PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mako Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Yoshida
vs
Hand

195 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mako Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hand!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Mako Yoshida has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hand, as that shot connected.

Yoshida is rocked!
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oh Yoshida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Hand tries to avoid it.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida seems to have got his legs back now.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Hand moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Hand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Hand tries to avoid it.
Hand looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but Hand is out of range.
Hand checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hand throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Hand.
Yoshida tries to score with a low kick but Hand moves his leg out of the way.
Hand checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

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.
Hand lands a jab to the nose.
Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoshida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hand is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Hand throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Hand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hand to score with a decent uppercut.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hand.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Hand misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mako Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hand blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hand fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hand moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
Hand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hand slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Hand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mako Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mako Yoshida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Hand checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hand lands with a shot to the body.
Hand lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Hand tries to avoid it.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hand is breathing heavily.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Hand ducks under and follows up with a left that Hand also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Hand misses.
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshida tries to work over Hand's front leg with a kick but Hand checks it.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Hand moves out of range.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Hand looks for a takedown but Yoshida sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mako Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida is looking to slow Hand down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hand blocks the leg kick.
Dan Hand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hand throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.
Yoshida lands a head kick that stumbles Hand and the fighters go to the mat.

Hand is rocked!
Hand wants to hit a switch here but Yoshida passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hand there!
Hand is still in real trouble! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yoshida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hand seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mako Yoshida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mako Yoshida's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hand to score with a decent uppercut.
Hand jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Hand connects with the punch.
Yoshida connects with a high kick.
Yoshida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Hand was not able to check.
Hand swinging wilding here.
Hand throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hand throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida.
Hand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Hand lands a hook that stumbles Yoshida back into the cage. Hand follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Yoshida to the canvas! Hand pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Yoshida has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Hand!