PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 1890 p4p, 2013 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 113 p4p, 122 weight class). Yoshida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boogeyman by Motörhead. Takashi Yoshida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yoshida
vs
Narz

165 cm
40
130
38 - 16 - 2

162 cm
39
142
32 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 38 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
Yoshida checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Narz backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Narz is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida punishes Narz's body with a nice straight punch.
Narz throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Narz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Narz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Narz misses the target.
Narz slips under a jab.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Narz checks a leg kick.
Narz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yoshida has time to react.
Narz looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Narz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Narz moved away.
Narz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yoshida connects with a jab.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Narz.
Yoshida swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Narz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Narz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Narz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Narz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yoshida swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
Yoshida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narz to score with a decent uppercut.
Narz checks a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
letting Narz counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narz misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida thumps Narz with a low kick.
Narz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoshida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Narz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Narz backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Narz.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Narz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Narz.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narz is out of range.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Narz avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Narz.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Narz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Narz flicks out a counter leg kick but Yoshida steps away.
Narz tries a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
Narz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Narz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Narz moves away and avoids it.
Narz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Narz's knee but Narz avoids it well.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Narz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Narz thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narz looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narz.
Yoshida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Narz lands with a straight right. Yoshida didn't see that one coming.
Narz dips to his left and cracks Yoshida with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Yoshida.
Narz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narz throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Narz lands a jab to Yoshida's midsection.
Yoshida misses with a straight right.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Narz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yoshida takes a step back to recover.
Narz feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Narz misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Narz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
Narz thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Narz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Yoshida misses with a lunging right hand
and Narz counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narz moves away.
Narz throws out a counter right but Yoshida avoids it with no problem.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Narz staying out of range there.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Narz blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but Narz is out of range.
Narz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yoshida doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNarz.
Yoshida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yoshida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Narz - just one landing.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshida punishes Narz's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Narz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshida.
A head kick misses from Narz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Narz throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narz's head.
Narz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Narz settles back down.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Narz throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Narz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
Yoshida is looking to slow Narz down with leg kicks.
Yoshida misses with a left hand
letting Narz counter with a right hand.
Narz misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Yoshida there.
A left lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida motions for Narz to come forward. Yoshida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz lands a head kick. Yoshida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Narz cracks Yoshida with a good jab.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Narz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Peter Narz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Narz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Narz throws a head kick that Yoshida semi-blocks.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Narz wants to counter with a clinch but Yoshida pushes him away.
Narz misses the jab.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
As Narz backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Narz avoids it.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Narz's leg. Narz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narz moves forwards but Yoshida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Narz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Narz avoids it.
Narz looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Narz.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
A big left from Narz misses.
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida throws a hook but Narz blocks it.
Narz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Narz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshida is looking to counter punch.
Yoshida cracks a nice hook into Narz's ribs.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida cracks Narz with an open hand slap.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida takes one on the button.
Narz checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Narz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida thumps Narz with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Narz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoshida finds it's way round the side to connect with Narz's head.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Narz moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Narz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Narz throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Narz slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Narz wants to counter with a clinch but Yoshida pushes him away.
Narz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Narz is out of range.
Yoshida takes one to the side of the head.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narz.
Narz checks the leg kick.
Narz misses with a wild combination.
Yoshida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Yoshida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida takes a swing at Narz's ribcage but misses.
Narz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Narz settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Narz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshida checks the leg kick.
Yoshida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Narz avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Narz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Narz blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Narz.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Narz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida moves out of range as Narz strikes.
Narz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yoshida under the eye.

Narz pushes Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Yoshida lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Narz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Narz misses with the head strike.
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!
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tries a body shot but Narz blocks it.
Yoshida tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshida tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Narz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Narz working aggressively here.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Narz controls the action.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz digs a right hand into Yoshida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida's gas tank.
Narz prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Narz lands with a left to the head.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Yoshida avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
Narz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoshida.
Narz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Narz.
Narz gets through Yoshida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Narz.
Narz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Narz misses with some punches.

Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Narz throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narz with a jab.
Yoshida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Narz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Narz.
I think Narz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Takashi Yoshida!
A very excited looking Takashi Yoshida made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.