PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akihiko Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gucci Mane feat. Rick Ross - Head Shots. Edward Blake will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yamato
vs
Blake

191 cm
27
200 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

209 cm
27
220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

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World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiko Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamato. Yamato obviously looking to wear him down.

Blake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamato is trying to keep Blake in close.

Blake stands up from Yamato's guard - Blake perhaps looking for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Yamato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato misses with a kick to the body.
Yamato slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Yamato misses
and Blake counters with a three punch combo that has Yamato backing up. Yamato nods at Blake to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake cracks Yamato with an open hand slap.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Yamato moved out of range.
Yamato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Blake misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Yamato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for Yamato's leg but Yamato calmly moves out of range.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamato was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Yamato is out of range.
It appears Yamato was looking to counter with a kick there.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a low kick, right behind Blake 's knee.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamato swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Yamato. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamato 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.
Despite the aggression on Blake's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yamato moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamato at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamato.
Blake shoots for a takedown but Yamato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Blake tries to get set, Yamato tries to push him back and clinch up but Blake manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akihiko Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamato misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamato misses with a low kick.
Yamato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Yamato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Yamato.
Blake checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamato throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamato blocks a head kick by Blake.
Yamato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Yamato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Yamato throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamato back to the cage. Blake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Yamato moves away and avoids it.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamato stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamato fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blake just manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamato throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a good low kick that Yamato was not able to check.
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 Akihiko Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yamato 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.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamato is out of range.
Yamato throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamato cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Blake staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamato seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake moves out of range as Yamato throws a body kick.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamato's head.
Yamato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamato misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses
and Blake counters with a head kick.
Yamato thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a low kick, right behind Yamato 's knee.
Yamato looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blake works the jab nicely.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamato throws out the jab.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake misses with a head kick.
As Blake tries to get set, Yamato tries to push him back and clinch up but Blake manages to avoid the attempt.
Yamato's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamato checks a low kick from Blake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Yamato's shoulder, as Yamato tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Yamato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamato.
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
A cross from Blake lands.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamato is just out of range.
Blake blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Yamato.
Akihiko Yamato is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Yamato ducks down to avoid it.
Blake scores with a jab to the head.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato avoids a kick to the body.
Yamato avoids the head kick by Blake.
Yamato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Yamato misses with the combination.
Blake goes for a double leg but Yamato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yamato continues to drive forward.
Yamato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamato walks into a left hand.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake looks to land a combination but Yamato avoids it well.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake throws the left hand but Yamato avoids the punch easily.
Yamato misses with a combination
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Yamato is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Yamato checks a low kick from Blake.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Akihiko Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Blake misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Yamato.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamato.
Blake misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake defending well as Yamato loads up on a big left hand.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Yamato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake throws a head kick that misses

and Yamato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake is trying to push Yamato away but Yamato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamato lands with a right to the head.
Yamato swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake blocking some punches.
Yamato misses with a hook from the clinch.

Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake blocks a head kick by Yamato.
Blake throws out a counter right but Yamato avoids it with no problem.
Blake tries to work over Yamato's front leg with a kick but Yamato checks it.
Yamato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Yamato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamato.

Blake is rocked!

Yamato cracks Blake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yamato has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blake to stand back up!
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamato finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
Yamato fakes the body blow, causing Blake to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Blake goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akihiko Yamato!
During a confident post fight interview, Akihiko Yamato thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.