PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 1811 p4p, 88 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 1744 p4p, 83 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Yoshida
vs
Metharom

165 cm
21
135 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

KAGED
Bullet Proof System

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metharom misses with a looping right.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Metharom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Metharom. Metharom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida jabs at Metharom's body.
Metharom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Metharom moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Metharom flicks out a counter leg kick but Yoshida steps away.
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom defending well as Yoshida loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Metharom.
Yoshida moves out of range as Metharom strikes.
Yoshida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom counters with a good low kick that Yoshida was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida thumps Metharom with a low kick.
Metharom throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Metharom.
Metharom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Metharom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida cracks Metharom with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida throws a shot to the body.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Metharom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom misses with an uppercut.
Metharom slips a jab from Yoshida.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Metharom.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Metharom checks it.
Metharom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Metharom checks a leg kick.
Metharom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
As Metharom backs away, Yoshida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
Metharom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Metharom.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Metharom.
Yoshida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Metharom connects with an inside leg kick.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Yoshida is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida throws a combination. Metharom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Metharom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Metharom down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshida.
Metharom throws a hook but Yoshida avoids it easily.

Yoshida clinches up with Metharom and pushes him back against the cage.

Metharom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Metharom's knee but Metharom avoids it well.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Metharom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoshida lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Metharom tries a quick counter leg kick but Yoshida is wise to it.
Metharom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Metharom! But no joy.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida connects with a solid leg kick.
Metharom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Metharom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoshida 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 Metharom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Metharom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left and a right from Metharom both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Yoshida.
Metharom connects with a body shot that sends Yoshida's belly button to the back.
Metharom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Metharom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yoshida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Metharom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Metharom.
Yoshida throws out a powerful jab.
Metharom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshida punishes Metharom's body with a nice straight punch.
Metharom throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Takashi Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Metharom lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Yoshida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Metharom. That did some damage!
Metharom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida cracks the inside of Metharom's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Yoshida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.

Yoshida darts in and clinches Metharom up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Metharom.
Metharom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Metharom lands a nice shot to the body.
Metharom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida tries to work over Metharom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metharom tries to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling the position.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Metharom.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metharom blocks an uppercut.
Metharom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Metharom blocking some punches.
Metharom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metharom lands a body shot.
Metharom blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Metharom lands an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
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!
Yoshida is working Metharom over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom gets through Yoshida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Metharom.
Metharom misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Metharom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metharom.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metharom.

Metharom manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yoshida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metharom can do to turn this around?
Metharom cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Metharom counter with a right hand.
Metharom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Metharom does no damage.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida scores with a nice right hand.
Metharom connects with an inside leg kick.
Metharom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Metharom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Metharom throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Metharom.
Yoshida is looking to counter punch.
Metharom 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 misses with a right hand
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Metharom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Metharom lands a nice hook to Yoshida's body. Yoshida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida 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.
Metharom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a lovely overhand right.
Metharom misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Metharom takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Yoshida instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metharom.

Metharom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Metharom didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
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 Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Metharom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Metharom's legs.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoshida.
Metharom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yoshida tried to counter with a leg kick but Metharom avoided it.
Metharom slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Yoshida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
Metharom scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Metharom is just out of range.
Metharom takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Yoshida does it's job there.
Metharom throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Metharom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Metharom defending well as Yoshida loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Metharom scores with the left hand. Yoshida knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Metharom connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Metharom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida slips a straight right by Metharom.
Metharom walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
A cross from Yoshida lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida tests Metharom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Metharom.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Metharom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Metharom settles back down.
A left lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
Yoshida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshida takes one to the chin there.
Metharom jabs Yoshida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Metharom is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Metharom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klahan Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Metharom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yoshida slips a jab from Metharom.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Metharom's knee but Metharom avoids it well.
Metharom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Metharom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Metharom walks into a left hand.
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Metharom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A leg kick checked by Metharom.
Metharom throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Metharom was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Metharom avoids it.
Yoshida thuds a left hand into Metharom's body.
Yoshida digs a good body shot into Metharom's ribs.
Metharom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Metharom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Takashi Yoshida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Metharom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Metharom doesn't seem bothered though.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoshida lands with an uppercut that bounces Metharom off the cage and back into range.
Yoshida takes a swing at Metharom's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida scores with a hook.
Metharom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshida 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!