PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelberry Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelberry Gunderson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Yamamoto
vs
Gunderson

188 cm
25
206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
207 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adelberry Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamamoto.
Yuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Gunderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gunderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamamoto.

Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
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!
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Gunderson looks winded!
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gunderson letting Yamamoto take a breather here.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Gunderson fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage.
Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Gunderson shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeps control of Gunderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamamoto working Gunderson over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gunderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Yamamoto.
That kick from Yamamoto tenderised Gunderson's leg. Gunderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yamamoto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gunderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto thumps Gunderson with a low kick.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunderson can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yuki Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamamoto. That snapped Gunderson's head back.
Horrible takedown by Gunderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto which made him look bad.

Gunderson tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gunderson is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Gunderson letting Yamamoto take a breather here.
Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto working Gunderson over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage.
Gunderson working hard to break the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunderson won't want to take too many of those.
Gunderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamamoto.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuki Yamamoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yamamoto has Gunderson pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunderson.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Gunderson improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Gunderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Gunderson is trying to break free.
Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunderson's face.
Gunderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Gunderson tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Yamamoto dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Yamamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Gunderson. Gunderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto cracks Gunderson with an open hand slap.
Gunderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamamoto.
Gunderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Gunderson back into the cage.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson working hard to break the clinch.
Yamamoto working Gunderson over with knees to the body.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto keeps control of Gunderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gunderson is trying to push Yamamoto away but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gunderson is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yuki Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelberry Gunderson.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yamamoto obliges.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunderson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamamoto is defending well.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Gunderson tries to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Gunderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gunderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Gunderson's ribcage.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto wants to stall.
Gunderson is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Gunderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunderson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunderson's face.
Yamamoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Yamamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunderson won't want to take too many of those.
Gunderson fails to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunderson is trying to break free.
Gunderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adelberry Gunderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuki Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Yamamoto!
A victorious Yuki Yamamoto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.