PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Daley (ranked 5734 p4p, 572 weight class) and Lyoto Yoshida (ranked 6484 p4p, 599 weight class). Daley's entrance music is Blur - Song 2. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Daley
vs
Yoshida

185 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lyoto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yoshida somewhat.
Yoshida shoots for a double leg takedown but Daley sprawls well. He's pushed Yoshida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daley lands a nice looking body shot.

Daley gets tackled into the cage by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida just leaning against Daley, taking a breather.
Daley looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida just leaning against Daley, taking a breather.
Daley blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Daley avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoshida.
Daley tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Daley trying to stall but Yoshida improves his position.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daley jumps guard but Yoshida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yoshida effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Daley fails to land.
Daley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yoshida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Daley. That snapped Yoshida's head back.
Daley scores with a punch to the head.
Daley jabs at Yoshida's body.
Yoshida shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Daley to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes one to the chin there.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yoshida.
Daley is looking to counter punch.

Yoshida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yoshida lands a shot to the body.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daley misses with the head strike.
Yoshida stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Daley avoids the elbow strike from Yoshida, against the cage.
Yoshida is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daley is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Daley into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Daley is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Daley into the cage.
Yoshida stalling.
Daley digs a right hand into Yoshida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida's gas tank.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Daley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daley misses with a body punch.
Daley working aggressively here.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daley backwards.

It looks like Liam Daley has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Yoshida.
Yoshida stalling in the clinch.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
Daley throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Daley is trying to maintain a safe position but Yoshida gets an underhook and turns Daley into the cage.
Yoshida stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Yoshida.

Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Daley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Daley's cut.
That's time! Daley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Daley looks to land a left hand but Yoshida moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Daley.
Daley lands with a hook. Yoshida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daley sprawls well. Daley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyoto Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Daley misses the target.
Daley throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Daley looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Daley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Daley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoshida's head.
Daley lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida throws a counter combo.
Daley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Daley tries to keep at a distance but Yoshida has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Yoshida.
Daley misses with the head strike.
Daley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Daley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yoshida to keep the fight standing.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Daley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yoshida smiles and moves away.

Yoshida clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Daley's head.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida tries to land a knee to the head but Daley blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
A hook to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida taking a breather.
Yoshida content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yoshida continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is stalling here.
Yoshida has Daley pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida is pushing Daley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Yoshida.
A jab from Daley finds it's way through Yoshida's defenses.
Daley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Daley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Liam Daley is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daley tries to avoid it but Yoshida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daley to the ground. Daley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No luck for Yoshida with that takedown attempt.
Liam Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daley defends it nicely.
Daley misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Daley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Daley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A big left from Daley misses.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daley as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Daley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daley throws a body shot but no joy.
Daley swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Daley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daley lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Daley lands with an uppercut that bounces Yoshida off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Daley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daley lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Daley wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yoshida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Daley stalling in the clinch but Yoshida improves position.
Yoshida prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshida content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Daley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daley has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stalling in the clinch from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Lyoto Yoshida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daley misses with some punches.
Yoshida is working Daley over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daley blocks an elbow strike.
Yoshida keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida just leaning against Daley, taking a breather.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daley.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daleys head.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Yoshida.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daley takes a shot to the head.

Daley is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Yoshida won't allow it.
Yoshida slows down the pace here.
Yoshida throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daley.
Daley throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida taking a breather.
Daley prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshida 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Yoshida!