PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fullsize Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mirror's choice of entrance music: Ordinary Guy--- Blue Scholars. Fullsize Mirror is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Yoshida
vs
Mirror

190 cm
30
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
34
215 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fullsize Mirror!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirror misses with a leg kick.
Mirror scores with a body shot.
Mirror wants to land a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Mirror moves into the clinch.
Mirror can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida scores with a knee to the head.
Yoshida lands a nice elbow.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Mirror lands a right hand.
Mirror throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mirror walks away with a smile on his face. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mirror digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
A jab from Yoshida misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mirror chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
Jab by Mirror.
Mirror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Mirror.
Mirror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mirror on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Mirror swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mirror 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 Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mirror throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mirror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Mirror tries a head kick but it misses.
Mirror swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Mirror rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshida counters with a right hand to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshida. Mirror shrugs it off though.
Yoshida moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirror throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Mirror stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Mirror ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Mirror looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirror misses with a straight left.
Jinhai Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Mirror didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mirror.
Mirror on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mirror moves out of range as Yoshida throws a body kick.
Mirror blocks the body kick.
Yoshida misses with a hook
and Mirror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.
Mirror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Mirror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Donk. Yoshida catches Mirror right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirror's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Mirror moves out of range as Yoshida throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Mirror.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Mirror misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mirror.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirror misses the target.
That kick from Yoshida tenderised Mirror's leg. Mirror is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mirror checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida connects with a right hand. Mirror shakes it off.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Mirror saw that one coming.
Mirror tries a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fullsize Mirror will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Mirror.
Fullsize Mirror seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mirror slips a straight right by Yoshida.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Mirror moves out of range.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Mirror does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirror wants to land a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Mirror throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror throws a big shot that misses.
Mirror misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida throws a lazy body kick
and Mirror counters with a leg kick.
Yoshida jabs Mirror to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirrors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good leg kick by Mirror there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mirror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirror manages to avoid it.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
Mirror feints and then cracks Yoshida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yoshida down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirror lands a jab to the nose.
Mirror missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirror attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirror misses the target.
Yoshida tries to work over Mirror's front leg with a kick but Mirror checks it.
A good leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Mirror moves out of range easily.
Mirror feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yoshidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mirror misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mirror misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Mirror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Mirror saw that one coming.
Mirror throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshida counters with a low kick, right behind Mirror 's knee.
Mirror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mirror is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Mirror 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.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mirror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirror throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirror with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshida to score with a decent uppercut.
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Mirror looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yoshida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mirror tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mirror throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Mirror throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mirror is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Yoshida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mirror's calf.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jinhai Yoshida dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yoshida 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.
Mirror takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Mirror moves out of range.
Mirror 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.
Good exchange - Mirror coming out on top.
Mirror blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Mirror lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by Mirror - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida scores with a jab. Mirror acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Mirror tenderised Yoshida's leg. Yoshida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirror.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Yoshida darts in trying to clinch
and Mirror counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Mirror.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirror throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirror throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Mirror down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida scores with a jab.
A low kick from Yoshida is predictable there
and Mirror counters with a body kick that stops Yoshida in his tracks momentarily.
Yoshida cracks the inside of Mirror's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mirror on the side of the head.
Mirror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirror.
Mirror lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirror's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirrors head.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirror backwards.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Mirror.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida tries to pull guard but Mirror forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mirror lands with a right to the head.
Mirror struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mirror creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida trying to land knees to the body.
Mirror misses with a punch to the body.
Mirror tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mirror swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jinhai Yoshida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mirror misses with the head strike.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mirror throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mirror fails to land.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mirror.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mirror creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mirror swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mirror working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Mirror.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Mirror swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fullsize Mirror comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mirror has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fullsize Mirror!
During a confident post fight interview, Fullsize Mirror thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jinhai Yoshida spoke after the fight, saying 'I battled as much as I could, but came up short. Mirror is a good competitor, and im glad I had the opportunity to fight him!'.