PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Erikkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakuza has chosen The Legend of Zelda, Overworld as his entrance music. Erik Erikkson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Erikkson
vs
Yakuza

167 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

150 cm
27
80 lbs
4 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Erikkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza is looking to clinch but Erikkson is avoiding it.
Erikkson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Erikkson moves out of range.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erikkson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Erikkson tries to keep at a distance but Yakuza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yakuza working hard to break the clinch.
Erikkson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Erikkson has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch but Erikkson keeps him there for the moment.
Erikkson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch but Erikkson keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikkson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.
Yakuza wants to get back to striking at distance but Erikkson won't allow it.

Erikkson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakuza 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Yakuza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yakuza fails with an attempt to clinch.

Yakuza tries to keep at a distance but Erikkson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yakuza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Yakuza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Erikkson keeps control of Yakuza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Erikkson has the dominant position.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Erikkson has the dominant position.
Erikkson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yakuza has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to break free.
Erikkson is pushing Yakuza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yakuza wants to get back to striking at distance but Erikkson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza prevents Erikkson from breaking the clinch.
Erikkson prevents Yakuza from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.

Erikkson manages to break the clinch.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Yakuza avoids them all with ease.
Yakuza doesn't manage to clinch there - Erikkson circles away.
Erikkson misses with a straight right.
Ichi Yakuza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yakuza clinches up against the cage.
Erikkson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yakuza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yakuza keeps control of Erikkson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erikkson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
Yakuza is trying to break free.
Erikkson wants to get back to striking at distance but Yakuza won't allow it.
Erikkson prevents Yakuza from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch but Erikkson keeps him there for the moment.
Erikkson prevents Yakuza from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza is trying to push Erikkson away but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
Yakuza tries to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling the position.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to push Erikkson away but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.
Erikkson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson is controlling him.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Erikkson has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Erikkson has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yakuza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakuza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Erikkson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Erikkson breaks the clinch.
Yakuza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yakuza tries to clinch there but Erikkson circles away.
Erikkson fails to land with a series of punches.
Erikkson throws a right hand that Yakuza ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakuza also avoids with ease.

Erikkson closes the distance and pushes Yakuza back into the cage.
Yakuza prevents Erikkson from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Erikkson has him pinned against the cage.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Erikkson has double underhooks.
Yakuza can't break the clinch.
Erikkson slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yakuza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yakuza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Erikkson 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.

Erikkson keeps the fight on the outside.
Erikkson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakuza is looking to clinch but Erikkson is avoiding it.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Erikkson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yakuza circles away quickly and effectively.
Erikkson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakuza slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
Yakuza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Erikkson. Those never looked like landing.
Erikkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Erikkson moves out of range.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Erikkson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakuza.
Erikkson misses with a few strikes there.
Erikkson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakuza tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Erikkson scores with a four punch combination!

Yakuza is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Erikkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakuza is still on wobbly legs! Can Erikkson finish him?
Erikkson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yakuza wants to clinch up but Erikkson keeps it at a distance.
Erikkson misses with the combination.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch but Erikkson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erikkson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Yakuza fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson tries to bum rush Yakuza with a series of wild strikes but Yakuza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erik Erikkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erikkson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erikkson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yakuza can do to turn this around?
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Erikkson. Those never looked like landing.
Yakuza wants to clinch.
Erikkson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erik Erikkson is winning the standup battle so far.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Yakuza moves out of range.
Erikkson keeps the fight on the outside.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakuza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Erikkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Erikkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Erikkson misses with a double jab.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Erikkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Erikkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakuza tries to clinch but Erikkson is having none of it.
Yakuza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erikkson.
Yakuza is looking to clinch.
Erikkson misses with a straight right.
Yakuza tries to clinch up but Erikkson circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakuza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erikkson.
Yakuza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakuza wants to clinch up but Erikkson keeps it at a distance.
Erikkson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yakuza.
Yakuza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yakuza seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Erikkson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Yakuza is backing up but Erikkson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Yakuza covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Erikkson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erik Erikkson!
Ichi Yakuza was interviewed post fight and said 'This has not been honorable. Seppuku!'.