PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 2038 p4p, 246 weight class) and Juan Luna (ranked 1672 p4p, 204 weight class). Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamamoto
vs
Luna

168 cm
25
161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Norifumi Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Luna!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto tries to counter with a takedown but Luna is quick to defend against it.
Yamamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown
and Luna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luna avoids it really well and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Luna misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Luna.
Luna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Luna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Luna misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna lands a lovely overhand right.
Luna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yamamoto shoots for a takedown but Luna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norifumi Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Luna.
Luna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Luna.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Luna moves out of range.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luna.
Nice shot lands for Luna.
Luna is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yamamoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Luna takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Luna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luna looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown
letting Luna counter with a right hand.
Luna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luna lands a nice looking body shot.
Luna misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Luna. Beautiful body shot.
Luna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Luna 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.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luna cracks Yamamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Juan Luna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown but Luna sprawls well.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Luna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto with a poor takedown
and Luna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Yamamoto is rocked!
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Luna jabs Yamamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamamoto misses the target.
Luna connects with a looping right hand.
Yamamoto with a poor takedown

and Luna counters with a crisp right hand that drops Yamamoto! Luna lets Yamamoto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamamoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luna smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Luna connects with a crisp jab.
Luna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luna connects with a body shot.
Luna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luna works Yamamoto's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oooooh!!! Luna has knocked Yamamoto down with a huge combo! Luna steps away and waves a wobbly Yamamoto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Luna throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Luna dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Luna plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Yamamoto swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Yamamoto face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juan Luna!
Juan Luna is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Juan Luna, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.