PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Jude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Yamamoto
vs
Jude

188 cm
24
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuki Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Jude!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jude slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.
Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jude.

Jude has managed to clinch.

Jude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jude misses with a low kick as Yamamoto jumps back.
Jude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Jude tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Jude has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Jude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jude is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jude tries to clinch but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Yamamoto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jude to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude checks the leg kick.
Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Jude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Jude tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Jude chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamamoto can pounce on him.
Jude pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jude throws a head kick but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Jude blocks it.
Jude throws a low kick but Yamamoto avoids it.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jude takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jude stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jude fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jude tries to clinch up
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jude moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Jude blocks it.
Yamamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Jude.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jude is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamamoto, right into the meat.
Yamamoto dips to his left and cracks Jude with an uppercut!
Jude lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jude wants to slow Yamamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Jude tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jude tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jude.
Jude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jude connects with a leg kick. Yamamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jude tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamamoto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a low kick but Jude avoids it.
Jude is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Jude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jude wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Jude closes the distance and clinches.
Jude misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jude avoids it.
Jude working hard to break the clinch.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elias Jude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jude tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Jude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Yamamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jude avoids a kick to the body.
Jude blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jude takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Jude checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jude wants to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto is looking to take a break and control but Jude is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto is pressing down on Jude's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jude is holding on for now.
Jude is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jude checks a leg kick.
Yamamoto tried to score with a low kick but Jude checks it.
Jude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto misses the jab.
Jude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Jude takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jude checks a leg kick.
Jude lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jude doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Jude throws out a leg kick but Yamamoto moves out of range and Jude only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jude's sensitive parts.
Yamamoto tries to land a leg kick but Jude saw it coming and moves away.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Yuki Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Jude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jude closes the distance and clinches.
Jude tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jude looking to throw knees to the head but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Jude's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jude is breathing heavily.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jude wants to clinch.
Jude wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Jude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamamoto.
A good leg kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamamoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Yamamoto lands a big head kick that sends Jude tumbling to the mat! Yamamoto takes a step backwards and waves Jude back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jude is rocked!
Yamamoto measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Jude! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Yuki Yamamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuki Yamamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.