PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Sadollah (ranked 3571 p4p, 166 weight class) and Takeshi Yamada (ranked 4332 p4p, 196 weight class). Yamada has chosen Senbonzakura - Wagakki Band as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Sadollah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sadollah
vs
Yamada

165 cm
26
137 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Sadollah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sadollah closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sadollah.
Sadollah lands a shoulder strike.
Sadollah lands an uppercut.
Yamada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sadollah prevents it.
Sadollah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sadollah swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike Sadollah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeshi Yamada.
Yamada takes a shot to the head.
Yamada goes for a takedown attempt but Sadollah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sadollah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sadollah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamada has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sadollah after a bit of a struggle.
Sadollah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada trying to stall but Sadollah improves his position.
Sadollah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sadollah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sadollah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sadollah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sadollah is pressed up against the cage. Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sadollah down to the mat. Sadollah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sadollah closes the distance and pushes Yamada back into the cage.
Sadollah is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Sadollah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sadollah.
A short left from Sadollah.
Sadollah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sadollah walks away with a smile on his face. Yamada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada looks winded!

Sadollah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sadollah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sadollah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Sadollah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sadollah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada can't get the takedown.
Sadollah has Yamada pushed against the cage.
Sadollah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sadollah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamada letting Sadollah take a breather here.
Yamada goes for a takedown attempt but Sadollah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sadollah rushes Yamada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sadollah lands with a right to the head.
Sadollah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Sadollah.
Sadollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sadollah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Sadollah lands a nice shot to the body.
Sadollah working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to break free of the clinch but Sadollah has double underhooks.
Sadollah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sadollah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sadollah.
A nice left hand lands by Sadollah.
A short right from Sadollah.
Sadollah looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sadollah presses Yamada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sadollah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sadollah.
Sadollah digs a right hand into Yamada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamada's gas tank.
Yamada takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Sadollah.
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!
Sadollah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sadollah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sadollah as the two fighters clinch.
Sadollah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamadas head.
Sadollah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sadollah presses Yamada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Sadollah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sadollah stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Sadollah - that landed with a thud.
Sadollah scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
A short uppercut from Sadollah.
Sadollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sadollah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamada or not.
Sadollah lands a left hand.
Sadollah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sadollah lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Yamada has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Sadollah.
Still in the clinch, Sadollah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sadollah scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
Sadollah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Yamada is rocked!
Sadollah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamada is still on wobbly legs! Can Sadollah finish him?
Sadollah gets through Yamada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sadollah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Sadollah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sadollah pushes Yamada up against the cage in a clinch.
Sadollah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sadollah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Sadollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadollah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamada.
Sadollah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sadollah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sadollah.
Sadollah is stalling here.
Sadollah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sadollah lands a nice uppercut.
Sadollah lands with a left to the head.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadollah scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
Sadollah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sadollah lands a left hand.
Sadollah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Sadollah working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadollah lands a body shot.
Sadollah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
Sadollah lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Sadollah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Sadollah.
Sadollah presses Yamada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Sadollah.
Sadollah dips a shoulder and cracks Yamada with a mighty uppercut! Yamada falls back against the cage and Sadollah unloads with a barrage of strikes! Yamada is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sadollah screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Sadollah!
In his post fight interview, Mike Sadollah started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.