PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cho Yugara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoji Kamasutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cho Yugara has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cho Yugara seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yugara
vs
Kamasutra

180 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yugara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoji Kamasutra!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yugara is looking to clinch but Kamasutra is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yugara checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kamasutra misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kamasutra checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yugara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kamasutra is looking for the big counter here.
Kamasutra throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoji Kamasutra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yugara checks a leg kick nicely.
Yugara looks for a takedown but Kamasutra sprawls well.
Kamasutra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kamasutra wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yugara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Kamasutra. No joy for Yugara on that attempt.

Kamasutra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamasutra looks for the body kick but Yugara saw that one coming.
Yugara fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Yugara. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamasutra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yugara.

Kamasutra has managed to clinch.

Kamasutra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kamasutra.
Yugara is breathing heavily.
Kamasutra throws a leg kick which misses Yugara's front leg but catches the back leg as Yugara tries to avoid it.

Kamasutra moves into the clinch.

Kamasutra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamasutra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kamasutra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamasutra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kamasutra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yugara.
Kamasutra scores with a head kick. Yugara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kamasutra moves into the clinch.
Yugara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yugara taking a breather.
Kamasutra misses with a punch to the body.

Kamasutra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamasutra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yugara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yugara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kamasutra - the referee stops the clock and Yugara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kamasutra. Yugara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yugara looks to land a combination but Kamasutra avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamasutra.
Kamasutra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yugara.

Kamasutra clinches.

Kamasutra breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamasutra.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamasutra connects with a leg kick. Yugara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kamasutra blocks a head kick by Yugara.
Kamasutra lands a right hook to the body.
Yugara moves in looking to clinch but Kamasutra pushes him off.
Yoji Kamasutra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yugara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamasutra. Kamasutra obviously looking to wear him down.
Kamasutra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kamasutra lands a leg kick that knocks Yugara off balance momentarily.

Kamasutra has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kamasutra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yugara misses with a straight left.
Yugara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamasutra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamasutra connects with a high kick.

It looks like Cho Yugara has been cut.
Kamasutra lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Yugara is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamasutra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Yugara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamasutra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamasutra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yugara seems to have got his legs back now.
Kamasutra scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yugara could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Kamasutra pushes Yugara up against the cage in a clinch.

Kamasutra breaks from the clinch.

Kamasutra clinches up with Yugara and pushes him back against the cage.

Kamasutra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yugara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamasutra counters with a nice body kick.
Kamasutra throws a leg kick which misses Yugara's front leg but catches the back leg as Yugara tries to avoid it.
Yugara goes for a double leg but Kamasutra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamasutra continues to drive forward.
Kamasutra scores with a leg kick.
Kamasutra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoji Kamasutra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cho Yugara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kamasutra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Kamasutra clinches up against the cage.

Kamasutra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yugara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kamasutra misses with a few strikes there.
Yugara tries to counter by clinching up but Kamasutra breaks away and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamasutra. That's going to slow Yugara down.
Yugara moves out of range of the leg kick from Kamasutra.
Kamasutra thuds his shin into the meat of Yugara's side.
Kamasutra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yugara blocks a leg kick.
Yoji Kamasutra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yugara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Kamasutra tenderised Yugara's leg. Yugara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamasutra is looking to land body kicks.
Kamasutra feints and then cracks Yugara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yugara down.
Yugara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamasutra lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kamasutra.
Cho Yugara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yugara fails with the takedown
and Kamasutra counters with a three punch combo that has Yugara backing up. Yugara nods at Kamasutra to acknowledge the strikes.
Kamasutra is looking to slow Yugara down with leg kicks.
Kamasutra lands with an overhand left.
Kamasutra feints and then cracks Yugara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yugara down.
Kamasutra scores with a leg kick.
Kamasutra throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Yugara.

Yugara gets tackled into the cage by Kamasutra. Kamasutra maintains the clinch.

Kamasutra breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamasutra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamasutra lands a nice looking body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yugara. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yugara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kamasutra. That one must have hurt.
Kamasutra cracks the inside of Yugara's front leg.
Kamasutra throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yugara darts in looking for a takedown but Kamasutra gets double underhooks and turns Yugara into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamasutra.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yugara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kamasutra - the referee stops the clock and Yugara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kamasutra. Yugara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kamasutra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yugara.
Yugara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kamasutra thows a body kick. Yugara tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kamasutra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamasutra connects with an inside leg kick.
Kamasutra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yugara. That did some damage!
Yugara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kamasutra lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamasutra scores with a jab. Yugara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yugara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kamasutra throws a sloppy head kick and Yugara moves out of range easily.
Kamasutra lands a head kick!

Kamasutra rushes Yugara and presses him up against the cage.

Kamasutra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamasutra connects with a high kick.
Yugara blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamasutra, right into the meat.
Kamasutra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yugara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kamasutra can pounce on him.
Kamasutra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kamasutra throws a solid leg kick but Yugara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamasutra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yugara shoots for a takedown but Kamasutra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yugara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamasutra throws a head kick that Yugara semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Kamasutra.
Kamasutra misses with the combination.

Kamasutra clinches up with Yugara and pushes him back against the cage.

Kamasutra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamasutra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamasutra wants to land a leg kick but Yugara is out of range.
Yugara tries to clinch
and Kamasutra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yugara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kamasutra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoji Kamasutra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cho Yugara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Yugara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yugara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamasutra.
Yugara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kamasutra defends it nicely.
Kamasutra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kamasutra connects with a solid leg kick.
Yugara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamasutra.
Yugara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamasutra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamasutra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kamasutra throws a leg kick but Yugara checks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamasutra misses with a low kick.
Yugara misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamasutra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamasutra connects with a leg kick. Yugara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Kamasutra rushes Yugara and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yugara fails to land.
Yugara tries to pull guard but Kamasutra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yugara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yugara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kamasutra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Kamasutra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamasutra misses with a body kick.

Kamasutra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yugara, pushing him back against the cage.

Kamasutra breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Kamasutra.
Kamasutra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Kamasutra moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamasutra lands a shot to the body.

Kamasutra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamasutra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yugara is looking to clinch but Kamasutra is avoiding it.
Yugara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters circling a little - Kamasutra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kamasutra scoring well with a low kick there.
Kamasutra keeps Yugara at a distance using the push kick.
Kamasutra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yugara's sensitive parts.

Kamasutra pushes Yugara up against the cage in a clinch.

Kamasutra breaks from the clinch.
Kamasutra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yugara's sensitive parts.
Kamasutra scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yugara moves in looking to clinch but Kamasutra pushes him off.
Kamasutra throws a leg kick but Yugara checks it.
Kamasutra lands a front kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kamasutra finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kamasutra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Kamasutra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yoji Kamasutra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yugara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kamasutra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kamasutra has closed the distance and engaged Yugara in a clinch.

Kamasutra manages to break the clinch.
Yugara checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kamasutra. Yugara shrugs it off though.
Yugara throws a nice looking combination but Kamasutra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yugara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kamasutra. That one must have hurt.

Kamasutra closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamasutra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kamasutra manages to break the clinch.
Kamasutra throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kamasutra lands a leg kick that knocks Yugara off balance momentarily.
Kamasutra thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yugara if he has to take too many more of those.
Kamasutra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yugara.
Kamasutra slaps away a takedown attempt from Yugara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid body kick from Kamasutra.
Cho Yugara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamasutra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoji Kamasutra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kamasutra 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoji Kamasutra!