PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ren Nishihara (ranked 3140 p4p, 3089 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 311 p4p, 308 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nishihara
vs
Yamamoto

172 cm
20
148
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
150
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ren Nishihara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishihara swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Nishihara thinks about countering with a head kick.

Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Nishihara back into the cage.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nishihara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamamoto stalling.

Nishihara has clasped his hands together around Yamamoto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Yamamoto throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Nishihara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nishihara throws a head kick that misses.

Yamamoto rushes Nishihara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nishihara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishihara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nishihara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Nishihara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto just leaning against Nishihara, taking a breather.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Nishihara shrugs off.
Nishihara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nishihara tries to circle away but Yamamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Nishihara looking to stall.
Nishihara has been working on his balance at Gym Goroshi London, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Yamamoto.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamamoto as Nishihara tries to tie him up.
Nishihara can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Yamamoto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nishihara up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Nishihara in his tracks for a moment.
Nishihara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Nishihara shrugs off.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto working Nishihara over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Nishihara in his tracks for a moment.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Nishihara avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Nishihara shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Nishihara stalling in the clinch but Yamamoto improves position.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Nishihara shrugs off.
Nishihara takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishihara has Yamamoto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nishihara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.

Yamamoto has managed to clinch.
Nishihara looking for a takedown.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Nishihara 's eye.
Yamamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Nishihara is looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nishihara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamamoto just leaning against Nishihara, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to work over Nishihara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nishihara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nishihara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamamoto is pressed up against the cage. Nishihara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Nishihara is trying to stall.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nishihara takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Nishihara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yamamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Nishihara drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Nishihara circles away.
Nishihara feinted with a counter takedown.
Nishihara swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamamoto as Nishihara tries to tie him up.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishihara letting Yamamoto take a breather here.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Nishihara tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nishihara's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nishihara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamamoto tries to work over Nishihara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto has Nishihara pressed against the cage, preventing Nishihara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Nishihara shrugs off.
Nishihara fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Nishihara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishihara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nishihara is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Nishihara prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nishihara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Nishihara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nishihara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nishihara is defending well for now.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nishihara takes an elbow to the temple.
Nishihara managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Nishihara controls his hands.
Nishihara prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Nishihara shrugs off.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Nishihara 's eye.
Nishihara wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nishihara blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishihara wants to stall.
Nishihara tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Nishihara tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Nishihara jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Nishihara around his waist. Nishihara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogerio Yamamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nishihara wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Nishihara takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nishihara's defenses.
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body.
Nishihara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishihara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Nishihara stalling in the clinch but Yamamoto improves position.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Nishihara in his tracks for a moment.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nishihara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.

Yamamoto gets a clinch.
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!
Nishihara takes an elbow to the temple.
Nishihara is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ren Nishihara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogerio Yamamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nishihara letting Yamamoto take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamamoto 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 17:20
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 17:20
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 16:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Yamamoto!