PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Yoshimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Talleyrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Yoshimura
vs
Talleyrand

178 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hayato Yoshimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Talleyrand!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yoshimura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Yoshimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Talleyrand won't want to take too many of those.
Talleyrand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.
Yoshimura lands a knee to the body.
Talleyrand looks winded!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.
Yoshimura lands a nice knee to the body.
Yoshimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yoshimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Yoshimura.
Yoshimura lands an elbow that stopped Talleyrand in his tracks for a moment.
Yoshimura lands an elbow that stopped Talleyrand in his tracks for a moment.
Yoshimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Charles Talleyrand has been cut.
Nice elbow from Yoshimura.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.
Yoshimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Talleyrand takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside that Talleyrand shrugs off.
Yoshimura landing knees to the body.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside that Talleyrand shrugs off.
Yoshimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Yoshimura is stalling here.

Yoshimura has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Talleyrand regains guard immediately.
Talleyrand should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talleyrand is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yoshimura wants to stand but Talleyrand is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yoshimura gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Talleyrand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Yoshimura moves into the clinch.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside.
Yoshimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the temple.
Yoshimura lands an elbow just above Talleyrand 's eye.
Nice elbow from Yoshimura.

Yoshimura manages to pull guard.
Yoshimura wants to stand up but Talleyrand is controlling him.

Talleyrand decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Talleyrand tries to clinch there but Yoshimura circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talleyrand taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yoshimura lands an elbow that stopped Talleyrand in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talleyrand trying to stall but Yoshimura improves his position.
Yoshimura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Talleyrand trying to control the position but instead, Yoshimura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Talleyrand into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yoshimura.
Talleyrand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yoshimura lands a damaging elbow.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talleyrand wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Talleyrand.
Talleyrand tries to clinch up but Yoshimura circles away and keeps his distance.
Talleyrand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talleyrand tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hayato Yoshimura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Talleyrand's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yoshimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Talleyrand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshimura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Yoshimura closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Yoshimura has Talleyrand pushed against the cage.
Talleyrand looking to stall.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Yoshimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Talleyrand won't want to take too many of those.
Talleyrand wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talleyrand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talleyrand is breathing heavily.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yoshimura lands a damaging elbow.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Talleyrand tries to stall but Yoshimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.
Yoshimura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talleyrand can do to turn this around?
Yoshimura lands an elbow that stopped Talleyrand in his tracks for a moment.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the temple.
Talleyrand wants to stall.
Yoshimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yoshimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yoshimura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yoshimura lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshimura lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Yoshimura.
Nice elbow from Yoshimura.
Yoshimura lands an elbow just above Talleyrand 's eye.
Talleyrand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yoshimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talleyrand is trying to stall.
Yoshimura lands an elbow just above Talleyrand 's eye.
Talleyrand is looking to control Yoshimura's arms but Yoshimura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Talleyrand has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yoshimura obliges.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Talleyrand takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside.
Talleyrand is trying to stall.
Talleyrand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talleyrand is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Yoshimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the temple.
Yoshimura lands an elbow just above Talleyrand 's eye.
Talleyrand stalling in the clinch but Yoshimura improves position.
Yoshimura lands a damaging elbow.
Yoshimura lands a knee to the body.
Talleyrand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yoshimura is keeping busy.
Yoshimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talleyrand stalling in the clinch but Yoshimura improves position.
Yoshimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yoshimura as Talleyrand tries to tie him up.
Yoshimura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talleyrand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yoshimura is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Talleyrand.
Talleyrand tries to clinch up but Yoshimura circles away and keeps his distance.

Yoshimura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talleyrand tries to stall but Yoshimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talleyrand taking a breather.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside.
Yoshimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hayato Yoshimura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Talleyrand's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Talleyrand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Talleyrand tries to keep at a distance but Yoshimura has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Yoshimura.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Yoshimura lands an elbow that stopped Talleyrand in his tracks for a moment.
Yoshimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yoshimura as Talleyrand tries to tie him up.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside that Talleyrand shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshimura lands an elbow just above Talleyrand 's eye.
Talleyrand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hayato Yoshimura has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talleyrand tries to stall but Yoshimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimura.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside that Talleyrand shrugs off.
Yoshimura working Talleyrand over with knees to the body.
Yoshimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimura.

Talleyrand is rocked!
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Talleyrand is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshimura finish him?
Nice elbow from Yoshimura.
Yoshimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Talleyrand takes an elbow to the temple.
Yoshimura lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Yoshimura.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimura.
Yoshimura lands an elbow inside.
Talleyrand seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimura lands a knee to the body.
Yoshimura lands a knee to the body.
Yoshimura lands an elbow that stopped Talleyrand in his tracks for a moment.
Talleyrand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yoshimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Talleyrand stalling in the clinch but Yoshimura improves position.
Yoshimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Talleyrand trying to stall but Yoshimura improves his position.
Talleyrand is trying to stall.
Yoshimura lands a damaging elbow.
Yoshimura landing knees to the body.
Talleyrand is trying to stall.

Yoshimura has clasped his hands together around Talleyrand's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talleyrand wants to get back to his feet but Yoshimura drags him back down.

Talleyrand throws Yoshimura to one side and escapes!
Talleyrand tries to clinch but Yoshimura moves out of range.
Yoshimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Talleyrand.
Yoshimura keeps the fight on the outside.
Talleyrand is looking to clinch but Yoshimura is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talleyrand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talleyrand is looking to clinch but Yoshimura is avoiding it.

Yoshimura instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Yoshimura.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yoshimura.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Talleyrand blocks an elbow strike from Yoshimura.
Talleyrand wants to stall.
Yoshimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talleyrand's defenses.
Talleyrand trying to stall but Yoshimura improves his position.
Talleyrand avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshimura.
Charles Talleyrand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayato Yoshimura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talleyrand throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshimura.
Talleyrand misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hayato Yoshimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshimura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayato Yoshimura!