PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 3904 p4p, 396 weight class) and Mitxel Aramburu (ranked 3502 p4p, 370 weight class). Yoritomo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Yoritomo
vs
Aramburu

181 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitxel Aramburu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritomo looks to land a right hand but Aramburu moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Aramburu misses.
We've been told by Yoritomo's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yoritomo scores with a decent looking hook.
Aramburu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoritomo throws out the jab.
Aramburu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aramburu misses with a hook. Yoritomo ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Yoritomo there.
Aramburu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aramburu throws a big shot that misses.
Aramburu misses with an uppercut.
Yoritomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aramburu slips a straight right by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aramburu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aramburu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yoritomo counters with a straight right hand.
Aramburu misses the shot to the body.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Aramburu.
Yoritomo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Aramburu closes the distance and clinches.
Aramburu with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Aramburu.
Yoritomo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aramburu backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoritomo.
Yoritomo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aramburu blocking some punches.
Yoritomo has a couple of punches blocked by Aramburu.
Yoritomo is looking to break free of the clinch but Aramburu has double underhooks.

Yoritomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoritomo throws a lazy right hand but Aramburu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aramburu slips a jab from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo walks into a stiff left hand from Aramburu.

Yoritomo gets tackled into the cage by Aramburu. Aramburu maintains the clinch.
Aramburu trying to land knees to the body.
Yoritomo misses with the head strike.
Yoritomo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoritomo can't find room to land a body shot as Aramburu controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aramburu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aramburu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoritomo wants to get back to striking at distance but Aramburu won't allow it.

Yoritomo manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aramburu ducks under a wild hook from Yoritomo.
Aramburu tries to clinch but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Yoritomo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aramburu.
Yoritomo with a hook.
Yoritomo throws a looping overhand right but Aramburu ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Yoritomo.
Aramburu scores with a body shot.
Yoritomo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aramburu.
Yoritomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aramburu was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Aramburu.

Yoritomo gets tackled into the cage by Aramburu. Aramburu maintains the clinch.
Aramburu prevents a body shot from Yoritomo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aramburu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoritomo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoritomo is trying to break free.
Aramburu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Yoritomo manages to break the clinch.

Aramburu moves into range and clinches up with Yoritomo.
Aramburu can't find room to land a body shot as Yoritomo controls the action.

Aramburu manages to break the clinch.
Aramburu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Aramburu moves out of range.
Aramburu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aramburu slips a jab from Yoritomo.
Aramburu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aramburu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoritomo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aramburu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoritomo.
A little feinted left hand from Yoritomo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aramburu doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoritomo circles away.
Aramburu throws a hook but Yoritomo blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Aramburu moves out of range.
Aramburu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoritomo.
A jab from Aramburu finds it's way through Yoritomo's defenses.
Yoritomo sizes up Aramburu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aramburu swings for the body but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Aramburu moves in looking to clinch but Yoritomo pushes him off.
Aramburu misses with a body punch
and Yoritomo counters with a left to the body.
Yoritomo jabs Aramburu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aramburu loads up on a big right hand but Yoritomo slips the punch.
Yoritomo cracks Aramburu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoritomo misses with a left hand
and Yoritomo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoritomo tries to land a front kick but Aramburu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aramburu flicks out a counter leg kick but Yoritomo steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoritomo scores with a jab.
Yoritomo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aramburu.
Aramburu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoritomo finds it's way round the side to connect with Aramburu's head.

Aramburu is rocked!
Aramburu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritomo moves away.
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 Kamakiri Yoritomo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aramburu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aramburu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yoritomo struggles to land a body shot inside as Aramburu controls his hands.
Aramburu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoritomo's efforts to push away.
Yoritomo working hard to break the clinch.
Yoritomo has had enough of the clinch but Aramburu keeps him there for the moment.
Mitxel Aramburu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Yoritomo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoritomo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aramburu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aramburu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoritomo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoritomo slips under a jab from Aramburu.
Yoritomo misses with an uppercut.
Aramburu swings widly with a right hand
and Yoritomo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritomo lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoritomo swings widly with a right hand
and Aramburu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoritomo thinking.
Aramburu just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoritomo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoritomo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aramburu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoritomo throws out a loose jab but Aramburu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoritomo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoritomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aramburu.
Yoritomo connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aramburu throws out the jab.
Aramburu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoritomo lunges at Aramburu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aramburu's hand.
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!
Yoritomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aramburu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aramburu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aramburu missing with a left hand there. Yoritomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aramburu scores with a jab to the body.
Yoritomo scores with a punch to the head.
Aramburu looks to throw the jab but Yoritomo is out of range.
Aramburu misses with a looping left.
Aramburu throws a shot from downtown. Yoritomo moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Aramburu misses.
Nice defenses there by Aramburu.
Aramburu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aramburu is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoritomo finish him?
Jab by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aramburu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aramburu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aramburu misses with a hook
and Yoritomo counters with a big right hand! Oh Aramburu is in trouble here! Yoritomo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamakiri Yoritomo!
Kamakiri Yoritomo thanked the fans post fight for their support.