PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between FannyPack SissyPants (ranked 1230 p4p, 147 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 1281 p4p, 155 weight class). SissyPants comes to the cage accompanied by Scooters. Yasumi has chosen Lunchmoney Lewis-Real Thing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

SissyPants
vs
Yasumi

194 cm
28
275 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

188 cm
31
250 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
RAGS of a RONIN

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, FannyPack SissyPants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SissyPants lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut

and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for SissyPants!
Yasumi advances nicely into full mount.
Yasumi content just to control the position here.
SissyPants is looking to get to half guard.
SissyPants is working hard here to advance position.
SissyPants tries to lock up and control but Yasumi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yasumi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yasumi landing strikes from the mount.
Yasumi controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Yasumi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Yasumi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Yasumi lands a big shot there that rocks SissyPants but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yasumi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yasumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
SissyPants tries to hold on but Yasumi postures up.
Yasumi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for SissyPants because Yasumi loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi controlling from mount.
SissyPants holds on for dear life.
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
SissyPants wants to control but Yasumi is having none of it.
Yasumi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yasumi controlling his opponent.
Yasumi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yasumi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yasumi is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yasumi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
Yasumi defending well as SissyPants loads up on a big left hand.
SissyPants misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
SissyPants misses with a lunging right hand
and Yasumi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from SissyPants. Yasumi does a little dance to reset his feet.
SissyPants scores with a sloppy right hand. Yasumi should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from SissyPants.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi checks the leg kick nicely there.
SissyPants moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
We've been informed that Yasumi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
SissyPants misses with a jab to the body
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yasumi.
SissyPants lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SissyPants throws an overhand right that lands on Yasumi's shoulder, as Yasumi tries to avoid the shot.
SissyPants gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Yasumi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yasumi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Katsuya Yasumi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yasumi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yasumi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yasumi advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants tries to improve position but can't.
Yasumi taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yasumi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yasumi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yasumi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
SissyPants is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi controlling the position.
More stalling from Yasumi.
The adventures of Yasumi the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yasumi trying to control the action but SissyPants is working from the bottom.
Yasumi tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
SissyPants seems a little lost for a moment, as Yasumi dominates the positioning.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
SissyPants throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from SissyPants misses the target.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from SissyPants.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
FannyPack SissyPants is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SissyPants tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasumi was well out of range. Poor timing from SissyPants.
SissyPants throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
We've been told by SissyPants's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yasumi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
FannyPack SissyPants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SissyPants misses with a right hand
and Yasumi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that FannyPack SissyPants will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

SissyPants misses with a lunging right hand

and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. SissyPants fights it but they end up in guard.
Yasumi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yasumi with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yasumi throwing strikes but missing.
Yasumi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
SissyPants is trying to keep Yasumi in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
SissyPants uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
SissyPants throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yasumi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
SissyPants looks to land a right hand but Yasumi moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
A big left from SissyPants misses.
SissyPants swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yasumi throws a big counter head kick but SissyPants avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by SissyPants.
The fighters circling - SissyPants throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut
and Yasumi counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by SissyPants. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of SissyPants.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasumi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
SissyPants swings for the body but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
SissyPants lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yasumi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from SissyPants.
Yasumi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasumi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SissyPants throws a poor cross that misses
and Yasumi counters with a left to the body.
SissyPants rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps SissyPants thinking.
SissyPants throws a lazy uppercut
and Yasumi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
SissyPants ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yasumi moves away.
SissyPants misses with an uppercut
and Yasumi counters with a nice uppercut.
SissyPants throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but SissyPants avoids it easily.
SissyPants misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a stiff right hand.
SissyPants throws a poor cross that misses

and Yasumi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in SissyPants's guard.
SissyPants is wriggling around but Yasumi manages to pass to half guard.

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!
Yasumi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi lands with some strikes.
Yasumi controlling the pace for now.
Yasumi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yasumi lands a couple of good shots and SissyPants has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Yasumi controls the position.
Yasumi gets his hands free as SissyPants looks to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuya Yasumi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yasumi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi made sure to mention his sponsor, Mockstar Energy Drinks 160Q in his post fight interview.
FannyPack SissyPants was interviewed post fight and said 'Now I go ride my scooter. That was no fun. And my scooter makes me smile again. Because my scooter is fun.'.