PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 1927 p4p, 694 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 183 p4p, 70 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Yamamoto
vs
Polo

172 cm
21
150
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
148
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yamamoto rushes Polo and presses him up against the cage.
Polo blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Polo working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Polo misses with some punches.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polo misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Polo controls the action.
Polo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Polo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Polo lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polo avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polo.
Yamamoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Polo gets an underhook and turns Yamamoto into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Yamamoto is stalling here.
Polo misses with some punches.
Polo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Polo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Polo.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Polo improves position.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Polo lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Polo misses with some punches.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Polo avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Polo misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Marco Polo's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Polo's defenses.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Polo avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Polo misses with a punch on the inside.
Polo blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Polo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Polo's coach down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Polo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Polo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polo misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Polo blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polo.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamamotos head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Polo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the head.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Polo avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Polo misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Polo lands a shoulder strike.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Polo working aggressively here.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Polo blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Marco Polo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Polo 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Polo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Polo controls his hands.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Polo.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polo has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Polo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Polo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands an elbow just above Polo 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Polo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Polo.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Polo's defenses.
Polo lands a nice uppercut.
Polo misses with a punch on the inside.
Polo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polo blocks an elbow strike.
Polo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Polo avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Polo has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
A head punch on the inside from Polo fails to land.
Marco Polo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Polo is keeping busy.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polo misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Polo misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.

Marco Polo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Polo shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Polo's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Polo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rogerio Yamamoto!