PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 1659 p4p, 94 weight class) and Timur Frunze (ranked 638 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamamoto
vs
Frunze

168 cm
35
149 lbs
28 - 17 - 3

170 cm
31
134 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 28 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Frunze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frunze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frunze swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Frunze misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Frunze scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto misses the jab.
Frunze moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
Frunze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Frunze follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Frunze ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
No joy there for Frunze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frunze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frunze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frunze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Frunze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frunze appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Frunze avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frunze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frunze throws a body shot but no joy.
Frunze throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto misses with a looping left.
Frunze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Frunze misses the jab.
Yamamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frunze is out of range.
Frunze replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yamamoto blocks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamamoto blocks the leg kick.
Frunze lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frunze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frunze throws a body shot but no joy.
Frunze has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Frunze ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yamamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frunze circles away quickly and effectively.
Frunze replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yamamoto blocks it well.
Frunze scores with a body shot.
Yamamoto misses with a right hand
and Frunze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frunze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frunze. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Frunze.
Frunze lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frunze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Yamamoto wants to land a leg kick but Frunze is out of range.
Frunze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
It looked like Yamamoto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frunze thumps Yamamoto with a low kick.
Yamamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Frunze lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Frunze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frunze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Frunze slams his shin into Yamamoto's torso.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Frunze.
Nice cross by Frunze.
Yamamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Frunze moves out of range.
Frunze swinging wildly here.
Frunze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frunze.
Frunze dips to his left and cracks Yamamoto with an uppercut!
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Frunze strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Frunze misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frunze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Frunze ducks under and follows up with a left that Frunze also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Frunze moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Frunze was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Frunze throws a body kick.
Frunze throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Frunze throws a low kick, looking for Yamamoto's leg but Yamamoto calmly moves out of range.
Frunze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frunze lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Frunze misses with a wild body shot.
Frunze misses with a body shot.
As Frunze looks to move away, Yamamoto throws a big counter combo but Frunze just gets out of the way.
Frunze scores with the left hand. Yamamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Frunze 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.
Frunze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frunze manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Yamamoto.
Frunze moves away from the strike by Yamamoto.
Frunze takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frunze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frunze. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frunze throws the kick towards the body but Yamamoto avoids it.
Yamamoto moves forwards but Frunze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Frunze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Frunze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
Frunze swinging wildly here.
Frunze lands a nice looking body kick.
Frunze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frunze misses with a body kick.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frunze misses with a kick to the body.
Frunze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frunze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Frunze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yamamoto's corner calls for a 1-2. Yamamoto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frunze throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
An inside leg kick from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto throws a shot to the body.
Frunze misses with a double jab.
Frunze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Yamamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frunze counters with a right hand to the body.
Frunze misses the jab.
Yamamoto misses with a low kick.
A jab from Frunze does it's job there.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frunze throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Frunze lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frunze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Frunze moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Frunze scores with a four punch combination!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frunze.
Frunze just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frunze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Frunze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yamamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamamoto misses the shot to the body.
Frunze ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.
Frunze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamamoto on the side of the head.
Frunze throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Yamamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frunze.
Frunze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Frunze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Frunze tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamamoto is able to avoid easily.
Yamamoto throws out a leg kick but Frunze moves out of range and Yamamoto only half commits.
Frunze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frunze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Frunze.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Frunze connects with the punch.
Frunze clobbers Yamamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frunze just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Frunze's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yamamoto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Yamamoto misses
and Frunze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but Frunze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamamoto lands a nice hook to Frunze's body. Frunze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Frunze throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Frunze had a free shot at his head there.
Yamamoto dips to his left and cracks Frunze with an uppercut!
Frunze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamamoto has time to react.
Frunze throws out a powerful jab.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Frunze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frunze's sensitive parts.
Frunze scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamamoto should have avoided that one.
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Frunze.
Frunze misses with a straight right.
Frunze throws out a leg kick but Yamamoto moves out of range and Frunze only half commits.
Yamamoto jabs Frunze right on the nose. Frunze blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frunze cracks Yamamoto with an open hand slap.
A combination from Yamamoto does no damage.
Yamamoto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Frunze dips to his left and cracks Yamamoto with an uppercut!
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Frunze moves out of range easily.
Frunze punishes Yamamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut.
Frunze throws a counter combo.
Frunze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the side of Frunze's head but Frunze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frunze moves away.
Frunze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Frunze back to the cage. Yamamoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frunze cracks the inside of Yamamoto's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frunze throws a shot to the body.
Frunze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamamoto's calf.
Frunze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Timur Frunze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frunze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Yamamoto - just one landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frunze stuns Yamamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frunze walks into a stiff left hand from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frunze.
Jab from Frunze.
Frunze swings widly with a right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frunze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
Frunze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Frunze slips under a jab.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Frunze moves out of range.
Frunze scores with a one two! Yamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Yamamoto is rocked!
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frunze cracks Yamamoto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Frunze misses with a wild body shot.
Frunze lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frunze tries to land a leg kick but Yamamoto saw it coming and moves away.
Frunze throws a body kick that misses.
Frunze changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto backing away here, and Frunze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Frunze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timur Frunze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Frunze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Frunze.
Frunze slips a straight right by Yamamoto.
Frunze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick that misses.

Frunze lands a big head kick that sends Yamamoto tumbling to the mat! Frunze takes a step backwards and waves Yamamoto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yamamoto throws a low kick but Frunze moves out of range easily.
Frunze throws a low kick but Yamamoto avoids it.
A jab lands there for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frunze checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frunze scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Frunze.
Frunze thumps Yamamoto with a low kick.
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frunze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frunze is looking to land body kicks.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Frunze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frunze blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Frunze throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Frunze defending well as Yamamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frunze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamamoto checks it well.
Yamamoto misses with a wild combination.
Frunze was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That kick from Frunze tenderised Yamamoto's leg. Yamamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamoto seems to have got his legs back now.
Frunze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Frunze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Frunze throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timur Frunze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frunze misses with a body shot.
Frunze just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYamamoto.
Frunze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
A telegraphed right hand from Frunze misses the target.
Frunze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frunze lands a nice looking body kick.
Frunze scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Frunze.
Frunze checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frunze loads up on a big right hand but Yamamoto slips the punch.
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frunze, right into the meat.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Frunze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frunze throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto scores with a body shot.
Frunze scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frunze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frunze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Nice cross by Frunze.
Nice uppercut lands for Frunze. That snapped Yamamoto's head back.
Frunze moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.
Frunze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frunze keeps Yamamoto at a distance using the push kick.
Frunze scores with a shot to the body.
Frunze blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
A shot to the liver by Frunze. Beautiful body shot.
Frunze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frunze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yamamoto eats them both and turns towards Frunze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Frunze.
Frunze lands a right hook to the body.
Yamamoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Frunze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frunze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamamoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Frunze cracks a nice hook into Yamamoto's ribs.
Frunze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamamoto.
Frunze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Frunze lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frunze.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frunze.
Frunze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Frunze lands with a hook. Yamamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Frunze avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frunze thuds his right hand into Yamamoto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamamoto moves forwards but Frunze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frunze throws a right and a left that Yamamoto avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Yamamoto. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Frunze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frunze has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Frunze!
After the big win, Timur Frunze made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.