PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 829 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Dan Bill Jr (ranked 78 p4p, 169 weight class). Rogerio Yamamoto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Yamamoto
vs
Bill Jr

172 cm
23
150
9 - 4 - 0

168 cm
26
140
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

NARCOS

Conviction
Dangerous Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bill Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill Jr avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Bill Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Bill Jr circles away and keeps his distance.

Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto has Bill Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bill Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bill Jr breaks the clinch.
Bill Jr misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr misses with a straight right.
A big left from Bill Jr misses.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bill Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bill Jr throws out a counter right but Yamamoto avoids it with no problem.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
A big right from Bill Jr misses.
Yamamoto lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto needs to keep his hands up - Bill Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Bill Jr misses the jab.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Bill Jr.
Bill Jr misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Bill Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bill Jr throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Bill Jr there.

Yamamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bill Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bill Jr 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.
A slow jab from Bill Jr misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Bill Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Bill Jr catches Yamamoto right on the button with a cross.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Bill Jr.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Bill Jr moves out of range.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bill Jr's efforts to push away.
Bill Jr has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Bill Jr prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Bill Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto lands a body punch.
Bill Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bill Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bill Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bill Jr throws a looping overhand right but Yamamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Bill Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Bill Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bill Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Bill Jr moves out of range.
Bill Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bill Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Yamamoto counters with a leg kick.
We've been told by Yamamoto's head coaches at Hellfire Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bill Jr misses with a straight right.
Bill Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bill Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamamoto. Yamamoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bill Jr lands the left hand.
Bill Jr misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yamamoto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bill Jr cracks Yamamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamamoto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Bill Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Bill Jr pushes him off.
Bill Jr misses the jab.
Yamamoto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Bill Jr is avoiding it.

Bill Jr tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Bill Jr blocks it.
Bill Jr is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto keeps control of Bill Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bill Jr wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bill Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamamoto has Bill Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bill Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
Bill Jr is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Bill Jr avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Bill Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bill Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bill Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bill Jr misses with a looping right.
Bill Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamamoto.
Bill Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bill Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Bill Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bill Jr throws a looping overhand right but Yamamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Bill Jr is having none of it.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr throws a lazy right hand but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamamoto staying out of range there.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bill Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bill Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Bill Jr.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Bill Jr is avoiding it.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Bill Jr.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bill Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Bill Jr misses the target.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Bill Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bill Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bill Jr lands an overhand right.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Bill Jr strikes.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bill Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bill Jr looks to land a left hand but Yamamoto moved out of range nicely.
Yamamoto throws a counter high kick but Bill Jr was just alert enough to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bill Jr looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Bill Jr is having none of it.
Dan Bill Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yamamoto gets a clinch.

Bill Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Bill Jr moves out of range.
Bill Jr misses with a hook.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Bill Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Bill Jr misses.
Bill Jr catches Yamamoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bill Jr throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr misses with a straight right.
Bill Jr checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Bill Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bill Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yamamotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Bill Jr throws the left hand but Yamamoto avoids the punch easily.
Yamamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bill Jr missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bill Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Bill Jr.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bill Jr.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Bill Jr circles away.
Bill Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Bill Jr.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bill Jr.
Bill Jr misses with a straight right.
Bill Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Yamamoto is rocked!
Bill Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Yamamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bill Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bill Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Yamamoto limp body while Bill Jr jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Bill Jr!
Dan Bill Jr is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Dan Bill Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.