PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nemean Athos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulohot Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Athos's entrance music is Thundercats. A fine choice. Yokohama has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. 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.

Athos
vs
Yokohama

180 cm
31
181 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

178 cm
32
177 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemean Athos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hulohot Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Athos blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Athos.
Yokohama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Athos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Athos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Athos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Athos blocks the leg kick.
Athos swinging wildly here.
Athos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yokohama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yokohama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Athos throws a front kick aimed at Yokohama's knee but Yokohama avoids it well.
Yokohama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yokohama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Athos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yokohama can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Athos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yokohama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Yokohama finds it's way through Athos's defenses.
Yokohama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Athos blocks a low kick nicely.
Athos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yokohama.
Athos lands a nice looking body shot.
Athos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yokohama counters with a thumping low kick.
Athos feints and then cracks Yokohama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yokohama down.
Yokohama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Athos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yokohama misses.
Yokohama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Athos is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yokohama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yokohama misses with an uppercut.
Yokohama scores with a spinning back kick!
Yokohama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nemean Athos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Athos throws a sloppy body shot
and Yokohama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yokohama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Athos is able to avoid easily.
Yokohama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Athos counters with a left to the body.
Yokohama throws an overhand right that lands on Athos's shoulder, as Athos tries to avoid the shot.
Yokohama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Athos.
A jab from Yokohama misses.
Yokohama lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama moves out of range of the body kick from Athos.
Athos defending well as Yokohama loads up on a big left hand.
Yokohama tests Athos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Athos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Athos throws a head kick that misses.
Athos scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Athos.
Athos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Athos throws out a powerful jab.
Yokohama throws a low kick but Athos moves out of range easily.
Yokohama tries to work over Athos's front leg with a kick but Athos checks it.
Athos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yokohama moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Yokohama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yokohama throws a leg kick
and Athos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yokohama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yokohama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Athos lands a glancing blow to the side of Yokohama's head.
Yokohama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Athos.
Athos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yokohama's hands.
Athos misses with a hook. Yokohama ducked under it nicely.
Athos looks to throw the jab but Yokohama is out of range.
Yokohama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Athos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Athos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yokohama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yokohama misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemean Athos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yokohama throws a leg kick which misses Athos's front leg but catches the back leg as Athos tries to avoid it.
Athos misses with a two punch combination.
Yokohama avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Athos blocks the low kick.
Yokohama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Athos throws out the jab.
Athos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nemean Athos is winning the standup battle so far.
Athos checks a leg kick nicely.
Yokohama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Athos.
Yokohama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Athos.
Athos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yokohama.
Yokohama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Athos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yokohama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Athos misses its intended target.
Yokohama looks to land a combination but Athos avoids it well.
Yokohama blocks a jab.
Athos throws an overhand right that lands on Yokohama's shoulder, as Yokohama tries to avoid the shot.
Athos throws a solid leg kick but Yokohama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Athos.
A bone on bone clash there as Athos blocks the leg kick.
Yokohama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yokohama throws a low kick but Athos avoids it.
Yokohama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Athos's corner calls for a 1-2. Athos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yokohama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Athos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Athos misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Athos scores with a leg kick.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Athos checks it.
Yokohama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yokohama ducks right into an uppercut from Athos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yokohama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, jab by Athos - just one landing.
Athos looks to throw the jab but Yokohama is out of range.
Athos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Athos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yokohama cracks Athos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yokohama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Athos takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama tries a low kick but Athos avoids it.
Athos misses with a body shot.
Athos just misses with a punch to the body.
Yokohama lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Athos misses
and Yokohama counters with a nice leg kick.
Athos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yokohama. Yokohama obviously looking to wear him down.
Yokohama misses with a lunging right hand
and Athos counters with a nice uppercut.
Athos lands a leg kick that knocks Yokohama off balance momentarily.
Athos jabs Yokohama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yokohama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Athos counters with a nice uppercut.
Athos throws a leg kick which misses Yokohama's front leg but catches the back leg as Yokohama tries to avoid it.
Yokohama throws out a leg kick but Athos moves out of range and Yokohama only half commits.
Yokohama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Athos's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yokohama swinging wildly here.
Athos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yokohama.
A nice combination there by Athos.

Yokohama is rocked!
Athos lands a lovely overhand right.
Yokohama is still on wobbly legs! Can Athos finish him?
Athos drops Yokohama with a naaaaasty hook - Yokohama is in real trouble here! Athos dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemean Athos!
An out of breath Nemean Athos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.