PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yano comes into the arena with Fleur de Lis - Jucifer blaring out of the sound system. The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. Zorba The Dancing Buddha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yano
vs
The Dancing Buddha

179 cm
25
206 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Yano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Dancing Buddha missing with a left hand there. Yano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yano misses with a takedown attempt - The Dancing Buddha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha punishes Yano's body with a nice straight punch.

Yano clinches up against the cage.
Yano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Dancing Buddha is defending well for now.
Yano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to Yano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yano misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on The Dancing Buddha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Dancing Buddha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yanos head.
Yano swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Yano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yano.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a body shot.
Yano misses with a jab to the body
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a nice uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha misses the jab.
Yano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Dancing Buddha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yano was well out of range. Poor timing from The Dancing Buddha.
As The Dancing Buddha tries to get set, Yano tries to push him back and clinch up but The Dancing Buddha manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yano lands a head kick. The Dancing Buddha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The Dancing Buddha throws a leg kick that is checked

and Yano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Dancing Buddha keeping moving, preventing Yano from controlling successfully.
Yano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yano is fighting to break The Dancing Buddha's control of his arms but The Dancing Buddha is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yano controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yano is looking to pass into half guard but The Dancing Buddha pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now The Dancing Buddha is in guard.

The Dancing Buddha wants to control from the top but Yano keeps moving.
The Dancing Buddha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Dancing Buddha is stalling in the full guard.
Yano wants to sweep but no luck.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Yano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dancing Buddha throws a big elbow that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Dancing Buddha.
Yano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Dancing Buddha's waist but The Dancing Buddha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yano off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Yano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Koji Yano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Dancing Buddha throws a jab but it's blocked by Yano.
Yano just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a head kick by Yano.
Yano tries to clinch but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
The Dancing Buddha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dancing Buddha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yano.
Yano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a shot to the body.
Yano looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano throws a solid leg kick but The Dancing Buddha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yano.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a straight left.
Yano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Dancing Buddha.
Yano tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Dancing Buddha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Dancing Buddha avoids the head kick by Yano.
Yano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Dancing Buddha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yano scrambles back to his feet.
The Dancing Buddha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Dancing Buddha lands a head shot.

Yano closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Dancing Buddha did well to prevent Yano getting side control.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yano wants to pass the guard but The Dancing Buddha is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano is keen to just control but The Dancing Buddha is a slippery customer.
Yano misses with a head shot. The Dancing Buddha uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dancing Buddha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yano postures up in The Dancing Buddha's guard and throws a big left but The Dancing Buddha blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at River's Edge Gym, DOW inform us that The Dancing Buddha has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yano throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Dancing Buddha misses with an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha moves out of range of the body kick.
The Dancing Buddha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yano with a body shot.
The Dancing Buddha tries to move into range but Yano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yano throws a low kick but The Dancing Buddha avoids it.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a body shot.
Yano misses with a body shot.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Dancing Buddha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a body shot that sends Yano's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Koji Yano has been cut.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Yano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha was well out of range. Poor timing from Yano.
Yano misses with a hook to the body
and The Dancing Buddha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dancing Buddha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yano manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Dancing Buddha thuds a left hand into Yano's body.
Yano throws a lazy body kick
and Yano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dancing Buddha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Dancing Buddha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yano tries to clinch but The Dancing Buddha is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zorba The Dancing Buddha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koji Yano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Dancing Buddha to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from The Dancing Buddha misses.
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The Dancing Buddha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yano lands with a straight right. The Dancing Buddha didn't see that one coming.
Yano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a wild body shot.
Yano swings for the body but The Dancing Buddha moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Yano. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dancing Buddha looks to land a right hand but Yano moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Yano misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a stiff right hand.
Yano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a hook. Yano ducked under it nicely.
Yano shoots for a double leg takedown but The Dancing Buddha sprawls well. He's pushed Yano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Dancing Buddha throws a counter combo.
The Dancing Buddha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Dancing Buddha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yano moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yano, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from The Dancing Buddha.
Yano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yano throws a lazy head kick
enabling The Dancing Buddha to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and The Dancing Buddha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Dancing Buddha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Dancing Buddha misses the shot to the body.
Yano feinted with a counter takedown.
The Dancing Buddha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dancing Buddha lands a really nice looking cross but Yano seems unphased.
Yano misses with a body kick.
Jab from The Dancing Buddha.

Yano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yano throws a strike but The Dancing Buddha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yano trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control the position but Yano says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Yano is looking for a kimura but The Dancing Buddha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yano to get the leverage.
The Dancing Buddha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep Yano in close.
The Dancing Buddha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yano stopping the sweep attempt from The Dancing Buddha.
Yano slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Dancing Buddha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yano's guard.

The Dancing Buddha slips nicely into half guard.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Yano looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zorba The Dancing Buddha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Dancing Buddha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
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