PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 917 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 118 p4p, 127 weight class). Urameshi has chosen Smile Bomb as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Cole
vs
Urameshi

178 cm
29
170
12 - 5 - 2

172 cm
30
160
23 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi digs a good body shot into Cole's ribs.
Urameshi misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Cole misses the target.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole misses with a straight right.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urameshi lands with a nice body punch.
Jab from Cole.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Urameshi dodges the punch combination from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urameshi misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Urameshi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Urameshi lands a body shot.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urameshi tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Urameshi is leaning against Cole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Urameshi takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Urameshi is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Cole lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Urameshi fails to land.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urameshi's elbow.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urameshi's elbow.
Urameshi throws a head punch that misses.
Urameshi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cole has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Urameshi's head.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urameshi blocking some punches.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Urameshi walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a good cross that connects.
Cole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Urameshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Cole's head.
Cole tries to move into range but Urameshi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Urameshi cracks Cole with a good jab.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Cole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Cole.
Urameshi works Cole's body with a nice hook.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Cole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
Urameshi stuns Cole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cole looks to land a combination but Urameshi avoids it well.
Urameshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Urameshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urameshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urameshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urameshi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi cracks a nice hook into Cole's ribs.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Urameshi misses with a straight right.
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cole misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yusuke Urameshi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urameshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Urameshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole throws a big counter combination but Urameshi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole slips under a jab.

Cole drives through and clinches with Urameshi against the cage.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
James Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.

Cole has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Urameshi uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Urameshi stands up and waves to Cole to follow him.
Cole throws a series of punches but Urameshi avoids them all with ease.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole cracks Urameshi with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Cole moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Urameshi misses with a straight left.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Urameshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Urameshi moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urameshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole throws a right hand that Urameshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Urameshi also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urameshi throws out the jab.
Cole misses with a double jab
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Cole wants to clinch
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole walks into a left hand.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole ducks right into an uppercut from Urameshi.
Urameshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urameshi, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with a looping left.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Urameshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urameshi swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole is looking for a counter combo.
Cole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Urameshi on the side of the head.
Urameshi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cole counters with a crisp one two that drops Urameshi! Cole thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Urameshi to his feet! Urameshi is in big trouble!

Urameshi is rocked!
A jab lands there for Urameshi.
Urameshi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi seems to have recovered his senses.
Urameshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Cole connects with a looping right hand.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urameshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urameshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Cole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urameshi circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Urameshi throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Cole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yusuke Urameshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Urameshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urameshi jabs at Cole's body.
Cole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Cole misses.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Urameshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi slips a jab from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cole takes one on the button.
Urameshi throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Cole was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Urameshi throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Urameshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Urameshi.
Urameshi misses with a straight left.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the body.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Urameshi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Nice shot by Urameshi.
Urameshi scores with a hook.
James Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch up but Urameshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urameshi to score with a decent uppercut.
Urameshi throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole misses the jab.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urameshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole misses with a jab to the body
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Urameshi moved out of range.
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Cole.
Urameshi scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Urameshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Cole's head.
Urameshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cole. Cole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Urameshi throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
Urameshi lands with a hook. Cole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urameshi punishes Cole's body with a nice straight punch.
Urameshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cole doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Urameshi as he connects with a hook.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urameshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urameshi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

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