PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seijurou Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seijurou Yoshioka has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Yoshioka
vs
Small

180 cm
27
205 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

150 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Malicestar

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seijurou Yoshioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small shoots for a takedown but Yoshioka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Small fails with the takedown.
Yoshioka works over Small's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Mr Small has been cut.

Small throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yoshioka was covering up waiting for the punch and Small finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Small scoring with punches to the head and body.
Small preventing the sweep.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Small in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Small throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoshioka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Small on the ground.
Small throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yoshioka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Small.
Small missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Small works over Yoshioka with some ground and pound from guard.
Small landing with the ground and pound.

It looks like Seijurou Yoshioka has been cut.
Small throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yoshioka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Small scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Small trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yoshioka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshioka is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Small accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Small postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Small is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshioka has wrist control.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Small has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Small distracts Yoshioka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yoshioka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yoshioka has momentary wrist control but Small slips an elbow through the middle.

Yoshioka is rocked!

Seijurou Yoshioka's cut is getting worse.
Small is working Yoshioka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Yoshioka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Seijurou Yoshioka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seijurou Yoshioka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Small!