The referee warns Yoshiki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Horse throwing strikes here but Yoshiki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Horse.
Yoshiki tries to hold on but Horse pushes him away.
Yoshiki flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Yoshiki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yoshiki wants to control but Horse is having none of it.
Horse landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Horse working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Horse avoids the attempt from Yoshiki to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Horse dominating with strikes here.
Horse lands a nice shot to the head.
Yoshiki tries to hold on but Horse pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horse raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Horse.
Horse lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norse Horse dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horse gets a takedown into half guard.
Yoshiki is looking to control Horse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yoshiki avoid being mounted?
Horse lands with a punch from half guard.
Horse is controlling the pace.
Yoshiki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshiki trying to control but Horse postures up.
Norse Horse has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yoshiki gets full guard.
Horse distracts Yoshiki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Horse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yoshiki's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Horse with a nice head shot there.
Horse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Horse lands a couple of elbows.
Yoshiki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Horse throwing strikes but missing.
Horse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshiki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshiki wants to stand but Horse is controlling the position.
Horse lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse throwing strikes but missing.
Yoshiki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yoshiki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Horse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yoshiki is on top in guard.
Yoshiki wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Horse looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yoshiki passes into side control.
Horse is trying to strike from the bottom but Yoshiki has passed into full mount.
Horse is wriggling around trying to escape.
Horse is squirming around, avoiding Yoshiki's attempts to control the action.
Horse is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yoshiki wants to control the pace but Horse is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yoshiki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Yoshiki goes for an armbar but Horse turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Horse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yoshiki wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norse Horse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yoshiki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Horse takes the fight into the clinch.
Yoshiki tries to pull guard but Horse holds him up against the cage and eventually Yoshiki drops back down to his feet.

Horse is trying to trip Yoshiki. He has hold of a leg but Yoshiki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Horse persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Horse lands a couple of digs.
Horse trying to control but Yoshiki is working from the bottom.

Yoshiki is looking for a triangle but Horse pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horse lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Horse postures up in Yoshiki's guard and throws a big left but Yoshiki blocks it.
Horse lands a couple of elbows.
Horse is working Yoshiki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Yoshiki has momentary wrist control but Horse slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Horse's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Horse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horse is working Yoshiki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Horse is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshiki has wrist control.
Horse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yoshiki's head.
Yoshiki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yoshiki wants to stand and escape but Horse is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Horse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshiki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Horse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshiki looking for a sweep. Not yet Yoshiki, not yet.
Yoshiki lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Horse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yoshiki tries to strike from the bottom.
Horse lands a couple of digs.
Horse stands up over Yoshiki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Horse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Horse lands a couple of digs.
Horse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Horse wants to control from the top but Yoshiki keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws an elbow that misses. Yoshiki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horse's guard. Nice move by Yoshiki!
Horse keeping moving, preventing Yoshiki from controlling successfully.
Yoshiki is looking to stand up but Horse won't let him.

Horse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshiki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshiki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norse Horse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horse looking for a sweep. Not yet Horse, not yet.
Yoshiki is looking to work some ground and pound but Horse has wrist control.
Horse trying to keep a closed guard but Yoshiki is proving a slippery customer.
Horse keeping moving, preventing Yoshiki from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horse controls Yoshiki momentarily but Yoshiki frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norse Horse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Horse 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norse Horse!