PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heismann Haa (ranked 818 p4p, 1306 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 51 p4p, 80 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Her kommer Heismann HÃ¥. Yoshida has chosen Boogeyman by Motörhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haa
vs
Yoshida

170 cm
27
140
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
39
130
38 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conquer
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haa can pounce on him.
Haa throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
Haa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Haa.
Haa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Yoshida flicks out a counter leg kick but Haa steps away.
Haa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Heismann Haa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haa misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haa cracks Yoshida with an open hand slap.
Haa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haa.
Haa misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haa throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Haa.
Yoshida throws a hook but Haa avoids it easily.
Haa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Haa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Haa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haa.
Yoshida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haa.
Haa throws a leg kick which misses Yoshida's front leg but catches the back leg as Yoshida tries to avoid it.
Haa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Haa settles back down.
Yoshida throws a chopping leg kick but Haa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Haa scores with the left hand. Yoshida knows he should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Haa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Haa thows a leg kick but Yoshida checks it
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Haa's leg. Haa is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Haa misses.
Haa connects with a body shot.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Haa blocks it well.
Haa takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida blocks a leg kick.
Yoshida lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Haa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Haa is looking to counter punch.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haa.
Haa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for Haa's leg but Haa calmly moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but Haa slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Haa.
The fighters circling - Haa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haa throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Yoshida needs to keep his hands up - Haa had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haa takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Yoshida.
Haa moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Yoshida throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Haa.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Haa.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshida misses with a low kick as Haa jumps back.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Haa moved out of range.
Haa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haa.
Haa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Haa settles back down.
Haa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yoshida's head backwards.
Haa misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Haa misses
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Haa with a nice calf kick.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Haa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa's corner calls for a 1-2. Haa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida moves out of range as Haa strikes.
Haa throws a front kick that sends Yoshida stumbling back into the cage.
Haa lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Haa checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Haa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Haa.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heismann Haa dominated that 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.

Haa scores with a nice strike.
A low kick lands for Yoshida.
Haa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoshida.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haa throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida is looking to slow Haa down with leg kicks.
Yoshida scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Haa avoids it.
Haa throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Haa checks it well.
Haa is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Haa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heismann Haa is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Haa avoids it.
Haa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haa.
Yoshida throws a hook but Haa avoids it easily.
And Haa counters with a quick kick to the body but Yoshida blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshida on the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yoshida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haa has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa sizes up Yoshida with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Haa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haa.
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Haa's legs.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haa scores with a punch to the head.
Haa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haa throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Haa avoids it.
Haa throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Haa is just out of range.
Haa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Haa.
Haa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Haa as he connects with a hook.
Haa thumps Yoshida with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Haa.
Haa connects with a body shot.
Haa tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Haa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Haa lands.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Haa.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Haa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haa.
Yoshida scores with a nice body kick.
Haa misses with a kick to the body.
Haa looks to throw a body kick
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Haa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haa.
Yoshida moves out of range of the leg kick from Haa.
Haa slips a straight right by Yoshida.
Haa checks the leg kick.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Haa.
Haa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
A low kick lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Haa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haa pushes Yoshida away with a front kick.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haa.
Haa throwing a counter right hand but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Haa avoids the punch easily.
Haa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Yoshida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Haa throws a body kick that misses
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Yoshida is looking to slow Haa down with leg kicks.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Haa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
Haa lands a head kick. Yoshida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yoshida is looking to slow Haa down with leg kicks.
Haa throws a leg kick that misses.
Haa staying out of range there.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Haa moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haa misses with an uppercut.
Haa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida punishes Haa's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida walks into a straight right hand from Haa.
Haa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haa throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haa.
Haa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Heismann Haa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Haa lands with a cross.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Haa is just out of range.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Haa moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Haa.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haa feints a jab promting Yoshida to slip. Haa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yoshida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yoshida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haa.
Yoshida with a nice calf kick.
Haa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haa misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haa checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haa.
Haa throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haa misses with a looping right.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haa looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida cracks Haa with a good jab.
Haa tests Yoshida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haa. That's going to slow Yoshida down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa lands with an overhand left.
Haa lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Haa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haa blocks a jab.
Nice body kick from Haa.
That kick from Haa tenderised Yoshida's leg. Yoshida is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Haa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Haa's knee but Haa avoids it well.
Haa throws a lazy body kick
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Haa as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Haa is predictable there
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoshida 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 Haa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Haa does it's job there.
Haa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Haa misses with a looping right.
Yoshida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yoshida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
Haa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yoshida just manages to avoid it.
Haa throws a body kick that misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Haa.
Haa loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Haa slips a jab from Yoshida.
A swing and a miss from Haa.
Yoshida throws a hook but Haa blocks it.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haa slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Haa misses with a body kick.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Haa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yoshida! But no joy.
Yoshida slips a jab from Haa.
A jab from Haa misses.
Haa lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Haa saw that one coming.
Haa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Haa.
Haa slips a jab from Yoshida.
Haa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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 takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Takashi Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haa throws a body kick that misses.
Haa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Haa.
Haa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Haa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Haa.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haa.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 wants to land a leg kick but Haa is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Haa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Haa's shoulder, as Haa tries to avoid the shot.
As Yoshida backs away, Haa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haa throws out a powerful jab.
Haa misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Haa ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Haa.
Haa throws a front kick that sends Yoshida stumbling back into the cage.
Haa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haa misses with the body kick
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Haa scores with a kick to the body.
Haa misses with a low kick.
Heismann Haa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heismann Haa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haa 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heismann Haa!
A relieved looking Heismann Haa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.