PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Yoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jawwad Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yoshino
vs
Khan

165 cm
21
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Yoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jawwad Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshino counters with a left to the body.
Khan throws a head kick but Yoshino moves out of range.
Khan throws a head kick but Yoshino moves out of range.
Yoshino swinging wildly here.
Yoshino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yoshino.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshino.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoshino throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshino blocks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khan.
Yoshino throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshino cracks Khan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoshino dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshino. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshino throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Yoshino pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khan back to the cage. Yoshino follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshino paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch up but Yoshino circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshino wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Yoshino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshino moves out of range easily.
Yoshino is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yoshino swings widly with a right hand

and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.

Khan jumps into guard, dragging Yoshino to the mat.
Yoshino trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khan working for a triangle but Yoshino defends it easily.
Yoshino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yoshino throwing strikes but missing.
Yoshino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yoshino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hiroshi Yoshino.
Yoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Yoshino misses.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoshino counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshino moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan dives in and grabs Yoshino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yoshino pushes down on Khan's head and hops out.
Hiroshi Yoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jawwad Khan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan looks winded!
Yoshino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Yoshino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Khan checks a leg kick nicely.
Khan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yoshino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yoshino lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hiroshi Yoshino is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yoshino is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Yoshino circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshino sizes up Khan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries for a takedown but Yoshino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yoshino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshino tries to avoid it but Khan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshino to the ground. Yoshino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hiroshi Yoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jawwad Khan.
Yoshino swinging wildly here.
Yoshino cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Khan.

Yoshino pushes Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoshino is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Yoshino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan tries to clinch there but Yoshino circles away.
Hiroshi Yoshino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Yoshino.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yoshino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Yoshino throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yoshino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshino works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshino misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Yoshino.
A punch combination from Yoshino misses.
Khan is looking to clinch but Yoshino is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yoshino as he avoids it easily.
Yoshino leaves Khan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yoshino connects with a body shot.
Yoshino tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Yoshino with a hook.
Yoshino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshino tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
Yoshino with a hook.
Khan shoots in for a takedown but Yoshino shows good takedown defense.
Yoshino scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Yoshino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hiroshi Yoshino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshino throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Yoshino, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Yoshino against the cage but Yoshino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshino.
Yoshino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshino lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khan at a distance.
Yoshino tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Yoshino dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshino.
Khan dives in and grabs Yoshino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yoshino pushes down on Khan's head and hops out.
A combination from Yoshino does no damage.
Khan closes the distance and clinches up with Yoshino, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes Yoshino against the cage but Yoshino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Yoshino tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yoshino prevents it.
Hiroshi Yoshino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jawwad Khan.

Yoshino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Yoshino.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Yoshino.
Yoshino lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshino catches Khan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yoshino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Yoshino breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoshino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Yoshino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Yoshino settles back down.
Yoshino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khan eats them both and turns towards Yoshino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab lands there for Yoshino.
Yoshino cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Yoshino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino connects with a looping right hand.
Khan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jawwad Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Yoshino scores with a four punch combination!
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hiroshi Yoshino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Yoshino both land. Nice combination.
Yoshino scores with a jab to the body.
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yoshino swivels and escapes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yoshino.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Yoshino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yoshino lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Yoshino.
Khan shoots in but Yoshino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoshino clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khan checks a leg kick.
Yoshino lands with an overhand left.
Yoshino tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshino scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jawwad Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Yoshino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoshino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Yoshino!