PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Rawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokohama comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. 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.

Yokohama
vs
Rawls

178 cm
21
177 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
178 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

Rusty Cage Fightwear
Hell's Balls Recovery

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Rawls!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawls ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rawls dips to his left and cracks Yokohama with an uppercut!
Yokohama throws out a powerful jab.
Rawls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yokohama.
Rawls tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yokohama wants to clinch up but Rawls keeps it at a distance.
Rawls shoots in looking for a takedown. Yokohama tries to sprawl out of it but Rawls keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yokohama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yokohama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yokohama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rawls.
Rawls shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yokohama sprawls well. Yokohama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rawls gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Yokohama misses its intended target.
Rawls throws a jab when Yokohama was well out of range.
Rawls misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rawls checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rawls throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rawls.
Hulohot Yokohama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Rawls.
Yokohama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Yokohama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rawls takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawls uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rawls connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yokohama. Yokohama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yokohama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rawls looks gassed!
Rawls takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yokohama throws a head kick that misses.
Rawls avoids the head kick by Yokohama.
Yokohama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yokohama thumps Rawls with a low kick.
Yokohama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yokohama moves in looking to clinch but Rawls pushes him off.
Rawls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Rawls is rocked!
Yokohama throws a head kick but Rawls moves out of range.
Yokohama moves in looking to clinch but Rawls pushes him off.
Yokohama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rawls is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yokohama is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rawls.
An inside leg kick lands from Yokohama.
Yokohama uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rawls looks to land a left hand but Yokohama moved out of range nicely.
Yokohama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yokohama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama jabs Rawls right on the nose. Rawls blinks but takes it well.
Yokohama tries to clinch but Rawls is having none of it.
Rawls swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Yokohama counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Rawls down! Yokohama is looking to finish but Rawls is intelligently defending himself.
Rawls is still in real trouble! Can Yokohama finish him?
Rawls can't keep his opponent in guard - Yokohama advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yokohama is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rawls seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rawls.
Yokohama wants to pass the guard but Rawls is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulohot Yokohama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rawls misses with a wild body shot.
Rawls takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yokohama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rawls is out of range.
Yokohama misses the shot to the body.
Rawls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yokohama throws out a loose jab but Rawls uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yokohama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rawls can do to turn this around?
Rawls takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rawls tries to move into range but Yokohama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Rawls gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rawls in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yokohama has one foot on Rawls's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rawls's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rawls throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rawls misses with a straight left.
Yokohama takes one to the chin there.
Clay Rawls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yokohama.
Rawls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yokohama.
A punch combination from Yokohama misses.
A nice combination there by Rawls.
Yokohama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rawls if he has to take too many more of those.
Rawls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yokohama was well out of range. Poor timing from Rawls.
Rawls takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawls misses with a looping right.
Yokohama slips under a jab from Rawls.
Hulohot Yokohama is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Yokohama.
Rawls is breathing heavily.
Rawls misses with a hook to the body
and Yokohama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yokohama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rawls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yokohama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yokohama misses with a knee strike.
Yokohama stops a takedown attempt from Rawls.
Yokohama scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yokohama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yokohama connects with a knee to the head.
Yokohama lands with a right to the head.
Yokohama connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Rawls badly! Rawls tumbles to the floor and Yokohama stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulohot Yokohama!