PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hotaka Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Jiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arsone. Jiller has chosen Japanese Mix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yoshida
vs
Jiller

167 cm
20
156 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
163 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

KnockOut

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hotaka Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Jiller!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshida sizes up Jiller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiller throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hotaka Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida lands a nice hook to Jiller's body. Jiller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jiller has time to react.
Jiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida misses with a jab to the body
and Jiller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida lands with a kick to the temple. Jiller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've been hearing reports that Yoshida has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jiller.

It looks like Hotaka Yoshida has been cut.
Jiller closes the distance but Yoshida moves to the side
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida takes a swing at Jiller's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Yoshida lands.

Jiller is rocked!
Yoshida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jiller at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiller throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Jiller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiller throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.

Yoshida feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jiller sprawling to the canvas! Jiller rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yoshida finish him?!
Jiller is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Jiller gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hotaka Yoshida!