PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcao comes to the cage accompanied by Charon - Sorrow Song. Yabaisama has chosen Liquid Swords as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Falcao
vs
Yabaisama

163 cm
32
141 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

163 cm
29
145 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

Bullet Proof System
MayheM sportswear

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Yabaisama blocks the leg kick.
Falcao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yabaisama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Falcao dips to his left and cracks Yabaisama with an uppercut!
Falcao takes a swing at Yabaisama's ribcage but misses.
Falcao 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.
Falcao moves away from the strike by Yabaisama.
Falcao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Falcao scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yabaisama.
Yabaisama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yabaisama misses with a straight right.
Yabaisama throws a body kick that misses.
Falcao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Falcao throws a low kick, looking for Yabaisama's leg but Yabaisama calmly moves out of range.
Falcao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yabaisama throws a solid leg kick but Falcao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yabaisama.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Falcao throws a front kick aimed at Yabaisama's knee but Yabaisama avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yabaisama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcao throws a front kick aimed at Yabaisama's knee but Yabaisama avoids it well.
Falcao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yabaisama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Falcao slips a jab from Yabaisama.
Falcao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A left lands for Yabaisama.
Falcao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yabaisama.
Nice shot by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yabaisama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yabaisama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Falcao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yabaisama misses with a body kick.
Falcao tries to score with a low kick but Yabaisama moves his leg out of the way.
Falcao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yabaisama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yabaisama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcao was well out of range. Poor timing from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama cracks Falcao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao slips a jab from Yabaisama.
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!
Yabaisama avoids a kick to the body.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
Falcao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yabaisama's head.
Falcao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yabaisama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falcao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Falcao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcao avoids the head kick by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Falcao is predictable there
and Yabaisama counters with a straight right hand.
Falcao blocks the body kick.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
Falcao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yabaisama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yabaisama dodges the punch combination from Falcao.
Falcao takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao blocks a jab.
Yabaisama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falcao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
Yabaisama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Yabaisama as he checks the leg kick.
Falcao throws out a leg kick but Yabaisama moves out of range and Falcao only half commits.
Yabaisama looks to throw the jab but Falcao is out of range.
Yabaisama throws a head kick but Falcao moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Yabaisama.
Falcao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Falcao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Falcao 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.
Falcao misses with a looping right.
Falcao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falcao wants to land a leg kick but Yabaisama is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama throws a hook to the side of Falcao's head but Falcao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcao tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yabaisama manages to circle out of the way.
Yabaisama lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Falcao.
Yabaisama misses with a low kick as Falcao jumps back.
Yabaisama throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcao misses the target.
Falcao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yabaisama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Yabaisama lands a nice shot to the body.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut
and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yabaisama lands with a hook. Falcao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for Yabaisama.
Falcao closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Yabaisama counter with a right hand.
Falcao misses with a low kick.
Yabaisama tries a head kick but it misses.
Falcao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diagoro Yabaisama dominated that round.
That's time! Falcao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Falcao blocks a head kick by Yabaisama.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcao misses the target.
Falcao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yabaisama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yabaisama scores with a head kick. Falcao tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yabaisama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao tries to land a leg kick but Yabaisama saw it coming and moves away.
Yabaisama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcao.
Some wild striking there from Falcao.
Yabaisama throws an off balance right hand

and Falcao moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yabaisama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcao. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao throws a solid leg kick but Yabaisama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Falcao.
Yabaisama tries a quick counter leg kick but Falcao is wise to it.
Falcao cracks Yabaisama with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
Falcao lunges at Yabaisama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yabaisama's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama staying out of range there.
It seemed like Yabaisama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yabaisama just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yabaisama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcao.
Yabaisama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yabaisama. That's going to slow Falcao down.
Yabaisama swinging wildly here.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yabaisama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcao blocks the body kick.
Yabaisama just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yabaisama counters with a nice uppercut.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Yabaisama blocks the leg kick.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yabaisama's hands.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
Falcao misses with a low kick.
Falcao connects with a leg kick. Yabaisama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yabaisama. Falcao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao tries to counter by clinching up but Yabaisama breaks away and moves out of range.
Yabaisama swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Falcao, as that shot connected.
Falcao slips a straight right by Yabaisama.
Falcao throws a jab but it's blocked by Yabaisama.
A jab from Falcao misses.
It seemed like Yabaisama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yabaisama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yabaisama throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
Falcao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yabaisama.
Falcao lands a really nice looking cross but Yabaisama seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Yabaisama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yabaisama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Falcao needs to keep his hands up - Yabaisama had a free shot at his head there.
Falcao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Falcao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yabaisama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Falcao is able to avoid easily.
Falcao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falcao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Yabaisama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Falcao lunges at Yabaisama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yabaisama's hand.
Yabaisama tries to move into range but Falcao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falcao tries to clinch but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Falcao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yabaisama moves out of range as Falcao strikes.
Yabaisama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcao scores with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falcao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yabaisama - the referee stops the clock and Falcao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yabaisama. Falcao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yabaisama just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yabaisama throws a lazy right hand but Falcao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcao appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcao counters with a low kick, right behind Yabaisama 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yabaisama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yabaisama throws a looping overhand right but Falcao ducks down to avoid it.
Falcao is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Falcao misses.
Yabaisama misses with the combination.
Falcao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yabaisama.
Falcao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yabaisama. Yabaisama obviously looking to wear him down.
Falcao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Falcao backing away here, and Yabaisama unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Falcao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yabaisama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheers as Falcao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yabaisama doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Falcao will probably get the nod.
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!

Yabaisama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yabaisama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Falcao lands with a slapping head kick.
Falcao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yabaisama punishes Falcao's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yabaisama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yabaisama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yabaisama connects with a nice looking jab.
Falcao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yabaisama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yabaisama.
Falcao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Falcao moves in looking to clinch but Yabaisama pushes him off.
Yabaisama avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Yabaisama misses.
Falcao scores with a head kick.
Yabaisama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama tries to land a body kick
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
Yabaisama ducks right into an uppercut from Falcao.
Yabaisama scoring well with a low kick there.
Yabaisama cracks Falcao with an open hand slap.
Yabaisama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falcao misses with a low kick.
Diagoro Yabaisama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yabaisama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yabaisama moves away from the strike by Falcao.
Yabaisama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yabaisama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcao lands a lovely overhand right.
Falcao misses with a low kick.
Falcao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yabaisama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Falcao's head backwards.
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!
Falcao thumps Yabaisama with a low kick.
Yabaisama slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yabaisama misses.
Yabaisama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcao.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcao.
Falcao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Falcao lands a glancing blow to the side of Yabaisama's head.
Yabaisama throws a hook to the side of Falcao's head but Falcao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yabaisama.
Falcao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yabaisama throws out a counter right but Falcao avoids it with no problem.
Falcao cracks Yabaisama with a good jab.
Yabaisama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcao.
Yabaisama blocks a low kick nicely.
Falcao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yabaisama throws a low kick, looking for Falcao's leg but Falcao calmly moves out of range.
Yabaisama 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yabaisama misses.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut. Falcao saw that one coming.
A big left from Yabaisama misses.
Falcao lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Falcao is looking to chop away at Yabaisama's legs.
Falcao throws out a powerful jab.
Falcao 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.
The fighters circling - Yabaisama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcao walks into a straight right hand from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcao moves out of range as Yabaisama throws a body kick.
Falcao misses with a jab to the body
and Yabaisama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A bone on bone clash there as Yabaisama blocks the leg kick.
Falcao misses with an uppercut. Yabaisama saw that one coming.
Yabaisama tried to score with a low kick but Falcao checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Falcao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcao.
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
Yabaisama slips a jab from Falcao.
Yabaisama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yabaisama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Falcao on the side of the head.
Yabaisama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
Yabaisama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcao can pounce on him.
Yabaisama throws a shot from downtown. Falcao moves away and avoids it.
Falcao wants to land a leg kick but Yabaisama is out of range.
Yabaisama throws a right and a left that Falcao avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yabaisama throws out the jab.

Falcao clinches up against the cage.
Falcao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Falcao letting Yabaisama take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego Falcao.
I think Falcao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Falcao!
In his post fight interview, Diego Falcao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.