PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Dilbrandt (ranked 1040 p4p, 1617 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 93 p4p, 141 weight class). Dilbrandt comes into the arena with Rock the Dragon blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dilbrandt
vs
Yukinobu

169 cm
31
149
16 - 8 - 1

170 cm
35
148
18 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Conquer
Conviction

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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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Yukinobu.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Yukinobu moves into range and clinches up with Dilbrandt.

Yukinobu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Yukinobu misses with a left hand
and Dilbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Dilbrandt misses.
Yukinobu scores with a nice right hand.
Dilbrandt tries to move into range but Yukinobu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Yukinobu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yukinobu slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu moves nicely into side control.
Dilbrandt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yukinobu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dilbrandt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yukinobu in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yukinobu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Yukinobu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Dilbrandt's face as Yukinobu controls the position.
Dilbrandt keeping his opponent close.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Yukinobu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Yukinobu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yukinobu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yukinobu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yukinobu misses with the ground and pound.
Dilbrandt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yukinobu misses with the ground and pound.
Yukinobu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yukinobu taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yamaoka Yukinobu dominated that round.
That's time! Dilbrandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yukinobu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dilbrandt on his heels. He'll look to pass Dilbrandt's guard now, I'm sure.
Yukinobu is standing up over Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt looks to escape but Yukinobu dives into side control.

Yukinobu tries for a kimura but Dilbrandt is defending well.
Yukinobu working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Yukinobu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Yukinobu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Yukinobu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yukinobu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yukinobu in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu misses with the ground and pound.
Yukinobu happy to just control the position for now.
Yukinobu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yukinobu is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yukinobu rushes Dilbrandt and presses him up against the cage.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt missing with knees to the body.

Yukinobu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Dilbrandt misses the target.
Yukinobu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Yukinobu moves into the clinch successfully.

Yukinobu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yukinobu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yukinobu cracks Dilbrandt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yukinobu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Yukinobu finds it's way through Dilbrandt's defenses.
Yukinobu ducks under a wild hook from Dilbrandt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt staying out of range there.
Dilbrandt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yukinobu just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt misses with the combination.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick but Yukinobu moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yukinobu tries to clinch up but Dilbrandt circles away and keeps his distance.
Yukinobu tries to clinch up.
Dilbrandt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yukinobu. That one must have hurt.

Yukinobu manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dilbrandt on his heels. He'll look to pass Dilbrandt's guard now, I'm sure.
Dilbrandt is wriggling around but Yukinobu manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yukinobu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yamaoka Yukinobu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yukinobu clinches up against the cage.
Dilbrandt lands with a left to the head.

Yukinobu manages to break the clinch.
Dilbrandt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Yukinobu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yukinobu.
Yukinobu cracks Dilbrandt with an open hand slap.
Yukinobu swings widly with a right hand
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yukinobu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yukinobu wants to clinch up but Dilbrandt keeps it at a distance.
Yukinobu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dilbrandt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yukinobu lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Yukinobu.
Dilbrandt avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu thows a left - swing and a miss!

Yukinobu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dilbrandt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yukinobu is in Dilbrandt's guard.
Yukinobu is standing up over Dilbrandt. Dilbrandt looks to escape but Yukinobu dives into side control.

Yukinobu taking a breather here.
Yamaoka Yukinobu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking to reverse the position.
Dilbrandt seems a little lost for a moment, as Yukinobu dominates the positioning.

Yukinobu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yukinobu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Yukinobu lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu controls the position.
Yukinobu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yukinobu is working Dilbrandt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yukinobu taking a breather here.
David Dilbrandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yukinobu throws a body kick that misses.
Dilbrandt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yukinobu misses with a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Yukinobu uses good head movement to avoid it.

Yukinobu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilbrandt avoids the head kick by Yukinobu.
An attempted straight right counter from Dilbrandt misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yamaoka Yukinobu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yukinobu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamaoka Yukinobu!