PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Napiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Back. Kris Napiera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kiyoshi Yamada's chin.

Yamada
vs
Napiera

168 cm
23
156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiyoshi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Napiera!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napiera has a takedown stuffed.
Yamada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Napiera to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napiera manages to avoid it.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.

Napiera gets the takedown into side control.
Yamada is trying to improve his position.
Napiera controls the position.
Yamada holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Yamada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yamada wants to control but Napiera postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Napiera decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Napiera looks to land a combination but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Napiera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Napiera looks for a takedown but Yamada sprawls well.
Napiera scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamada should have avoided that one.

Napiera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamada sprawls well initially but Napiera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamada tries to kick Napiera off but Napiera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yamada missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to control but Napiera is keeping busy.
Napiera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Napiera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Napiera is stalling here. Yamada is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Napiera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yamada has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamada trying to control the action but Napiera is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napiera can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Napiera tries to bum rush Yamada with a series of wild strikes but Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napiera scores with a jab.
Napiera misses with a straight right.
Napiera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Napiera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
Napiera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Napiera.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Napiera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Napiera misses.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Napiera stuffs the takedown.
Yamada looks for a takedown but Napiera sprawls well.
Napiera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.

Yamada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Napiera gets back to full guard.
Napiera trying to control the position.
Yamada tries to stand but Napiera is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kris Napiera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yamada stuffs the takedown attempt from Napiera. Napiera gets slowly back to his feet.
Napiera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamada as he avoids it easily.

Yamada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yamada misses with the ground and pound.
Napiera is looking to reverse the position.
Napiera is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yamada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napiera on the ground.
Yamada is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Napiera will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napiera sneaks a leg under to get back 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Napiera wants to control but Yamada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada trying to control from Napiera's half guard. Napiera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Napiera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamada won't allow Napiera to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napiera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamada.
Napiera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamada swings for the body but Napiera moves out of range.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Napiera.
Kiyoshi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada slips a straight right by Napiera.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Napiera looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Yamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Napiera throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Napiera saw that one coming.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napiera moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Napiera walks into a left hand.
Napiera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Napiera ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Napiera.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Napiera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Napiera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Kiyoshi Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napiera circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napiera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamada thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamada ducks right into an uppercut from Napiera.
Napiera looks to land a combination. Yamada sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Napiera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamada as he avoids it easily.
Kiyoshi Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Napiera.
Napiera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Napiera finds it's way through Yamada's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kris Napiera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Napiera saw that one coming.
Napiera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Napiera shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Napiera is rocked!
Napiera circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Yamada. Napiera falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Yamada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiyoshi Yamada!