PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Ovaltine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ovaltine
vs
Yamamoto

166 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

163 cm
22
143 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harrison Ovaltine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Katsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto lands with an overhand left.
Ovaltine avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.

Ovaltine clinches.
Ovaltine missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Ovaltine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ovaltine throws a low kick but Yamamoto avoids it.
Ovaltine blocks a jab.
Yamamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamamoto clinches but Ovaltine breaks the clinch

and Ovaltine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yamamoto!
Yamamoto is desperately trying to improve his position but Ovaltine has a good base and remains in mount.
Yamamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Ovaltine postures up.
Ovaltine controlling his opponent.
Ovaltine seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yamamoto for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaltine misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ovaltine looking to control but Yamamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ovaltine avoids the attempt from Yamamoto to control.
Yamamoto holds on, trying desperately to control.
Yamamoto tries to reverse the position but Ovaltine maintains control.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ovaltine avoids the attempt from Yamamoto to control.
Ovaltine landing strikes from the mount and Yamamoto is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ovaltine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ovaltine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ovaltine looking to finish Yamamoto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yamamoto!
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamamoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ovaltine.
Ovaltine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto blocking the ground and pound.
Yamamoto wants to control but Ovaltine is having none of it.
Ovaltine lands a big shot there that rocks Yamamoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yamamoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ovaltine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamamoto defending well though.

Yamamoto has one foot on Ovaltine's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ovaltine tries to clinch
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Ovaltine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Katsu Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ovaltine fails with an attempt to clinch.

Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto wants to break free but Ovaltine has control.
Ovaltine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamamoto's defenses.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Yamamoto looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Ovaltine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ovaltine tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ovaltine moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto can't break the clinch.
Yamamoto wants to stall.
Yamamoto is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ovaltine has denied him.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ovaltine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamamoto's brow.
Ovaltine lands a nice elbow.
Ovaltine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamamoto's defenses.
Yamamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ovaltine missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Ovaltine throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ovaltine tries to land a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks with his arms.
Ovaltine prevents Yamamoto from breaking the clinch.
Ovaltine lands a nice knee to the body.
Ovaltine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ovaltine trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ovaltine tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Ovaltine lands with a kick to the temple. Yamamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ovaltine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ovaltine staying out of range there.
Ovaltine tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harrison Ovaltine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovaltine tries to clinch up
and Yamamoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Ovaltine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ovaltine missing with knees to the body.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ovaltine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ovaltine clinches up with Yamamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto is looking to control Ovaltine's arms but Ovaltine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamamoto has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaltine prevents Yamamoto from breaking the clinch.
Ovaltine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ovaltine has him pressed against the cage.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Ovaltine clinches but Yamamoto breaks the clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ovaltine darts in trying to clinch
and Ovaltine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ovaltine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Ovaltine keeps it at a distance.
Ovaltine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovaltine manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ovaltine wants to clinch but Yamamoto slips to the side
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ovaltine ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.

Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ovaltine missing with knees to the body.
Ovaltine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamamoto pushes Ovaltine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Ovaltine has double underhooks.
Yamamoto is trying to break free.
Ovaltine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovaltine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ovaltine trying to land knees to the body.
Ovaltine missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Ovaltine.

Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.

Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ovaltine tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves away

and Yamamoto counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Yamamoto.
Ovaltine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamamoto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ovaltine missing with knees to the body.
Ovaltine missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ovaltine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ovaltine trying to land knees to the body.

Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a looping left.
Yamamoto connects with a looping right hand.

Ovaltine closes the distance and pushes Yamamoto back into the cage.
Yamamoto just leaning against Ovaltine, taking a breather.
Ovaltine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ovaltine keeps control of Yamamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.

Ovaltine pushes Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Ovaltine prevents Yamamoto from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Ovaltine has double underhooks.
Yamamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ovaltine won't allow it.
Ovaltine looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ovaltine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamamoto blocks it with crossed arms.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ovaltine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ovaltine closes the distance but Yamamoto moves to the side
and Yamamoto counters with a big head kick but Ovaltine shrugs it off.

Ovaltine pushes Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Ovaltine tries to land a knee to the head but Yamamoto blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ovaltine's face.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Ovaltine throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsu Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrison Ovaltine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovaltine is looking to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Yamamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Yamamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ovaltine tries to clinch but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Yamamoto misses

and Ovaltine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ovaltine lands a knee to the head.
Ovaltine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovaltine tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Ovaltine throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Ovaltine.
Yamamoto trying to stall but Ovaltine improves his position.

Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ovaltine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto throws a combination that misses
and Ovaltine counters with a good low kick that Yamamoto was not able to check.
Ovaltine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ovaltine moves into the clinch.
Ovaltine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ovaltine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ovaltine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Ovaltine slips the punch.

Yamamoto rushes Ovaltine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but Ovaltine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ovaltine tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ovaltine trying to land knees to the body.
Ovaltine trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Ovaltine backwards.
Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Ovaltine has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ovaltine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamamoto's brow.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Yamamoto darts in trying to clinch
and Ovaltine counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ovaltine moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Ovaltine avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Ovaltine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ovaltine throws a half hearted mid kick.

Ovaltine closes the distance and clinches.
Ovaltine trying to land knees to the body.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ovaltine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Ovaltine.
Ovaltine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamamoto's calf.
Ovaltine moves out of range of the strikes.
Ovaltine fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Ovaltine moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto is trying to break free.
Ovaltine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto blocks the elbow strike.
Ovaltine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto is trying to stall.
Ovaltine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamamoto.
Ovaltine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ovaltine lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ovaltine backwards.

Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.
Ovaltine walks into a left hand.
Ovaltine staying out of range there.
Yamamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamamoto misses the jab.
Yamamoto misses the jab.
Ovaltine needs to keep his hands up - Yamamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Ovaltine wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.

Ovaltine feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ovaltine won't allow Yamamoto to get back to his feet.
Ovaltine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ovaltine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Ovaltine from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Ovaltine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ovaltine sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Ovaltine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ovaltine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Ovaltine!