PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickson Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Daniels
vs
Yamada

188 cm
26
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dickson Yamada!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Rob Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Yamada.
Yamada throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yamada looks for a takedown but Daniels sprawls well.
Yamada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Daniels thuds his right hand into Yamada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Yamada.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Yamada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamada slips a jab from Daniels.
Yamada tries to clinch up.
Yamada blocks a jab.
Yamada moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Yamada.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Yamada shoots in but no luck this time.
Yamada looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
Yamada tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamada throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Rob Daniels has been cut.
Rob Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
Daniels lands a really nice looking cross but Yamada seems unphased.
Yamada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Yamada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rob Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dickson Yamada.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamada looks gassed!
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
Yamada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamada's hands.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Daniels lands with a nice combination. Yamada backs away looking to recover.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yamada backs up against the cage.
Yamada misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Daniels connects with the punch.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Daniels scores with a one two! Yamada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daniels lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yamada is defended easily by Daniels.
Yamada walks into a jab.
Yamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Yamada's head back.
Daniels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamada on the side of the head.
Yamada looks to clinch
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels scores with a hook.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.

Yamada instigates a clinch.
Yamada tries to score a body lock takedown but Daniels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yamada fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dickson Yamada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Daniels's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Daniels thuds his right hand into Yamada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Yamada instigates a clinch.
Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamada.

Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Daniels.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daniels's corner calls for a 1-2. Daniels obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickson Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamada's hands.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Yamada tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Yamada moves out of range as Daniels strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daniels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Yamada knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
Daniels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamada momentarily.
Daniels with a nice cross.
Yamada tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Yamada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Yamada has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to pull guard but Daniels won't allow it.
Rob Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dickson Yamada.
Yamada is trying to stall.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels taking a breather.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Daniels scores with a jab. Yamada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamada throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Yamada needs to keep his hands up - Daniels had a free shot at his head there.
Yamada misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Yamada's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels sizes up Yamada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yamada misses with a combination
and Daniels counters with a right hand to the body.
Yamada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Yamada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daniels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yamada.
A right hook to the body lands for Daniels.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daniels.
Yamada has Daniels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daniels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Daniels lands.
Yamada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Yamada throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Yamada's head back.
Daniels lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Yamada moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Daniels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamada.
Daniels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Daniels.
Yamada ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Yamada's body. Yamada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamada misses with a head kick.
Yamada fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
Daniels scores with a punch to the head.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Daniels counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamada has time to react.
Yamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels dips to his left and cracks Yamada with an uppercut!
Yamada walks into a stiff left hand from Daniels.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Yamada's head back.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yamada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daniels lands a nice shot that snaps Yamada's head back.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Yamada misses with a head kick.
Daniels connects with the punch.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Daniels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daniels.
Yamada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamada's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Yamada.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
Yamada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniels throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
Yamada takes one to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Yamada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daniels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada throws a combination that misses
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Yamada.
Daniels lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Daniels.
Yamada wants to land a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
A lazy left from Daniels finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Daniels.
Yamada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Yamada rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels slows down the pace here.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.

Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Yamada avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dickson Yamada!