PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 2373 p4p, 2858 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 132 p4p, 153 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Alzate
vs
Yukinobu

168 cm
32
135
13 - 10 - 1

170 cm
31
148
13 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate moves out of range of the body kick.
Alzate misses with an uppercut. Yukinobu saw that one coming.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yukinobu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yukinobu's sensitive parts.
Yukinobu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alzate doesn't seem bothered though.
Alzate moves out of range of the body kick.
Yukinobu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yukinobu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alzate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yukinobu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alzate slips a straight right by Yukinobu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yukinobu. Alzate does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yukinobu misses with a looping left.
Alzate feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yukinobu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yukinobu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yukinobu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Alzate scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yukinobu.
Alzate connects with a single shot there.
Alzate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Alzate.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws the left hand but Alzate avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.
Good leg kick by Alzate.
Yukinobu misses with a wild body shot.
Alzate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu scores with a jab. Alzate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alzate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alzate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yukinobu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yukinobu throws a big shot that misses.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Alzate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alzate.
Alzate scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alzate stuns Yukinobu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yukinobu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yukinobu misses with a combination
and Alzate counters with a straight right hand.
Yukinobu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alzate. That one must have hurt.
Yukinobu throws a lazy right hand but Alzate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alzate counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alzate, as that shot connected.
Yukinobu avoids the body shot from Alzate.
Yukinobu just misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate thuds a left hand into Yukinobu's body.
Yukinobu looks for the body kick but Alzate saw that one coming.
Alzate misses with a hook.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yukinobu. That did some damage!
Alzate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yukinobu.
Alzate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Yukinobu.
Yukinobu tries to land a front kick but Alzate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yukinobu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzate can pounce on him.
Yukinobu throws a body punch but Alzate moves out of range.
Alzate half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yukinobu jabs at Alzate's body.
Nice body punch from Alzate.
Alzate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yukinobu at a distance.
Yukinobu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niko Alzate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu misses with a left hand
and Alzate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yukinobu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yukinobu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alzate, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick from Alzate, right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Alzate.
Yukinobu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzate. Alzate obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Alzate finds it's target.
Yukinobu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yukinobu throws a lazy right hand but Alzate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzate throws a looping overhand right but Yukinobu ducks down to avoid it.
Yukinobu looks to throw a body kick
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate connects with a leg kick.
Alzate tried to score with a low kick but Yukinobu checks it.
Alzate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alzate throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzate throws a good cross that connects.
Alzate lands a leg kick that knocks Yukinobu off balance momentarily.
Yukinobu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Alzate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Alzate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu misses with a hook
and Alzate counters with a low kick, right behind Yukinobu 's knee.
A nice leg kick from Alzate, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yukinobu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alzate cracks Yukinobu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alzate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alzate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yukinobu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yukinobu misses with the combination.
Yukinobu missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alzate connects with a leg kick.
Alzate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yukinobu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alzate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu wants to slow Alzate down by chopping away at his legs.
Alzate looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yukinobu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yukinobu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alzate manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzate. That's going to slow Yukinobu down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Alzate dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
It looked like Alzate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yukinobu misses with a hook
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yukinobu throws a jab but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate blocks the body kick.
Yukinobu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alzate can pounce on him.
A big right from Yukinobu misses.
Alzate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alzate uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yukinobu has time to react.
Alzate feints and then cracks Yukinobu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yukinobu down.
Yukinobu misses with a kick to the body.
Alzate connects with a leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Alzate.
Alzate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yukinobu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yukinobu misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yukinobu throws out the jab.
Alzate half committed to a counter leg kick.
Alzate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
Alzate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Yukinobu.
Alzate scores with a leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yukinobu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzate. Alzate obviously looking to wear him down.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yukinobu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alzate has got the better of the exchanges.
Alzate blocks a head kick by Yukinobu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alzate.
A telegraphed right hand from Alzate misses the target.
A jab from Alzate does it's job there.
Yukinobu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yukinobu tries to land a front kick but Alzate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
Alzate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yukinobu's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzate. That's going to slow Yukinobu down.
Alzate lands a leg kick that knocks Yukinobu off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alzate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yukinobu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yukinobu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alzate moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yukinobu.
Alzate moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alzate.
Alzate connects with a single shot there.
Alzate throws out a powerful jab.
Yukinobu throws out a loose jab but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate lands a nice looking body shot.
Yukinobu looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Alzate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yukinobu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alzate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Alzate.
Yukinobu throws a shot from downtown. Alzate moves away and avoids it.
Alzate tried to counter with a leg kick but Yukinobu avoided it.
Alzate throws a wild body kick that Yukinobu sees coming a mile off.
Yukinobu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alzate. Alzate obviously looking to wear him down.
Yukinobu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yukinobu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Alzate avoids it.
Alzate lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yukinobu throws a lazy body kick
and Alzate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Yukinobu.
A bone on bone clash there as Yukinobu blocks the leg kick.
Alzate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alzate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yukinobu can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yukinobu checks a leg kick.
Yukinobu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alzate counters with a nice body shot.
Alzate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yukinobu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alzate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Alzate.
Yukinobu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alzate stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alzate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alzate connects with a body shot that sends Yukinobu's belly button to the back.
Alzate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Alzate.
Yukinobu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alzate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alzate blocks a head kick by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu misses with a head kick.
Alzate lands a jab to Yukinobu's midsection.
Alzate misses with a low kick.
Yukinobu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yukinobu misses with a shot to the body
and Alzate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alzate throws a body shot but no joy.
Alzate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by Yukinobu.
Alzate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alzate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yukinobu. Alzate does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Yukinobu backs away, Alzate returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu scores with a three punch combo!
Alzate defending well as Yukinobu loads up on a big left hand.
Yukinobu lands with a right hand.
Alzate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yukinobu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzate was well out of range. Poor timing from Yukinobu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Alzate dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Yukinobu scores with a nice strike.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Yukinobu moved away.
Alzate misses with an uppercut.
Alzate feints and then cracks Yukinobu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yukinobu down.
Niko Alzate is winning the standup battle so far.
Yukinobu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alzate moves away.
Yukinobu misses with a straight right.
Yukinobu throws a hook but Alzate blocks it.
That kick from Alzate tenderised Yukinobu's leg. Yukinobu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alzate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. Alzate catches Yukinobu right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yukinobu is looking to land body kicks.
Alzate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yukinobu throws a low kick, looking for Alzate's leg but Alzate calmly moves out of range.
Alzate appears to be looking for a counter punch 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!
Yukinobu misses with a looping left.
It looked like Alzate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzate. That's going to slow Yukinobu down.
Yukinobu throws a sloppy body shot
and Alzate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Alzate - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.
Yukinobu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yukinobu misses the target.
Yukinobu misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a low kick, right behind Yukinobu 's knee.
Alzate scores with a jab to the body.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alzate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yukinobu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alzate is out of range and Yukinobu settles back down.
Alzate lunges at Yukinobu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yukinobu's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzate moves out of range as Yukinobu throws a body kick.
Alzate thuds his shin into the meat of Yukinobu's side.
Yamaoka Yukinobu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate connects with a nice looking jab.
Alzate scores with a nice right hand.
Alzate scores with a spinning back kick!
Alzate misses with a low kick.
Yukinobu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Alzate slams his shin into Yukinobu's torso.
Alzate's corner calls for a 1-2. Alzate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yukinobu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yukinobu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Alzate.
Alzate connects with an inside leg kick.
Alzate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yukinobu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alzate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yukinobu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yukinobu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alzate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a hook to the side of Alzate's head but Alzate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alzate lands a jab to Yukinobu's midsection.
Alzate lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alzate slips a jab and a cross from Yukinobu.
Alzate scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yukinobu throws a right hand that misses
and Alzate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yukinobu's knee momentarily.
Alzate lands a jab to the head.
Yukinobu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alzate punishes Yukinobu's body with a nice straight punch.
Yukinobu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alzate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alzate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yukinobu tries to land a front kick but Alzate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yukinobu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alzate lands a glancing blow to the side of Yukinobu's head.
Alzate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Alzate.
Yukinobu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate walks into a stiff left hand from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.
Alzate scores with a leg kick.
Alzate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alzate lands a body shot.
Alzate moves out of range of the body kick from Yukinobu.
Yukinobu walks into a left hand.
Yukinobu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alzate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yukinobu scrambles back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alzate checks a leg kick.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yukinobu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yukinobu misses with a straight left.
Yukinobu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu tries to bum rush Alzate with a series of wild strikes but Alzate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yukinobu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yukinobu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alzate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niko Alzate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alzate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Alzate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alzate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Alzate!
Niko Alzate seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.