PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 1996 p4p, 283 weight class) and Splinter Yoshi (ranked 2391 p4p, 324 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

De Bois
vs
Yoshi

186 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
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, Splinter Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow De Bois down.
Yoshi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Bois swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshi.
Yoshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
De Bois jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Yoshi tries to sprawl but De Bois drives through with a takedown into half guard.
De Bois is trying to control. Yoshi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Yoshi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yoshi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoshi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Bois sitting and controlling from the half guard.
De Bois drops an elbow to the side of Yoshi's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshi defending well though.
Yoshi trying to control but De Bois postures up.
De Bois keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Bois definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
De Bois working Yoshi over with strikes.
De Bois throwing shots but Yoshi is blocking nicely.
De Bois drops an elbow to the side of Yoshi's head.
De Bois thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Bois thows a huge punch but Yoshi dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, De Bois seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bois is trying to control. Yoshi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Bois throwing shots but Yoshi is blocking nicely.
Yoshi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yoshi.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Bois accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Bois content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Bois showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

De Bois got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yoshi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Bois has managed to get both his arms back between Yoshi's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yoshi throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Bois uses it to pass to side control.
Yoshi manages to get back to half guard.
Yoshi has hold of De Bois's hands but De Bois slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Bois connects with a nice short shot to Yoshi's temple.
De Bois working Yoshi over with strikes.
De Bois looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Bois seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yoshi is refusing to be controlled, as De Bois sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from De Bois.
De Bois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoshi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoshi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Bois is working away from the top position though.
De Bois lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Yoshi looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Bois lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jambe De Bois dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Bois throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshi throws a sloppy head kick and De Bois moves out of range easily.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Bois. That did some damage!
De Bois shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshi tries to sprawl out of it but De Bois keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yoshi slips under a jab.
De Bois misses with a takedown attempt

and Yoshi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but De Bois avoids the damage to the body.
De Bois lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshi backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Bois.
De Bois working aggressively here.
De Bois on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Yoshi breaks from the clinch.
De Bois throws a lazy right hand but Yoshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses De Bois's front leg but catches the back leg as De Bois tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from De Bois misses.
Yoshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Bois takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Bois is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshi can do to turn this around?
De Bois blocks the body kick.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Bois throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Bois punishes Yoshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Yoshi.
De Bois swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from De Bois misses.
Yoshi misses with a body kick.
Splinter Yoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Bois will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Bois throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yoshi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Bois is in Yoshi's guard.
Yoshi keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.

Yoshi is looking for a triangle but De Bois pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Bois wants to control from the top but Yoshi keeps moving.
De Bois lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Bois is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshi has wrist control.

Yoshi is looking for a triangle here but De Bois uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois scores with punches from side control.
De Bois cracks Yoshi with a big right hand but Yoshi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yoshi is not content to let De Bois control the position.
Yoshi gets back to half guard.
De Bois drops an elbow to the side of Yoshi's head.
Yoshi wants to control but De Bois is keeping busy.
De Bois is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois slips a nice elbow through Yoshi's hands, connecting with Yoshi's forehead.
De Bois throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yoshi is looking for a sweep. De Bois is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yoshi blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Bois.
De Bois is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Bois wants to pass the guard but Yoshi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yoshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Bois throws out the jab.
De Bois misses the jab.
Yoshi misses with a kick to the body.
De Bois throws the left hand but Yoshi avoids the punch easily.
Yoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Bois misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Bois throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Bois misses with a straight left.
De Bois swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois misses with an uppercut. Yoshi saw that one coming.
Yoshi moves out of range as De Bois strikes.
Yoshi tries to score with a low kick but De Bois moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Bois misses with a two punch combination.
De Bois rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Bois thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Bois fails with the takedown
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Bois checks a low kick from Yoshi.
De Bois drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yoshi sprawls and moves away.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Bois.
Splinter Yoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Yoshi.
Splinter Yoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Bois swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
De Bois throws a body punch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Bois changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Bois misses the jab.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
De Bois lands with a right hand.
Yoshi misses with a low kick as De Bois jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

De Bois moves into the clinch.
De Bois is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambe De Bois. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Bois looking for a takedown.

Yoshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Bois is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshi.
A telegraphed right hand from De Bois misses the target.
Yoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Bois was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Bois connects with a crisp jab.
Yoshi pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Bois is out of range and Yoshi settles back down.
Yoshi throws a leg kick that is checked

and De Bois counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Bois is in close to Yoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Bois looking to pass the guard.
De Bois throws an elbow that misses. Yoshi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Bois's guard. Nice move by Yoshi!

This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Bois's guard.
De Bois keeps control of the position for the meantime.

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 Jambe De Bois.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Bois, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jambe De Bois!
A relieved looking Jambe De Bois thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.