PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bellanova
vs
Yoshida

190 cm
31
201 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
33
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angelos Bellanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanova scores with a jab to the head.
Bellanova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellanova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bellanova misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Bellanova.
Yoshida has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Bellanova's knee but Bellanova avoids it well.
Bellanova lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshida throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Angelos Bellanova has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Bellanova.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Bellanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Bellanova tries to avoid it.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Bellanova throws a leg kick that misses.
Bellanova misses with a kick to the body.

Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Bellanova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
Bellanova blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Bellanova avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshida.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova scores a nice knee to the body.
Bellanova tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Bellanova blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshida scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellanova misses with a knee strike.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Bellanova scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jinhai Yoshida has been cut.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
Bellanova lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yoshida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bellanova has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bellanova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellanova is defending well for now.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bellanova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellanova managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoshida misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bellanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Bellanova pushes Yoshida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bellanova.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida lands an elbow that stopped Bellanova in his tracks for a moment.
Yoshida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellanova or not.
A short uppercut from Bellanova.
Bellanova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshida.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellanova backwards.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelos Bellanova dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Yoshida.
Bellanova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Bellanova takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bellanova can pounce on him.
Bellanova lands with a hook. Yoshida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bellanova throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellanova takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Bellanova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Angelos Bellanova is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellanova staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Bellanova circles away.
Bellanova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Bellanova's front leg but catches the back leg as Bellanova tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Bellanova there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellanova 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Bellanova avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Bellanova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bellanova.
Bellanova avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bellanova.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshida blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanova.
Bellanova keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.

Yoshida closes the distance and pushes Bellanova back into the cage.
Bellanova lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida throws an elbow but it misses.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bellanova.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellanova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bellanova.
Bellanova blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Bellanova working aggressively here.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Bellanova crunches a lovely knee into Yoshida's ribcage.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angelos Bellanova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellanova.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bellanova digs a right hand into Yoshida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida's gas tank.
Yoshida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bellanova is defending well for now.
A short right from Bellanova on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bellanova trying to land knees to the body.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Bellanova trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bellanova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelos Bellanova dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bellanova tries to land a body kick
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellanova throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bellanova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bellanova takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bellanova has time to react.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellanova is just out of range.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellanova 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bellanova throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a body kick that stops Bellanova in his tracks momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Bellanova doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Yoshida lands but Bellanova takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bellanova's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellanova misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Bellanova didn't see that one coming.
Jinhai Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Bellanova blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellanova is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bellanova, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Bellanova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bellanova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Angelos Bellanova's cut is getting worse.
Bellanova misses with a low kick.
Bellanova explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bellanova swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bellanova.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida blocks a low kick nicely.
Bellanova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bellanova is out of range.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellanova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Bellanova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.

Bellanova moves into range and clinches up with Yoshida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida jumps guard but Bellanova stands there with Yoshida around his waist. Yoshida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bellanova lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
Yoshida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bellanova avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellanova.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bellanova trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jinhai Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bellanova 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelos Bellanova!
A victorious Angelos Bellanova thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.