PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeralear Imaimashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imaimashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slaves - Feed the Mantaray. Yeralear Imaimashi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Patel
vs
Imaimashi

153 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yeralear Imaimashi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imaimashi misses with a double jab.
Imaimashi tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Patel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Imaimashi manages to circle out of the way.
Imaimashi delivers a nice body kick.
Imaimashi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Imaimashi duly obliges.
Patel really is a fat lump.
Imaimashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Imaimashi looks to move away, Patel throws a big counter combo bu Imaimashi just gets out of the way.
Patel dodges the punch combination from Imaimashi.
Imaimashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patel throwing a counter right hand but Imaimashi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imaimashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Imaimashi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Imaimashi seems content to control.
Imaimashi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Patel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Imaimashi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Imaimashi is keen to just control but Patel is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patel shoots in and drives through. Imaimashi sprawls well.
Imaimashi is looking to slow Patel down with leg kicks.
Imaimashi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Imaimashi duly obliges.
Imaimashi wants to land a leg kick but Patel is out of range.
Imaimashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patel throws a big counter combination but Imaimashi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Imaimashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Imaimashi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Imaimashi cracks Patel with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Imaimashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Patel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Imaimashi. Imaimashi obviously looking to wear him down.

Patel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Patel tries for a kimura but Imaimashi is defending well.
Patel working away.

Patel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Patel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Imaimashi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Imaimashi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Patel but great work by Imaimashi.
Imaimashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patel keeps working.
Imaimashi wants to stand but Patel is controlling his arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imaimashi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Patel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Imaimashi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've been informed that Imaimashi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Imaimashi 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeralear Imaimashi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Patel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yeralear Imaimashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imaimashi is looking to clinch.
Imaimashi throws a one two combo.

It looks like Adam Patel has been cut.
Imaimashi throws a leg kick but Patel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Patel is looking for a counter combo.
Patel avoids the head kick by Imaimashi.
Patel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Imaimashi but Imaimashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imaimashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Patel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Imaimashi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patel swings around for an armbar but Imaimashi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Patel's guard.
Imaimashi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Imaimashi stands up and waves to Patel to follow him.
Imaimashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Imaimashi is looking to clinch but Patel is avoiding it.
Imaimashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patel's calf.
A combination from Imaimashi does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Imaimashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patel.
Imaimashi misses with a double jab.
Imaimashi throws a right and a left that Patel avoids nicely.
Patel is looking for a counter combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Imaimashi successfully pulls guard.
Imaimashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imaimashi trying to keep a closed guard but Patel is proving a slippery customer.

Patel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Imaimashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Imaimashi.
Imaimashi throws a combination. Patel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Imaimashi misses with a leg kick.
Patel is looking for a counter combo.
Imaimashi scores with a one two! Patel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Imaimashi is breathing heavily.
Imaimashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Imaimashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Imaimashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Imaimashi looks to move away, Patel throws a big counter combo bu Imaimashi just gets out of the way.
Patel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Imaimashi looking to score a takedown here. Patel is defending well but Imaimashi drives through and ends up in Patel's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Patel pushes Imaimashi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Imaimashi wants to clinch.
Imaimashi throws a push kick but Patel slaps the foot to one side.
Imaimashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Imaimashi manages to circle out of the way.
Imaimashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patel manages to avoid it.
Patel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Imaimashi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Imaimashi showed some decent athleticism there.
Patel is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeralear Imaimashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Patel's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Imaimashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Imaimashi wants to clinch.
Patel throws a big counter combination but Imaimashi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Imaimashi scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imaimashi sizes up Patel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Imaimashi misses with a double jab.
Patel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by Imaimashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Imaimashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imaimashi throws a sloppy head kick and Patel moves out of range easily.
Imaimashi is looking to clinch but Patel is avoiding it.
It looked like Patel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Imaimashi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Imaimashi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Imaimashi wants to pass the guard but Patel is keeping the position.

Patel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Patel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Imaimashi's guard.

Patel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patel postures up in Imaimashi's guard and throws a big left but Imaimashi blocks it.
Patel throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel with a flurry of punches that miss.

Patel stands up and waves to Imaimashi to follow him.
Imaimashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Imaimashi scores with a jab. Patel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Patel throws a leg kick but Imaimashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Patel slips under a jab from Imaimashi.
Imaimashi is looking to chop away at Patel's legs.
Imaimashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Imaimashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Imaimashi tries to bum rush Patel with a series of wild strikes but Patel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imaimashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Imaimashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Imaimashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patel on the side of the head.
Patel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Adam Patel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Imaimashi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Patel sprawls well initially but Imaimashi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like Imaimashi is going to stand back up.
Adam Patel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yeralear Imaimashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yeralear Imaimashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Imaimashi 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeralear Imaimashi!
Post fight, an emotional Yeralear Imaimashi said 'I won? Say whaaaa-?'.