PBP Commentary

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

Belton
vs
Yoshida

185 cm
35
200 lbs
28 - 15 - 1

190 cm
35
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Belton misses with a body shot.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshida. Yoshida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshida tries to clinch up but Belton circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belton .
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belton swinging wildly here.
Belton fakes the leg kick and cracks Yoshida in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Belton scores with a body shot.
Yoshida misses with a body shot
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Belton .
Yoshida moves out of range as Belton throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Belton misses with a head kick.
Yoshida connects with a body shot that sends Belton 's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Belton misses.
Belton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Belton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A low kick from Yoshida is predictable there
and Belton counters with a two punch combo.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belton can pounce on him.
Belton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belton needs to keep his hands up - Yoshida had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belton is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Belton as he checks the leg kick.
Belton half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belton checks it well.
Belton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
A head kick by Yoshida misses
and Belton counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoshida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belton misses with a looping left.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Belton avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Belton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoshida.
Belton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
A nice side step and Yoshida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yoshida will feel that in the morning.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yoshida's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Belton misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Belton moved out of range nicely.
Yoshida throws a solid leg kick but Belton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshida.
Belton throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Belton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Belton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belton tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Belton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshida 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belton . That did some damage!
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Belton .
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Belton lands a head shot.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bill Belton is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belton . That's going to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Belton moves out of range.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Belton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yoshida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Belton has got the better of the exchanges.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belton lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belton scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belton .
Belton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belton connects with a body shot that sends Yoshida's belly button to the back.
Belton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belton throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Belton avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belton .
Yoshida throws a low kick but Belton avoids it.
Belton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton moves out of range of the body kick.
Belton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belton throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belton .
Yoshida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Belton loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
It seemed like Yoshida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Belton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Belton moves out of range.
Belton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton scores with a head kick. Yoshida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belton .
Belton cracks Yoshida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belton connects with a jab.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Belton scores with a leg kick.
Belton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belton misses with a body kick.
Yoshida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Belton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshida, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belton tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Belton throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.
Belton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belton misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Belton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yoshida tries to work over Belton 's front leg with a kick but Belton checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Belton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yoshida misses with a shot to the body
and Belton counters with a nice leg kick.
Belton scores with a head kick.
Belton misses the shot to the body.
Belton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belton lands a jab.
Belton throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yoshida lands with a nice body kick.
Yoshida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belton misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from Belton .
Belton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Belton is just out of range.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Belton - that will leave a mark!
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Belton 's body.
Belton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belton backing away here, and Yoshida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Belton throws a solid leg kick but Yoshida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belton .
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jinhai Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Belton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belton .
Belton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Yoshida throws a jab when Belton was well out of range.
Yoshida scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Belton ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Belton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
Belton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belton .
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belton scores with a one two! Yoshida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belton .
Nice body kick there by Belton .
Belton is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida stuns Belton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Belton .
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Belton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Belton !
A relieved looking Bill Belton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.