PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Caparas
vs
Yamada

185 cm
33
185 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

186 cm
36
195 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tadamasa Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Yamada rushes Caparas and presses him up against the cage.
Yamada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caparas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamada trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Caparas stalling in the clinch but Yamada improves position.
Caparas lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada looking to throw knees to the head but Caparas is blocking nicely.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamada misses with a knee to the head.
Caparas misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Caparas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamada tries to land knees in the clinch but Caparas avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caparas working hard to break the clinch.
Yamada blocks an uppercut.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Caparas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caparas blocks the elbow strike.
Caparas blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas working aggressively here.
Caparas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caparas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caparas takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Danilo Caparas has been cut.
A short right from Caparas on the inside.
Yamada connects with a knee to the head.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caparas is defending well for now.
Caparas managing to block the knees to the body from Yamada.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but Caparas blocks it.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caparas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caparas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caparas lands with a right to the head.
Caparas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caparas throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Caparas as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Caparas fails to land.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Caparas blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamada just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caparas's brow.
Caparas stalling in the clinch.
Caparas lands a right hand.
Caparas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caparas avoids it.
Caparas trying to stall but Yamada improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Caparas.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caparas is defending well for now.
Yamada prevents Caparas from breaking the clinch.
Caparas taking a breather.
Caparas lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparas tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caparas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Caparas lands an uppercut.

Caparas manages to break the clinch.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caparas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caparas.
Caparas misses with a jab, cross combination.

Yamada takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Caparas.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamada as Caparas tries to tie him up.
Caparas scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caparas can't find room to land a body shot as Yamada controls the action.
Yamada tries to land knees in the clinch but Caparas avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada misses with an elbow over the top.
Caparas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caparas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Caparas.
Caparas is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Caparas blocks with his arms.
Caparas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yamada has Caparas pressed against the cage, preventing Caparas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caparas lands a right hand.
Caparas lands a left hand.
Caparas misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Caparas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
That's time! Caparas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No joy there for Caparas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caparas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caparas circles away quickly and effectively.
Tadamasa Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caparas swinging wildly here.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Caparas circles away.
Yamada walks into a stiff left hand from Caparas.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Yamada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamada slips a jab from Caparas.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caparas swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Caparas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Caparas pushes him off.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caparas can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamada momentarily.
Yamada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caparas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yamada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Caparas circles away.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Caparas circles away.

Yamada clinches.
Yamada trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada missing with knees to the body.
Caparas is trying to push Yamada away but Yamada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caparas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Yamada is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caparas is defending well for now.
Caparas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caparas dodges an elbow strike from Yamada.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamada throws an elbow but misses.
Caparas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Caparas.
Yamada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caparas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Caparas.
Caparas swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamada looking to throw knees to the head but Caparas is blocking nicely.

Caparas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caparas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada wants to clinch up but Caparas keeps it at a distance.
Caparas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caparas tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caparas - the referee stops the clock and Yamada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caparas. Yamada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Caparas looks to land a body kick but Yamada moved away.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Yamada is still on wobbly legs! Can Caparas finish him?
Caparas cracks Yamada on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Yamada falls backwards against the cage. Caparas follows up with more strikes that drop Yamada to his knees. Caparas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Yamada! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Caparas!
After winning the bout, Danilo Caparas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.