PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kay (ranked 924 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 65 p4p, 85 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kay
vs
Yamamoto

177 cm
30
150
17 - 14 - 0

172 cm
26
150
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamamoto on the side of the head.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kay lands a jab to Yamamoto's midsection.
Kay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Kay keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Kay is having none of it.
Yamamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kay fails with a takedown attempt.
Kay stuns Yamamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kay takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Kay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Kay avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yamamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Kay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kay throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kay's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kay's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kay's brow.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kay's elbow.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Kay.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kay.
Kay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamamoto after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Kay.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Kay.

Kay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kay half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kay swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kay is looking to wear down Yamamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Kay moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kay. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Kay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yamamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.

Yamamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kay, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kay.
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Kay.
Kay goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rogerio Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kay lands with a right hand.

Kay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Kay isn't so interested in that idea.
Kay throws a big elbow that misses.
Kay won't allow Yamamoto to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Kay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kay distracts Yamamoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kay is working Yamamoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kay looking to pass the guard.

Yamamoto pushes Kay off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kay scores with a takedown into Yamamoto's guard.
Yamamoto wants to get back to his feet but Kay is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamamoto has wrist control.
Kay is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamamoto has wrist control.
Kay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Kay dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yamamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Kay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.

Kay lands a takedown into guard.
Yamamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kay keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamamoto's head.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Yamamoto manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kay blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Kay avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Kay wants a takedown.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
Kay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamamoto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kay lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kay lands an overhand right.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head.
Kay misses with a body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kay avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Kay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Kay connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yamamoto sprawls and moves away.
Kay throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kay throws a shot to the body.
Kay misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kay throws a hook but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Kay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Kay backing away here, and Yamamoto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto throws a fast counter high kick but Kay manages to duck under it in time.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kay misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kay manages to break the clinch.
Kay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamamoto has time to react.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kay.

Yamamoto has closed the distance and engaged Kay in a clinch.
Kay dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to work over Kay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Kay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kay blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Kay prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Kay is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamamoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kay is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Kay misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kay.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Kay blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kay blocks the elbow strike.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yamamoto pushes Kay up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kay breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kay shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Kay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a thumping low kick.
Kay misses with a looping right.
Kay scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Kay.

Yamamoto gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Kay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamamoto defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kay shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Kay misses.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Kay moves away

and Kay counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kay asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay grinds an elbow into Yamamoto's temple.
Sloppy strikes there by Kay.
Yamamoto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yamamoto is trying to buck Kay off.
Kay working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay landing strikes.
Yamamoto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kay scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Kay's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yamamoto is trying to buck Kay off.
Kay landing strikes.
Kay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yamamoto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kay working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kay is controlling him well.
Kay working the body and head with strikes.
Yamamoto is pushing Kay's head away, looking to escape. Kay manages to hold on to the position though.
Kay lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Kay are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lars Kay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay taking a breather here.
Lars Kay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kay content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Yamamoto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face as Kay controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Kay.
Yamamoto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kay cracks Yamamoto with an open hand slap.
Rogerio Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Yamamoto gets caught flat footed, as Kay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Kay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Kay!
A very excited looking Lars Kay rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.