PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seamus MacNamara (ranked 321 p4p, 21 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 190 p4p, 13 weight class). MacNamara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Ramones - I Wanna Live. Yoshida is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boogeyman by Motörhead. On his way into the cage it seems that Seamus MacNamara has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Seamus MacNamara seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

MacNamara
vs
Yoshida

150 cm
26
111 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

165 cm
30
135 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacNamara lands with a shot to the body.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but MacNamara moved away.
Yoshida slips under a jab from MacNamara.
A swing and a miss from MacNamara.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
MacNamara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and MacNamara moves out of range easily.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
Yoshida throws a chopping leg kick but MacNamara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
MacNamara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from MacNamara.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
A left lands for Yoshida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacNamara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara misses with a looping right.
Yoshida lands with a hook. MacNamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that MacNamara sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacNamara moves away.
MacNamara loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
MacNamara misses with a kick to the body.
MacNamara misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacNamara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacNamara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
MacNamara swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with a straight right hand.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
MacNamara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yoshida's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
MacNamara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
MacNamara is looking to wear down Yoshida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNamara throws the kick towards the body but Yoshida avoids it.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
MacNamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida scores with a nice right hand.
Yoshida 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.
MacNamara misses the body punch
and Yoshida counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
MacNamara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoshida cracks MacNamara with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by MacNamara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
MacNamara misses with a looping left.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshida lands with an uppercut that bounces MacNamara off the cage and back into range.
MacNamara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacNamara throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Yoshida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshida is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacNamara moves out of range of the strikes.
MacNamara misses with a body shot
and Yoshida counters with a thumping low kick.
MacNamara slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoshida lands the left hand.
Yoshida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by MacNamara.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a good cross that connects.
Yoshida is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! MacNamara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida takes a swing at MacNamara's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida tries to score with a low kick but MacNamara moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida lands a front kick.
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacNamara checks it well.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MacNamara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoshida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida swings widly with a right hand
and MacNamara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Yoshida throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but MacNamara avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoshida under the eye.
MacNamara throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
MacNamara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacNamara works Yoshida's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick
and MacNamara counters with a slapping leg kick.
MacNamara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida throws a low kick but MacNamara avoids it.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but MacNamara checks it.
MacNamara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida thumps MacNamara with a low kick.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether MacNamara might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacNamara scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida ducks right into an uppercut from MacNamara.
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but MacNamara slips the punch.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by MacNamara.
MacNamara looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. MacNamara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida lands with an overhand left.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
MacNamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a jab to the nose.
Yoshida's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacNamara under the eye.
MacNamara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacNamara scores with a shot to the body.
MacNamara checks a leg kick.
Yoshida lands with a slapping head kick.
MacNamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacNamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacNamara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshida to score with a decent uppercut.
MacNamara stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacNamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
MacNamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, jab by MacNamara - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Yoshida misses
and MacNamara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacNamara scores with a push kick.
MacNamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida cracks MacNamara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara is looking to land body kicks.
MacNamara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but MacNamara avoids it with no problem.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshida scores with a jab. MacNamara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacNamara misses with the combination.
MacNamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
MacNamara half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacNamara to score with a decent uppercut.
MacNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from MacNamara.
Yoshida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but MacNamara is out of range.
Yoshida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacNamara walks into a left hand.
Yoshida throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
MacNamara lands a nice looking body kick.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but MacNamara is out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacNamara checks a leg kick.
MacNamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida slips a jab from MacNamara.
Yoshida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. MacNamara moves away and avoids it.
MacNamara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but MacNamara moved out of range nicely.
MacNamara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacNamara throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacNamara misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacNamara scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoshida keeps MacNamara at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses
and MacNamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacNamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
MacNamara throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara misses with the combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacNamara, right into the meat.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
MacNamara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacNamara throws a body shot but no joy.
MacNamara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick from MacNamara.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like MacNamara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

MacNamara connects with a body shot that sends Yoshida's belly button to the back.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
Yoshida follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. MacNamara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
And MacNamara counters with a quick kick to the body but Yoshida blocks it.
MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
MacNamara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacNamara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara checks a leg kick.
It appears MacNamara was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but MacNamara is out of range.
Yoshida thows a leg kick but MacNamara checks it
and MacNamara makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yoshida really felt that one!
Yoshida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacNamara's head backwards.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara misses with a kick to the body.
MacNamara throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
MacNamara backing away here, and Yoshida unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
MacNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. MacNamara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
MacNamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
MacNamara is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshida.
MacNamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacNamara was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
MacNamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
MacNamara lands a nice looking body kick.
MacNamara throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara cracks Yoshida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoshida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from MacNamara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida tries to land a front kick but MacNamara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
MacNamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
MacNamara connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
MacNamara 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.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Yoshida throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacNamara throwing a counter right hand but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacNamara moves away.
Yoshida swings widly with a right hand
and MacNamara counters with a left to the body.
MacNamara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacNamara throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacNamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacNamara misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Seamus MacNamara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for MacNamara's leg but MacNamara calmly moves out of range.
MacNamara thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida throws a head kick but MacNamara moves out of range.
A low kick from Yoshida misses
and MacNamara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
MacNamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
MacNamara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
MacNamara moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice hook to MacNamara's body. MacNamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida misses with a leg kick.
It looked like MacNamara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
MacNamara slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida moves out of range as MacNamara throws a body kick.
MacNamara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
MacNamara throws a counter high kick but Yoshida was just alert enough to avoid it.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but MacNamara is out of range.
MacNamara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
MacNamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
MacNamara throws a body kick that misses.
MacNamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
MacNamara moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYoshida.
MacNamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from MacNamara.
Yoshida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Takashi Yoshida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus MacNamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshida 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Seamus MacNamara!
During a confident post fight interview, Seamus MacNamara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.