PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Yamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamoto has chosen Blow by Atreyu as his entrance music. Yoshi Yamoto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fairtex
vs
Yamoto

175 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

GTI-Roid Rage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasemchai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Yamoto.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Yamoto is avoiding it.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Yamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fairtex has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fairtex and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Yamoto misses.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Yamoto both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Kasemchai Fairtex has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamoto's head.
Fairtex sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Yamoto to the ground! Fairtex dives into full mount looking to finish!

Yamoto is rocked!
Fairtex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamoto on the ground.
Fairtex controlling the position easily from mount.
Yamoto is still in real trouble! Can Fairtex finish him?
Yamoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fairtex sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yamoto seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamoto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yamoto tries to hold on but Fairtex postures up.
Yamoto can't escape the position.
Yamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamoto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamoto wants to hold on but Fairtex pushes him away.
Fairtex takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fairtex trying to control but Yamoto is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yamoto is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamoto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Yamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Yamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamoto tries to get to full guard but Fairtex has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Yamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Fairtex counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamoto looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Yamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairtex which made him look bad.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairtex tries to avoid it but Yamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairtex to the ground. Fairtex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Yamoto pushes him off.
Yamoto fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasemchai Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasemchai Fairtex's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasemchai Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasemchai Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fairtex as he avoids it easily.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle, before Fairtex throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Yamoto's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fairtex lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kasemchai Fairtex!