PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobu Yoshioka (ranked 2161 p4p, 2561 weight class) and Lesley Dancer (ranked 274 p4p, 319 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Yoshioka
vs
Dancer

172 cm
25
158
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
165
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing
Island Boys Nutrition

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 The Island, Nobu Yoshioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nobu Yoshioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Dancer.
Yoshioka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshioka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dancer.
Yoshioka tries to counter by clinching up but Dancer breaks away and moves out of range.
Dancer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Dancer takes the fight into the clinch.
Dancer lands a body punch.
Dancer tries to work over Yoshioka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dancer fails to land.
Yoshioka tries a body shot but Dancer blocks it.
Yoshioka misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshioka misses with the head strike.
Dancer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dancer misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Dancer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshioka takes a shot to the head.
Dancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshioka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dancer lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Nobu Yoshioka has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Dancer.
Yoshioka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshioka blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Dancer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Yoshioka lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dancer to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshioka throws out a loose jab but Dancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshioka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dancer throws out the jab.
Dancer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Yoshioka. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshioka misses with a lunging right hand
and Dancer counters with a big right hand! Oh Yoshioka is in trouble here! Dancer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lesley Dancer!
Our winner, Lesley Dancer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.