PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taj Yaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tagushi Yotsuba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taj Yaya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Yaya
vs
Yotsuba

187 cm
29
178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

176 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Alpha Male

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Taj Yaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tagushi Yotsuba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yotsuba looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaya is just out of range.
Yotsuba misses with the combination.
Yotsuba lands with a good body shot.
Yaya dodges the punch combination from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaya manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Yotsuba misses its intended target.
Yotsuba throws a hook to the side of Yaya's head but Yaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yotsuba swinging wildly here.
Yotsuba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yotsuba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yotsuba throws a looping overhand right but Yaya ducks down to avoid it.
Yotsuba connects with the punch.
Yotsuba throws a lazy uppercut
and Yaya counters with a low kick, right behind Yotsuba 's knee.
Yotsuba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaya moves away.
Yotsuba misses the shot to the body.
Tagushi Yotsuba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaya ducks under a wild hook from Yotsuba.
Yotsuba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Yotsuba misses.
Yotsuba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yaya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yotsuba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yotsuba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yaya misses with a head kick.
Yotsuba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Yotsuba misses.

Yaya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
Yaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yotsuba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yotsuba misses with some punches.
Yotsuba takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yotsuba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yaya lands a knee to the head.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaya working Yotsuba over with knees to the body.
Yotsuba looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yotsuba takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaya lands a knee to the body.
Yaya lands a damaging elbow.
Yaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yotsuba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaya with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Yotsuba has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yaya lands an elbow inside.
Yaya connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaya.
Yaya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yotsuba's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Yotsuba fails to land.
Yotsuba tries to throw a body punch but Yaya avoids it by throwing Yotsuba back against the cage.
Yotsuba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yotsuba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yaya scores with a knee to the head.

Yotsuba is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaya lands an elbow that stopped Yotsuba in his tracks for a moment.
Yotsuba is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaya finish him?
Yotsuba takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaya scores a nice knee to the body.
Yotsuba seems to have recovered his senses.
Yaya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yaya scores with a knee to the head.
Yaya lands an elbow that stopped Yotsuba in his tracks for a moment.
Yotsuba throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaya.
Yaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Yotsuba won't want to take too many of those.
Yotsuba takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Yotsuba fails to land.
Yaya crunches a lovely knee into Yotsuba's ribcage.
Yaya lands a knee to the head.
Yotsuba takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yotsuba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yaya is stalling here.
Yaya prevents a body shot from Yotsuba.
Yaya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj Yaya dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yotsuba throws a right hand that misses
and Yaya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yotsuba lands with a hook. Yaya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yotsuba throws a hook but Yaya avoids it easily.
Yotsuba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yaya.
Yotsuba stuns Yaya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yotsuba.

Yaya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yotsuba fails to land.
Yaya lands a damaging elbow.
Yaya lands an elbow inside.
Yaya blocking some punches.
Yaya lands a damaging elbow.
Yaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yaya lands an elbow inside.
Come on Yaya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yotsuba is breathing heavily.
Yaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yaya lands a knee to the head.
Yaya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yotsuba misses with the head strike.
Yotsuba misses with some punches.
Yotsuba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yotsuba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yaya lands an elbow inside that Yotsuba shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yotsuba swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yotsuba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yotsuba takes an elbow to the temple.
Yaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yaya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Yaya.
Yaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaya.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yaya.
Yaya lands an elbow inside that Yotsuba shrugs off.
Yaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yotsuba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaya lands an elbow inside that Yotsuba shrugs off.
Yotsuba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yaya has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Yotsuba - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Yaya, and another! Yotsuba is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Taj Yaya!
Taj Yaya took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zipp Zapp(w. laundry:10%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.