PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Moia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jinhai Yoshida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yoshida
vs
Moia

190 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Moia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moia ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida swings widly with a right hand

and Moia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yoshida!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yoshida looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Moia is not going to allow Yoshida to sit and survive in this position.
Yoshida breaks Moia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yoshida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws a big elbow that misses.
Yoshida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yoshida looking to pass the guard.
Yoshida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Jinhai Yoshida has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moia.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida connects with a stiff jab that staggers Moia - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jinhai Yoshida!
During a confident post fight interview, Jinhai Yoshida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.