PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yuudai
vs
Haze

172 cm
29
148 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

168 cm
29
147 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Yuudai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Yuudai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Yuudai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yuudai thows a leg kick but Haze checks it
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Yuudai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Haze has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yuudai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yuudai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haze finds it's way round the side to connect with Yuudai's head.
Haze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Yuudai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuudai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Yuudai swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
Haze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yuudai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Haze. Haze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takeshi Yuudai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuudai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yuudai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuudai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.

Haze has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuudai lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Haze tries a body shot but Yuudai blocks it.

Yuudai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haze slips under a jab from Yuudai.
Haze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yuudai.
Haze pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yuudai is looking to counter punch.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Yuudai.
Yuudai jabs Haze right on the nose. Haze blinks but takes it well.
Yuudai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haze.
Yuudai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze throws a body punch but Yuudai moves out of range.
Yuudai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haze at a distance.
Yuudai thows a body kick. Haze tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haze wants to land a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Yuudai misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Haze.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Haze gets the takedown into side control.

Yuudai sneaks out the side door and pushes Haze away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Haze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Haze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
Haze lands the left hand.
Haze throws a jab when Yuudai was well out of range.
Haze lands a jab to the head.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses.
Yuudai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yuudai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yuudai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuudai.
Haze jabs Yuudai right on the nose. Yuudai blinks but takes it well.
Haze misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
Yuudai tries to score with a low kick but Haze moves his leg out of the way.
Yuudai blocks a leg kick.
Haze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yuudai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Yuudai is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Yuudai.
Yuudai delivers a nice body kick.
Yuudai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yuudai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haze just manages to avoid it.
Yuudai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.
As Haze backs away, Yuudai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
Yuudai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haze checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Yuudai misses.
Haze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haze throws a sloppy head kick and Yuudai moves out of range easily.
Yuudai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yuudai staying out of range there.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haze tries to clinch but Yuudai moves out of range.
Haze misses with a body shot.
Yuudai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yuudai with a hook.
Haze checks a leg kick.
Yuudai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
Haze misses with a hook.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Yuudai moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Yuudai looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Yuudai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuudai misses the jab.
Yuudai lands with a good body shot.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yuudai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yuudai.
Haze misses with a body kick.
Yuudai cracks Haze with an open hand slap.
Yuudai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
Yuudai scores with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yuudai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuudai misses with a low kick.
Haze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuudai.
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 Takeshi Yuudai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yuudai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Haze moves out of range as Yuudai throws a body kick.
Haze blocks a low kick nicely.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haze walks into a stiff left hand from Yuudai.
A big right from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai lands with a hook. Haze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yuudai just misses with a punch to the body.
Takeshi Yuudai is winning the standup battle so far.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai scores with a sloppy right hand. Haze should have avoided that one.
Haze throws a hook to the side of Yuudai's head but Yuudai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yuudai keeps the fight on the outside.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yuudai.
Yuudai throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuudai moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuudai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haze checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze lands a nice shot that snaps Yuudai's head back.
Yuudai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yuudai moves out of range of the body kick from Haze.
Haze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haze lands a glancing blow to the side of Yuudai's head.
Haze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yuudai checks it well.
Haze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yuudai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yuudai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haze does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Yuudai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haze is able to avoid easily.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Yuudai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yuudai misses with a kick to the body.
Haze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuudai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yuudai dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuudai lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuudai.
Yuudai moves out of range as Haze strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yuudai is able to avoid easily.
Haze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haze checks a low kick from Yuudai.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yuudai.
It seemed like Haze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Yuudai.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yuudai cracks the inside of Haze's front leg.
Yuudai connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuudai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yuudai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yuudai connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuudai misses with a leg kick.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Yuudai blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yuudai.
Yuudai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands with a right hand.
Haze on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yuudai misses the shot to the body.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuudai. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yuudai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yuudai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yuudai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yuudai, right into the meat.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Yuudai moves away and avoids it.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuudai manages to avoid it.
Haze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yuudai.
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!
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Yuudai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai throws the kick towards the body but Haze avoids it.
Yuudai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yuudai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yuudai.
Yuudai defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
As Haze backs away, Yuudai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Haze misses.
Yuudai scores with a sloppy right hand. Haze should have avoided that one.
Haze throws the left hand but Yuudai avoids the punch easily.
Yuudai tried to counter with a leg kick but Haze avoided it.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.
Yuudai cracks Haze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yuudai tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze moves out of range as Yuudai throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
Haze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yuudai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yuudai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yuudai throws out a leg kick but Haze moves out of range and Yuudai only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Yuudai dominated that second round.
That's time! Yuudai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yuudai checks a low kick from Haze.
Haze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yuudai's head.
An inside leg kick from Yuudai misses.
Yuudai throws a body kick that misses.
Yuudai wants to land a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Haze throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yuudai misses the shot to the body.
Haze blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Haze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yuudai throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Yuudai tries a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Yuudai misses its target.
Yuudai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haze.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuudai throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yuudai.
Yuudai backing away here, and Haze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yuudai looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze throws a hook to the side of Yuudai's head but Yuudai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a wild body kick that Yuudai sees coming a mile off.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Yuudai just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze throws a shot from downtown. Yuudai moves away and avoids it.
Haze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haze lands a nice looking body kick.
Haze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haze defending well as Yuudai loads up on a big left hand.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yuudai scores with a nice body kick.
Yuudai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haze lands a jab to the nose.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Yuudai ducks down to avoid it.
Yuudai connects with the punch.
Yuudai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Yuudai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yuudai is out of range.
Haze moves out of range as Yuudai throws a body kick.
Haze moves out of range as Yuudai strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haze checks a leg kick.
Yuudai lands with a nice body kick.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuudai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuudai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Yuudai.
Haze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haze throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Haze misses the jab.
Yuudai is looking to slow Haze down with leg kicks.
Haze wants to clinch up but Yuudai keeps it at a distance.
Yuudai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuudai. Yuudai obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuudai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Yuudai blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Haze.
Haze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yuudai lands a nice shot to the body.
Haze takes one to the chin there.
Yuudai moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuudai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Haze misses the target.
Haze motions for Yuudai to come forward. Haze throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai moves away from the strike by Haze.
Jab, jab by Yuudai - just one landing.
Yuudai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Yuudai.
Haze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yuudai throws a leg kick but Haze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yuudai throws a solid leg kick but Haze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yuudai.
Haze lands a really nice looking cross but Yuudai seems unphased.
Haze is looking to score with low kicks.
Haze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yuudai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuudai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze throws a hook but Yuudai blocks it.
Yuudai misses with a body kick.
Yuudai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Haze as he checks the leg kick.
Takeshi Yuudai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haze slips a straight right by Yuudai.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yuudai.
Yuudai throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Haze.
Yuudai wants to slow Haze down by chopping away at his legs.
Yuudai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Yuudai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuudai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Yuudai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haze at a distance.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takeshi Yuudai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yuudai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Takeshi Yuudai!
After winning the bout, Takeshi Yuudai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.