PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jokubas Antukis (ranked 615 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Hideyoshi Yamasaki (ranked 86 p4p, 220 weight class). Antukis's entrance music is "Terminator" - Sevendust. A fine choice. Yamasaki has chosen 2Pac - Only God Can Judge Me as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Antukis
vs
Yamasaki

178 cm
26
170
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
170
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Black Lab Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jokubas Antukis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antukis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Antukis avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamasaki misses the target.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamasaki scores with a jab. Antukis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Antukis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamasaki.
We've been told by Antukis's head coaches at Ironbound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yamasaki throws a jab when Antukis was well out of range.
Yamasaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yamasaki scores with a three punch combo!
Yamasaki misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Yamasaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamasaki throws out a loose jab but Antukis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamasaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antukis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Antukis off the cage and back into range.
Yamasaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Antukis takes one to the chin there.
Yamasaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamasaki misses the jab.
Yamasaki misses with a wild combination.
Antukis misses with a leg kick
and Yamasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamasaki misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Antukis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Antukis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Antukis counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antukis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamasaki can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Yamasaki. Those never looked like landing.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Antukis blocks it.
Yamasaki throws a series of punches but Antukis moves out of range.
Yamasaki misses with a hook.
Antukis throws a leg kick but Yamasaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Antukis slips under a jab.
Antukis is looking to counter punch.
Antukis lands with a right hand.
Yamasaki misses with a right hand
and Antukis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Antukis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamasaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antukis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki throws a series of punches but Antukis avoids them all with ease.
Yamasaki misses with a hook. Antukis ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. Antukis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antukis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A punch combination from Yamasaki misses.
Antukis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Antukis blocks a jab.
Antukis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yamasaki with a hook.
Yamasaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamasaki scores with a nice head shot.
Yamasaki swings widly with a right hand
and Antukis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamasaki lands a really nice looking cross but Antukis seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamasaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antukis moves out of range as Yamasaki strikes.
Antukis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Yamasaki.
Antukis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamasaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Antukis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yamasaki cracks Antukis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamasaki misses the jab.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but Antukis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antukis is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Antukis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antukis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamasaki's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamasaki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Antukis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamasaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Antukis scrambles back to his feet.
Yamasaki misses with a straight left.
Yamasaki scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hideyoshi Yamasaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Antukis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamasaki.
Antukis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yamasaki throws a shot to the body.
Yamasaki throws a leg kick
and Antukis counters with a nice body shot.
Yamasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Antukis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Antukis is looking to wear down Yamasaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamasaki misses with a low kick.
Yamasaki throws a lazy head kick
and Antukis counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamasaki loads up on a big right hand but Antukis slips the punch.
Yamasaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki takes a swing at Antukis's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Yamasaki misses.
Antukis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antukis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Antukis lands but Yamasaki takes it in his stride.

Yamasaki is rocked!
Antukis lands with a big right hook that stumbles Yamasaki - he's out on his feet here! Antukis follows up with another monster hook that separates Yamasaki from consciousness! Yamasaki falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Antukis stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jokubas Antukis!
Jokubas Antukis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.