PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pike (ranked 3695 p4p, 6683 weight class) and Takayama Yataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pike
vs
Yataro

168 cm
22
140
5 - 7 - 0

163 cm
33
143
15 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norman Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takayama Yataro!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yataro lands a jab.
Pike takes one to the side of the head.
Yataro missing with a left hand there. Pike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yataro with a jab.
Yataro dips to his left and cracks Pike with an uppercut!
Yataro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pikes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yataro tests Pike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yataro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pike was well out of range. Poor timing from Yataro.
Yataro throws a lazy uppercut
and Pike counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yataro looks to land a right hand but Pike moved out of range.
Pike tries to counter with a takedown but Yataro is quick to defend against it.
Takayama Yataro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yataro scores with the left hand. Pike knows he should have avoided that one.
Yataro scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike shoots in looking for a takedown. Yataro tries to sprawl out of it but Pike keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yataro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pike slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yataro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yataro cracks Pike with a good jab.
Yataro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yataro lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yataro.
Yataro lands a lovely overhand right.
Pike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Yataro.
Yataro scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Yataro misses.
Yataro connects with a crisp jab.
Pike drops his hands momentarily and Yataro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pike walks into a stiff left hand from Yataro.
Yataro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yataro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yataro.
Pike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yataro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pike rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yataro to counter with a crisp jab.
Yataro scores with a hook.

Pike is rocked!
Yataro catches Pike with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Pike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yataro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yataro scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Pike 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Yataro steps into range and cracks Pike with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Pike flops backwards and Yataro dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Yataro stands up and waves to Pike to follow him.
Yataro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yataro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pike seems to have got his legs back now.
Yataro connects with a crisp jab.
Yataro misses with a hook.
As Yataro looks to move away, Pike throws a big counter combo but Yataro just gets out of the way.
Pike throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yataro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pike takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yataro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Yataro.
Yataro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pike had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yataro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yataro throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Takayama Yataro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yataro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pike's head backwards.
Pike takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pike is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pike closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pike defending well as Yataro loads up on a big left hand.
Yataro lands with a cross.
Yataro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yataro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yataro lands a jab to the head.
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!
Yataro looks to land a left hand but Pike moved out of range nicely.
Yataro lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Yataro.
Yataro connects with a nice looking jab.
Yataro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pike's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yataro.
Pike ducks right into an uppercut from Yataro.
Yataro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yataro.
Yataro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pike looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yataro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yataro cracks Pike with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yataro lands a head shot.
Yataro fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pike to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pike looks to clinch but Yataro throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pike taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Takayama Yataro!
During a confident post fight interview, Takayama Yataro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.