PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seun Adedji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuzan Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuzan Yakuza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Adedji
vs
Yakuza

175 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seun Adedji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuzan Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakuza misses with a looping right.
Adedji tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yakuza manages to circle out of the way.
Adedji tries to clinch but Yakuza moves out of range.
Adedji has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yakuza throws a jab when Adedji was well out of range.
Adedji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yakuza.
Yakuza looks to throw the jab but Adedji is out of range.
Adedji scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Adedji.

Adedji closes the distance and clinches.
Yakuza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Yakuza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adedji waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakuza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakuza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yakuza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adedji lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yakuza jabs at Adedji's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuza cracks Adedji with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yakuza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adedji is out of range.
Yakuza connects with a single shot there.
Adedji throws a big shot that misses.
Yakuza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adedji defending well as Yakuza loads up on a big left hand.
Adedji is looking to counter the offense by Yakuza and move into the clinch.
Adedji on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yakuza lands a lovely overhand right.
Yakuza scores with a hook.

Adedji is rocked!
A combination from Yakuza does no damage.
Adedji gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Adedji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adedji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adedji seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza clobbers Adedji with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adedji avoids a kick to the body.
Adedji moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuzan Yakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakuza throws out a loose jab but Adedji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakuza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakuza misses the target.
Adedji wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yakuza tries to land a front kick but Adedji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yakuza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yakuza throws an overhand right that lands on Adedji's shoulder, as Adedji tries to avoid the shot.
Yakuza misses with a double jab.
Yakuza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adedji. Adedji circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adedji looks to throw the jab but Yakuza is out of range.
Yakuza looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adedji moves into range and clinches up with Yakuza.
Yakuza takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yakuza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adedji has Yakuza pushed against the ropes.
Yakuza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling him.
Adedji blocks an uppercut.
Adedji is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adedji misses with a knee to the head.
Adedji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yakuza avoiding damage as Adedji throws knees to the body.
Adedji lands an elbow just above Yakuza 's eye.
Yakuza misses with a punch on the inside.
Yakuza tries to circle away but Adedji has him pinned against the ropes.
Adedji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yakuza tries to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling the position.
Adedji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakuza tries to break free but Adedji pushes him back against the ropes.
Adedji has a couple of punches blocked by Yakuza.
Adedji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Yakuza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yakuza managing to block the knees to the body from Adedji.
Adedji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yakuza tries to throw a body punch but Adedji avoids it by throwing Yakuza back against the ropes.
Yakuza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yakuza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakuza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yakuza tries to break free but Adedji pushes him back against the ropes.
Adedji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakuza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakuza blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Adedji.
Yakuza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yakuza wants to get back to striking at distance but Adedji won't allow it.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakuza avoids it.
Adedji unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adedji lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuzan Yakuza will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yakuza throws a predictable looking body shot

and Adedji holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yakuza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adedji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Yakuza.
A body shot lands from Yakuza.
Yakuza lands a right hand.
Yakuza swings wildly with an uppercut but Adedji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adedji working Yakuza over with knees to the body.
A short right from Adedji.
Yakuza working aggressively here.
Yakuza taking a breather.
Yakuza misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakuza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakuza.
Yakuza swings wildly with an uppercut but Adedji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seun Adedji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yakuza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuza has a couple of punches blocked by Adedji.
Yakuza has a couple of punches blocked by Adedji.
Yakuza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adedji with a knee to the head.

It looks like Yuzan Yakuza has been cut.
A short uppercut from Adedji.
Yakuza lands with a right to the head.
Adedji has Yakuza pressed against the ropes, preventing Yakuza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakuza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but Yakuza blocks with his arms.
Adedji working Yakuza over with knees to the body.
Yakuza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakuza throws a punch but it's blocked by Adedji.
Adedji is looking to control Yakuza's arms but Yakuza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adedji has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yakuza.
Yakuza is trying to break free.
Adedji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yakuza's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Adedji.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adedji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yakuza.

Yakuza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakuza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yakuza misses with a looping right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adedji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yakuza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adedji throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakuzas head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yakuza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yakuza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Yakuza lands with a light punch inside.
Adedji tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakuza avoids the damage to the body.
Adedji has Yakuza pressed against the ropes, preventing Yakuza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adedji with a knee to the head.
Yakuza throws a head punch that misses.
Yakuza blocks an elbow strike from Adedji.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza tries to work over Adedji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yakuza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yakuza takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adedji scores with a knee to the head.
Adedji wants to stall.
Yakuza has a couple of punches blocked by Adedji.
Yakuza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Yakuza - that landed with a thud.
Adedji swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakuza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adedji just leaning against Yakuza, taking a breather.
Adedji working Yakuza over with knees to the body.
Adedji is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yakuza wants to break free but Adedji has control.
Adedji with a knee to the head.
Adedji misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yakuza scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adedji has a couple of punches blocked by Yakuza.
Adedji is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Adedji misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Yakuza.
Yakuza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakuza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yakuza is looking to break free of the clinch but Adedji has double underhooks.
Adedji with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adedji lands a nice knee to the body.
Adedji scores with a knee to the head.
Adedji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yakuza swings wildly with an uppercut but Adedji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakuza misses with a body punch.
Yakuza misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yakuza fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seun Adedji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuzan Yakuza's cut.
That's time! Adedji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yakuza clobbers Adedji with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good work by Adedji as he checks the leg kick.

Adedji rushes Yakuza and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Adedji lands an elbow just above Yakuza 's eye.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Adedji lands a knee to the head.
Adedji connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yakuza's face.

Yakuza is rocked!
Adedji looking to throw knees to the head but Yakuza is blocking nicely.
Yakuza digs a right hand into Adedji's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adedji's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Yakuza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yakuza misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Adedji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yakuza's brow.
Adedji lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adedji tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakuza avoids the damage to the body.
Yakuza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakuza avoids a wild elbow strike from Adedji.
Yakuza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yakuza fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Adedji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yakuza's brow.
Yakuza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adedji taking a breather.
Yakuza takes a shot to the head.
Yakuza tries to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling the position.
Yakuza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adedji blocks an uppercut.
Yakuza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adedji.
Yakuza takes an elbow to the temple.
Adedji taking a breather.
A short right from Yakuza.
Yakuza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yakuza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adedji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Yakuza throws a punch but it's blocked by Adedji.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuza misses with a body punch.
Yakuza throws a punch but it's blocked by Adedji.
Adedji lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakuza is struggling to control the position.
Adedji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adedji throws a head punch that misses.
Adedji unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adedji throws an elbow that misses.
Adedji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adedji misses with a punch on the inside.
Adedji with a knee to the head.
Adedji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakuza is defending well for now.
Adedji lands an elbow that stopped Yakuza in his tracks for a moment.
Adedji lands a nice elbow.
Adedji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adedji looking to throw knees to the head but Yakuza is blocking nicely.
Adedji misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adedji.
Yakuza swings wildly with an uppercut but Adedji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakuza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakuza lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Adedji.
Adedji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yakuza's efforts to push away.
Adedji prevents a body shot from Yakuza.
Adedji throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakuza.
Adedji misses with a knee strike.
Yakuza is trying to force a seperation but Adedji has the dominant position.
Yakuza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adedji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yakuza as Adedji tries to tie him up.
Yakuza is trying to break the clinch but Adedji is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adedji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yakuza's defenses.
Yakuza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adedji blocking some punches.
Yakuza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adedji has him pressed against the ropes.
Yakuza working hard to break the clinch.
Yakuza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adedji misses with the head strike.
Adedji tries to stall but Yakuza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yakuza throws a head punch that misses.
Yakuza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adedji landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adedji lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adedji.
Adedji prevents Yakuza from breaking the clinch.
Yakuza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adedji throws an elbow that misses.

Adedji drops Yakuza with a big knee straight up the middle! Yakuza is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
Seun Adedji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Adedji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seun Adedji!