PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Yamada
vs
Harris

170 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

180 cm
30
225 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiichi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yamada scores with a takedown into Harris's guard.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Yamada avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamada preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Yamada from controlling successfully.
Harris has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yamada has passed into side control.
Yamada in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harris trying to control from half guard but Yamada is working away.
Harris with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harris wants to take a breather but Yamada is having none of it.

Harris is working for a submission of some sort.
Harris wants to free his trapped foot but Yamada is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harris throwing shots but Yamada is blocking nicely.
My spies in The Seven Sins Grappling Academy inform me that Harris has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Harris is looking for a kimura here.
Harris passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yamada is on top in guard.
Harris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Harris is striking from the bottom but Yamada uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Yamada controlling the pace.
Harris gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Yamada from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris wants to hit a switch here but Yamada passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harris there!
Harris tries to hold on but Yamada postures up.
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris tries to hold on but Yamada postures up.
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiichi Yamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harris throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.

Yamada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris is still trying to improve position.

Harris looking for subs off his back but Yamada has passed one foot through into half guard.
Harris trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Yamada manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada trying to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harris gets full guard.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamada is one step ahead there.
Keiichi Yamada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamada postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Harris working for submissions but it's allowed Yamada to get to half guard.
Well, if Yamada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yamada trying to mount his opponent but Harris defends it.
Harris tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yamada has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to hold on but Yamada pushes him away.
Harris is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harris tries to hold on but Yamada pushes him away.
Harris is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Yamada is staying active.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Harris actively working from the bottom here.
Harris keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris is trying to stand back up but Yamada is controlling him
Yamada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Yamada seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is positioning himself well to prevent Yamada advancing to mount.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yamada trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiichi Yamada dominated that second round.
That's time! Yamada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamada is defended easily by Harris.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamada somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a double jab.
Yamada tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Yamada moves into the clinch.
Harris has Yamada pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamada manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yamada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harris is keeping busy.
Yamada is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamada down to the mat. Yamada avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Yamada drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada feinted with a counter takedown.
Paul Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Yamada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Yamada backs off Harris throws a huge counter combo but Yamada manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiichi Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
Yamada tries to counter by clinching up but Harris breaks away and moves out of range.
Keiichi Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Yamada tries to counter with a takedown but Harris is quick to defend against it.
Paul Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harris throws a right and a left that Yamada avoids nicely.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Yamada feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Harris misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Keiichi Yamada has been cut.

Yamada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamada 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiichi Yamada!