PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 3188 p4p, 2891 weight class) and Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 402 p4p, 359 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoshida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla . Yuuto Yoshida had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Yoshida
vs
Rinaldi

184 cm
46
210
34 - 25 - 0

198 cm
33
205
12 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuto Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rinaldi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rinaldi moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Yoshida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rinaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rinaldi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yoshida listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yoshida dips to his left and cracks Rinaldi with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rinaldi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rinaldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Rinaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rinaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rinaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Yoshida lands a nice shot that snaps Rinaldi's head back.
Rinaldi walks into a straight right hand from Yoshida.
Yoshida with a nice calf kick.
Rinaldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rinaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida fakes the leg kick and cracks Rinaldi in the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rinaldi there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws a series of strikes that have Rinaldi backpedaling.
Yoshida looks to land a combination but Rinaldi avoids it well.

Yoshida clinches up with Rinaldi and pushes him back against the cage.
Rinaldi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.

Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rinaldi in his tracks.
Yoshida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rinaldi tries to move into range but Yoshida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoshida stuns Rinaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida sets himself, and Rinaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Yoshida avoids it this time.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rinaldi is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
Rinaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.

Yoshida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rinaldi, pushing him back against the cage.

Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rinaldi if he has to take too many more of those.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rinaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rinaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rinaldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rinaldi misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Rinaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Rinaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rinaldi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rinaldi's sensitive parts.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Rinaldi's body.

Yoshida rushes Rinaldi and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.

Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoshida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yoshida has managed to clinch.
Rinaldi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rinaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Yoshida breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshida!
Rinaldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida lands with a good body shot.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rinaldi.
Yuuto Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida thuds his shin into the meat of Rinaldi's side.

Yoshida takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.

Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Rinaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida clobbers Rinaldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rinaldi throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Rinaldi in a clinch.

Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Rinaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Rinaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Rinaldi.
Rinaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rinaldi throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida swinging wildly here.
Rinaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Yoshida shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida pushes Rinaldi away with a front kick.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rinaldi's head.
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rinaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.

Yoshida forces Rinaldi back against the cage and clinches.

Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that Rinaldi avoids nicely.
Rinaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rinaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida throws a hook to the side of Rinaldi's head but Rinaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Rinaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rinaldi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rinaldi slips a jab and a cross from Yoshida.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida stuns Rinaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rinaldi throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
Rinaldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rinaldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rinaldi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoshida connects with a body shot that sends Rinaldi's belly button to the back.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rinaldi can do to turn this around?

Yoshida clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rinaldi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rinaldi has had enough of the clinch but Yoshida keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Rinaldi is breathing heavily.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi can't break the clinch.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida has Rinaldi pressed against the cage, preventing Rinaldi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rinaldi is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Rinaldi backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.

Rinaldi is rocked!
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Rinaldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yuuto Yoshida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yoshida lands a big right hand that drops Rinaldi! The killer instinct kicks in and Yoshida finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yoshida!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuuto Yoshida!
Yuuto Yoshida opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.