PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seijurou Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sailor
vs
Yoshioka

192 cm
23
224 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seijurou Yoshioka!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshioka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sailor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sailor throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
and Sailor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sailor scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Seijurou Yoshioka has been cut.
Yoshioka swings widly with a right hand
and Sailor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshioka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sailor counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshioka misses with a hook
and Sailor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshioka scores with a body shot.
Yoshioka cracks Sailor with an open hand slap.
Sailor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshioka throws out the jab.
Seijurou Yoshioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailor tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshioka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sailor clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshioka controls the action.
Sailor blocks a body shot from Yoshioka.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshioka misses with the head strike.
Sailor blocks a body shot from Yoshioka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yoshioka is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Yoshioka avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Yoshioka letting Sailor take a breather here.
Sailor lands an elbow that stopped Yoshioka in his tracks for a moment.
Yoshioka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sailor has him pressed against the cage.
Sailor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshioka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sailor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yoshioka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yoshioka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshioka takes a shot to the head.
Yoshioka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshioka misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshioka has a couple of punches blocked by Sailor.
Yoshioka misses with some punches.
Yoshioka throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Yoshioka.
Sailor trying to land knees to the body.
Sailor taking a breather.
A short right from Yoshioka on the inside.

It looks like Wendell Sailor has been cut.
Nice body punch from Yoshioka - that landed with a thud.
Sailor trying to control the position but instead, Yoshioka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sailor into the cage.
Sailor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshioka.
Sailor works on Yoshioka's body with a couple of short punches.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Yoshioka avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Yoshioka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sailor or not.
Yoshioka can't find room to land a body shot as Sailor controls the action.
Sailor stalling in the clinch.
Yoshioka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sailor lands with a light punch inside.

Sailor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sailor throws a body punch but Yoshioka moves out of range.
Sailor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshioka throws a leg kick but Sailor moved away.
Yoshioka swings widly with a right hand
and Sailor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshioka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seijurou Yoshioka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshioka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshioka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailor tries to bum rush Yoshioka with a series of wild strikes but Yoshioka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshioka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sailor takes a swing at Yoshioka's ribcage but misses.
Yoshioka misses with a left hand
letting Sailor counter with a right hand.
Yoshioka moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshioka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sailor counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. Yoshioka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshioka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshioka throws a poor cross that misses

and Sailor counters by moving into the clinch.
Sailor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sailor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sailor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshioka tries to break the clinch but Sailor is controlling the position.
Sailor lands an elbow just above Yoshioka 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sailor has Yoshioka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yoshioka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sailor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yoshioka is keeping busy.
Sailor swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshioka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendell Sailor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yoshioka jabs Sailor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sailor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yoshioka takes a swing at Sailor's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka ducks under a wild hook from Sailor.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
and Sailor counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshioka scores with the left hand. Sailor knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshioka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sailor counters with a nice body shot.
Sailor swings for the body but Yoshioka moves out of range.
Yoshioka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshioka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sailor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshioka throws a lazy uppercut
and Sailor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoshioka thinking.
Sailor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshioka.
Sailor misses with a left hand
and Yoshioka counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshioka misses with a hook
and Sailor counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sailor takes a swing at Yoshioka's ribcage but misses.
Yoshioka misses with a looping right.
Yoshioka stuffs the takedown attempt from Sailor. Sailor gets slowly back to his feet.
Sailor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshioka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshioka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sailor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sailor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshioka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Yoshioka misses.
Yoshioka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sailor takes a swing at Yoshioka's ribcage but misses.
Yoshioka fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshioka throws a right hand that misses
and Sailor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshioka connects with a single shot there.
Yoshioka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sailor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshioka throws a hook but Sailor blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Sailor - just one landing.
Yoshioka misses with an uppercut. Sailor saw that one coming.
Sailor needs to keep his hands up - Yoshioka had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot by Sailor.
Yoshioka lands with a nice combination. Sailor backs away looking to recover.
Yoshioka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wendell Sailor is winning the standup battle so far.
Sailor lands a jab.
Yoshioka swings widly with a right hand
and Sailor counters with a series of strikes. Yoshioka will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshioka misses with a right hand
and Sailor counters with a series of strikes. Yoshioka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yoshioka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshioka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sailor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshioka misses with a lunging right hand
and Sailor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yoshioka thinking.
Yoshioka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sailor counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
letting Sailor counter with a right hand.
Sailor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yoshioka throws a right hand that misses
and Sailor counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sailor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoshioka misses with a straight left.
Sailor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sailor just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshioka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sailor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshioka defending well as Sailor loads up on a big left hand.
Sailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sailor to counter with a crisp jab.
Sailor misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshioka tries a low kick but Sailor avoids it.
A jab from Sailor misses.
Yoshioka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sailor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshioka moves away from the strike by Sailor.
Yoshioka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sailor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoshioka misses with a right hand
and Sailor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshioka lands a jab to Sailor's midsection.
Sailor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshioka misses the target.
Sailor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshioka throws a lazy uppercut
and Sailor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sailor ducks under a wild hook from Yoshioka.
Sailor looks to land a left hand but Yoshioka moved out of range nicely.
Sailor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yoshioka misses with a left hand
and Sailor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoshioka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Sailor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yoshioka!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshioka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor is keen to just control but Yoshioka is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sailor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendell Sailor dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Yoshioka. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sailor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshioka manages to avoid it.
Sailor throws a series of punches but Yoshioka moves out of range.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
and Sailor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoshioka misses with an uppercut.
Yoshioka misses with an uppercut

and Sailor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sailor.
Sailor throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshioka throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshioka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailor's elbow.
Yoshioka tries to throw a body punch but Sailor avoids it by throwing Yoshioka back against the cage.
Yoshioka misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshioka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshioka struggles to land a body shot inside as Sailor controls his hands.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sailor blocks an uppercut.
Sailor tries a body shot but Yoshioka blocks it.
Sailor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoshioka's defenses.
Yoshioka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sailor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yoshioka misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor stalling in the clinch but Yoshioka improves position.
Sailor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshioka gets through Sailor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Yoshioka.

Yoshioka breaks the clinch.
Sailor throws a looping overhand right but Yoshioka ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
letting Sailor counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Seijurou Yoshioka's cut even more.
Yoshioka swings widly with a right hand
and Sailor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshioka lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Yoshioka misses its intended target.
Sailor throws out a loose jab but Yoshioka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshioka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sailor counters with a left to the body.
Jab by Yoshioka.
Yoshioka punishes Sailor's body with a nice straight punch.
Sailor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yoshioka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sailor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoshioka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sailor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshioka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshioka throws a hook to the side of Sailor's head but Sailor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshioka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sailor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoshioka avoids it really well and circles away.
Yoshioka connects with a body shot.
Yoshioka lands a nice hook to Sailor's body. Sailor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshioka throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sailor counter with a right hand.
Sailor misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshioka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yoshioka throws an overhand right that lands on Sailor's shoulder, as Sailor tries to avoid the shot.
Sailor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yoshioka.
Sailor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshioka.
Sailor throws a hook but Yoshioka blocks it.
Yoshioka throws an off balance right hand
letting Sailor counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshioka scores with a jab.
Yoshioka scores with a nice right hand.
Yoshioka misses the jab.
Yoshioka takes a swing at Sailor's ribcage but misses.
Sailor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoshioka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sailor scores with a body shot.
Yoshioka throws a good cross that connects.
Yoshioka misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshioka connects with a body shot that sends Sailor's belly button to the back.
A jab from Yoshioka misses.
Sailor throws a hook but Yoshioka avoids it easily.
Yoshioka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sailor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshioka. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshioka swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sailor to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshioka misses with a left hand
and Sailor counters with a nice body shot.
Seijurou Yoshioka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshioka throws a body punch but Sailor moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seijurou Yoshioka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sailor 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wendell Sailor!