PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roar Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Yamaguchi
vs
Horse

185 cm
28
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

206 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Anarchy Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daiki Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roar Horse!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Horse's head but Horse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Horse.
Horse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horse misses the jab.
Horse looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Horse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamaguchi.
Horse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horse misses with a looping left.
Horse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horse fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Horse is out of range.
Yamaguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Horse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamaguchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamaguchi connects with a body shot that sends Horse's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Horse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Horse connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horse manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi tries to bum rush Horse with a series of wild strikes but Horse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamaguchi looks to land a right hand but Horse moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Horse! But no joy.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horse works Yamaguchi's body with a nice hook.
Horse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Horse works the jab nicely.
Horse is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Horse misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamaguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horse misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Yamaguchi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamaguchi is just out of range.
Horse avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horse misses with a looping right.
Yamaguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Horse counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Yamaguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Yamaguchi misses with a right hand
letting Horse counter with a right hand.
Horse avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Horse's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Horse.
Yamaguchi lands a jab.

It looks like Roar Horse has been cut.
Horse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamaguchi catches Horse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamaguchi swinging wildly here.
Yamaguchi missing with a left hand there. Horse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horse might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Horse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Horse misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
Yamaguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horse misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Horse misses.
Yamaguchi blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamaguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamaguchi misses the target.
Horse staying out of range there.
Good work by Yamaguchi as he checks the leg kick.
Horse misses with a hook
and Yamaguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Horse throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamaguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horse looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
Horse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi swinging wildly here.
Horse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse scores with a punch to the head.
Yamaguchi connects with a right hand. Horse shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Horse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi throws a right and a left that Horse avoids nicely.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horse moves away.
Horse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horse swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Yamaguchi misses its target.
Some wild striking there from Horse.
Horse throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Horse swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horse.
Horse slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands the left hand.
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 Daiki Yamaguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roar Horse's cut.
That's time! Yamaguchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horse looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi looks to land a combination but Horse avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Horse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamaguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamaguchi looks to land a combination. Horse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horse attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Yamaguchi blocks the low kick.
Horse throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Horse throws a low kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Horse looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Horse misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Horse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse lands with a straight right. Yamaguchi didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Horse misses.
Horse throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Horse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horse at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a looping right.
Yamaguchi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Horse.
Horse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamaguchi clobbers Horse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Horse is rocked!
Yamaguchi grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Horse takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Yamaguchi cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daiki Yamaguchi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daiki Yamaguchi made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.