PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yuuto Yoshida has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Evans
vs
Yoshida

190 cm
27
215 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

184 cm
28
210 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Yoshida tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshida with a nice cross.

Evans has Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Evans.
Evans blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Evans lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans misses with some punches.
Evans 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.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Yoshida's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Evans prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Evans prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.

Evans successfully pulls guard.
Evans controlling Yoshida's posture.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida being controlled here momentarily.
Yoshida has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Evans is proving hard to escape from.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans pulls Yoshida in close to prevent any damage.

Yoshida stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
Yoshida misses with a hook
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida jabs at Evans's body.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips under a jab.
Evans is looking for a counter combo.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Evans wants to clinch.
Evans checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Evans shoots and misses
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Yoshida is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Evans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Yoshida looks to move away, Evans throws a big counter combo but Yoshida just gets out of the way.
Evans looks to land a combination. Yoshida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown but Yoshida manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Evans's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yoshida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Evans if he has to take too many more of those.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Evans tries to keep at a distance but Yoshida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.

Evans pulls guard.
Yoshida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans pulls Yoshida in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yoshida defends well.

Yoshida gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
Yoshida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Evans.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evans misses with a hook to the body
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshida cracks Evans with an open hand slap.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evans prevents Yoshida from standing back up.
Evans trying to mount his opponent but Yoshida defends it.
Evans is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Yoshida manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Evans keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Evans breaks the clinch.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Evans closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good standup being displayed there by Yoshida as he connects with a hook.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body. Evans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Evans moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
A good leg kick by Yoshida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Yoshida swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Yoshida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Evans slams his shin into Yoshida's torso.
Yoshida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Yoshida both land. Nice combination.
Yoshida stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida connects with a right hand. Evans shakes it off.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida throws a hook but Evans blocks it.

Evans drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Evans trying to control the action but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
Yoshida is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Evans asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Evans working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Donald Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to get back to his feet.

Evans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evans slows the pace down.
Yoshida is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Evans asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshida keeps working.
Yoshida is trying to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Evans defending well as Yoshida loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Yuuto Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Evans.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Yoshida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yuuto Yoshida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoshida at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshida!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida connects with a body shot that sends Evans's belly button to the back.
Yoshida throws a front kick that sends Evans stumbling back into the cage.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans is looking to clinch.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuto Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yoshida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Yoshida!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuuto Yoshida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.