PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Tauro (ranked 4977 p4p, 544 weight class) and Splinter Yoshi (ranked 5868 p4p, 584 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tauro
vs
Yoshi

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drax Tauro !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Splinter Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi slips a straight right by Tauro .
Tauro misses with a body shot.
Tauro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tauro lands a jab to Yoshi's midsection.
Tauro misses with a looping right.
Yoshi slips a jab from Tauro .
Drax Tauro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tauro misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshi dodges the punch combination from Tauro .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tauro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshi.
Tauro tries to bum rush Yoshi with a series of wild strikes but Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi slips a jab and a cross from Tauro .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauro throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
Yoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tauro .
Tauro just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tauro looks to land a right hand but Yoshi moved out of range.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Tauro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tauro throws a hook but Yoshi blocks it.
Tauro backing away here, and Yoshi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tauro swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Tauro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yoshi back to the cage. Tauro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Yoshi misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Yoshi.
Yoshi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tauro throws out the jab.
Yoshi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Yoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tauro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshi - the referee stops the clock and Tauro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshi. Tauro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tauro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tauro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshi on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Tauro .
Yoshi wants to counter the offense by Tauro and move into the clinch position.
Tauro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tauro 's calf.
Nice shot lands for Tauro .
Tauro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Tauro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tauro moves out of range as Yoshi strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauro throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
Tauro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Tauro .
Tauro throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
Yoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tauro .
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Tauro .
Yoshi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Tauro down.
A solid body kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshi slips a jab and a cross from Tauro .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tauro misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tauro misses with a left hand
and Yoshi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tauro throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Tauro throws a body punch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Tauro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshi. Yoshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Tauro 's front leg but catches the back leg as Tauro tries to avoid it.
Tauro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshi moves away.
Tauro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshi wants to counter with a clinch but Tauro pushes him away.
Tauro misses with a looping right.
Yoshi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tauro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tauro misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Splinter Yoshi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tauro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tauro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshi moves away.
Tauro misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tauro .
Yoshi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshi slips under a jab.
Tauro throws a looping overhand right but Yoshi ducks down to avoid it.
Tauro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Sloppy strikes from Tauro . Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi cracks the inside of Tauro 's front leg.
A big left from Tauro misses.
Yoshi flicks out a counter leg kick but Tauro steps away.
Tauro misses the jab.
Yoshi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi tries to move into range but Tauro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshi blocks a jab.
Splinter Yoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tauro lands with an overhand left.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tauro 's sensitive parts.
A big right from Tauro misses.
Tauro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tauro misses with a straight left.
Tauro backing away here, and Yoshi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tauro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tauro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoshi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tauro 's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi ducks under a wild hook from Tauro .
Tauro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi feints and then cracks Tauro 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tauro down.
Yoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tauro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tauro misses with a hook.
Yoshi feints a counter leg kick.
Tauro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tauro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tauro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshi thumps Tauro with a low kick.
Yoshi thows a body kick. Tauro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tauro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshi slips a jab and a cross from Tauro .
Tauro throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshi's shoulder, as Yoshi tries to avoid the shot.
Tauro throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tauro throws a jab when Yoshi was well out of range.
Yoshi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tauro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tauro .
Tauro misses with a looping left.
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tauro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tauro throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tauro .
Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi ducks under a wild hook from Tauro .
Tauro throws a shot from downtown. Yoshi moves away and avoids it.
Tauro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from Yoshi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tauro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Yoshi tenderised Tauro 's leg. Tauro is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Tauro down.
Yoshi moves away from the strike by Tauro .
Yoshi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Splinter Yoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tauro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Tauro 's knee.
Yoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tauro looks to throw the jab but Yoshi is out of range.
Tauro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshi.
Tauro misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Yoshi misses.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tauro lands a nice looking body shot.
Tauro misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tauro fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tauro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi is looking to slow Tauro down with leg kicks.
Tauro throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshi's shoulder, as Yoshi tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tauro blocks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
Tauro moves out of range as Yoshi strikes.
A punch combination from Tauro misses.
Tauro 's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Tauro throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Tauro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
Tauro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Tauro .
Yoshi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tauro misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshi.
Tauro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshi feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Yoshi.
Tauro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Tauro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshi - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tauro . That did some damage!
Tauro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Tauro finds it's target.
Yoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Tauro 's front leg but catches the back leg as Tauro tries to avoid it.
Tauro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Tauro throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoshi keeps Tauro at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauro misses with a hook
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tauro 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.
Tauro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshi - that will leave a mark!
Yoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tauro .
Yoshi staying out of range there.
Tauro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tauro .
Nice body kick from Yoshi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tauro 's head.
Yoshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tauro .
Yoshi flicks out a counter leg kick but Tauro steps away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tauro .
Yoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tauro works Yoshi's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tauro .
Tauro misses with a hook.
Yoshi slips a straight right by Tauro .
Tauro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshi feints a counter leg kick.
Tauro misses with a double jab
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Tauro 's knee.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drax Tauro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tauro .

And that's the end of the fight!
Splinter Yoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshi 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Splinter Yoshi!
During a confident post fight interview, Splinter Yoshi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.