PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Degrizz comes to the cage accompanied by Battle in prison. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Keiichi Yamada enters the cage!

Degrizz
vs
Yamada

187 cm
34
217 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

170 cm
31
205 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent 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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Degrizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiichi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Degrizz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
Degrizz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Degrizz staying out of range there.
Degrizz moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada throws a hook but Degrizz blocks it.
Degrizz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yamada.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Degrizz moves away and avoids it.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Yamada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Degrizz avoids a kick to the body.
Degrizz scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamada should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Degrizz misses.
Yamada lands the left hand.
Degrizz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Degrizz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keiichi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Yamada slips a straight right by Degrizz.
Degrizz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamada.
Yamada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrizz lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamada lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Degrizz misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Yamada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamada scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamada throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Yamada defending well as Degrizz loads up on a big left hand.
Degrizz misses with a low kick.
Degrizz slips a straight right by Yamada.
Yamada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Degrizz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Degrizz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Degrizz throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. Degrizz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
Degrizz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Degrizz lands with a cross.
Yamada throws a wild body kick that Degrizz sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Yamada shoots in but Degrizz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Degrizz slips a jab from Yamada.
Yamada misses the jab.
Degrizz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Degrizz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. Degrizz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Degrizz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Degrizz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Degrizz.
Degrizz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yamada takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Degrizz.
Yamada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada throws a hook but Degrizz avoids it easily.
Degrizz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Degrizz.
A bone on bone clash there as Degrizz blocks the leg kick.
Yamada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Degrizz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Degrizz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Degrizz misses.
A shot to the liver by Yamada. Beautiful body shot.

Degrizz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yamada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yamada preventing the sweep.
Degrizz seems keen to control Yamada's posture.
Degrizz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamada's guard.

Degrizz stands up over Yamada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Degrizz stopping the sweep attempt from Yamada.
Degrizz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Degrizz trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz with a nice head shot there.
Yamada is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Degrizz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamada's head.
Yamada working a defensive guard here.
Degrizz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Yamada has his foot on Degrizz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Degrizz works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Degrizz is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yamada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Degrizz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamada jabs Degrizz right on the nose. Degrizz blinks but takes it well.
Degrizz lands with a good body shot.
Degrizz swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Degrizz is just out of range.
Degrizz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Degrizz.
Degrizz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Yamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keiichi Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Degrizz.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Degrizz.
Yamada swings widly with a right hand
and Degrizz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Degrizz throws out a loose jab but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Degrizz throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Degrizz thinking.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Degrizz.
Yamada appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamada throws a body punch but Degrizz moves out of range.
Degrizz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrizz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Degrizz throws a shot to the body.
Degrizz throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada scores with a spinning back kick!
Degrizz connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada misses with a hook
and Degrizz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Degrizz moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Degrizz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Degrizz slips a straight right by Yamada.
Degrizz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamada shoots in for a double leg but Degrizz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Degrizz finds it's way through Yamada's defenses.
Yamada stuffs the takedown attempt from Degrizz. Degrizz gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Degrizz throws a head kick that Yamada semi-blocks.
Degrizz takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Yamada gets a double leg takedown into Degrizz's guard.

Degrizz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Degrizz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Degrizz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws a low kick but Degrizz moves out of range easily.
Yamada checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada throws a leg kick
and Degrizz counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Degrizz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Degrizz works the jab nicely.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Degrizz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Degrizz doesn't seem bothered though.
Degrizz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Yamada drives through with a takedown into Degrizz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jim Degrizz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Degrizz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Degrizz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamada being controlled here momentarily.
Yamada wants to control from the top but Degrizz keeps moving.
Yamada wants to pass the guard but Degrizz is keeping the position.
Degrizz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Degrizz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Yamada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yamada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Degrizz's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz wants to sweep but no luck.

Degrizz has an active guard here but Yamada has managed to pass into half guard.
Degrizz is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Degrizz is staying active underneath Yamada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada wants to take a breather but Degrizz is having none of it.

Degrizz actively working from the bottom here.
Yamada wants to control but Degrizz is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Degrizz is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Keiichi Yamada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Degrizz misses the jab.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Degrizz checks a low kick from Yamada.
Degrizz lands an overhand right.
Yamada throws out a leg kick but Degrizz moves out of range and Yamada only half commits.
Degrizz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Degrizz.
Yamada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Degrizz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada connects with a right hand. Degrizz shakes it off.
Degrizz tries to score with a low kick but Yamada moves his leg out of the way.

Yamada throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Degrizz was covering up waiting for the punch and Yamada finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Degrizz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yamada presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada is trying to force a seperation but Degrizz has the dominant position.

Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrizz moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamada slips a straight right by Degrizz.
Yamada connects with a body shot that sends Degrizz's belly button to the back.
Yamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Degrizz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Degrizz down.
A jab from Degrizz misses.
Degrizz tests Yamada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Degrizz avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Degrizz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yamada throws the kick towards the body but Degrizz avoids it.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Degrizz misses.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Degrizz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Degrizz misses with a double jab.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Yamada scores with a leg kick.
Degrizz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz tests Yamada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yamada throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Degrizz was covering up waiting for the punch and Yamada finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Degrizz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamada works over Degrizz with some ground and pound from guard.
Yamada stopping the sweep attempt from Degrizz.
Yamada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Degrizz is looking to stand up but Yamada isn't so interested in that idea.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Degrizz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamada advances to half guard.

Yamada is trying for a kimura here. Degrizz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Yamada wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keiichi Yamada!