PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Seabaugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Yoshida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Yoshida
vs
Seabaugh

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Yoshida !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Seabaugh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seabaugh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Seabaugh throws an elbow but Yoshida slips to the side and avoids it well.
Yoshida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Seabaugh wants to get back to his feet.
Yoshida works his foot free and advances to mount.
Yoshida wants to control the pace but Seabaugh is squirming around nicely.
Seabaugh tries to hold on but Yoshida pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seabaugh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Seabaugh is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Seabaugh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshida . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshida wants to control the pace but Seabaugh is squirming around nicely.
Seabaugh just holding on.

Yoshida is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seabaugh misses with an uppercut
and Yoshida counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Seabaugh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Seabaugh lands a left and a right that send Yoshida crashing to the mat, dazed. Seabaugh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Yoshida is rocked!

It looks like Kenji Yoshida has been cut.
Yoshida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Seabaugh does no damage.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seabaugh throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.

Seabaugh moves into range and clinches up with Yoshida .
Seabaugh digs a right hand into Yoshida 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshida 's gas tank.
Seabaugh is trying to push Yoshida away but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seabaugh tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the cage.
Seabaugh has Yoshida pressed against the cage, preventing Yoshida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Seabaugh throws an elbow that misses.
Yoshida has Seabaugh pressed against the cage, preventing Seabaugh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seabaugh cracks Yoshida with a nice body shot.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Seabaugh has Yoshida pressed against the cage.
Yoshida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seabaugh working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seabaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Seabaugh working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoshida is trying to break free.
Yoshida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seabaugh walks away with a smile on his face. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniel Seabaugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Seabaugh avoids it.
Seabaugh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yoshida 's head.
Seabaugh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seabaugh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshida circles away quickly and effectively.

Seabaugh feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yoshida sprawling to the canvas! Yoshida rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Seabaugh finish him?!
Oh Yoshida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seabaugh is stalking Yoshida . Yoshida circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Seabaugh, and it's lights out! Yoshida really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Seabaugh!