PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Yamasaki (ranked 2722 p4p, 1301 weight class) and Kazhymukan Manaitpasov (ranked 311 p4p, 175 weight class). Yamasaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2Pac - The Warriors Way. Mario Yamasaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Yamasaki
vs
Manaitpasov

167 cm
31
170
13 - 11 - 0

183 cm
22
170
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Advance Sport Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki slips a straight right by Manaitpasov.
Yamasaki throwing a counter right hand but Manaitpasov manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manaitpasov circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamasaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manaitpasov moves away from the strike by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki looks to land a left hand but Manaitpasov moved out of range nicely.
Manaitpasov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No joy there for Yamasaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manaitpasov with the counter takedown but Yamasaki avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Yamasaki misses its intended target.
Manaitpasov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov's corner calls for a 1-2. Manaitpasov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Manaitpasov scores with a jab. Yamasaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mario Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki takes a swing at Manaitpasov's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki lands a head shot.

It looks like Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has been cut.
Yamasaki swinging wildly here.
Manaitpasov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamasaki sprawls well. Yamasaki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Manaitpasov gets slowly back to his feet.
Manaitpasov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Manaitpasov.
Yamasaki misses with a right hand
and Manaitpasov counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamasaki to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Manaitpasov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamasaki scores with a nice right hand.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Manaitpasov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manaitpasov is thwarting Yamasaki's attempts to control the position.
Yamasaki punching from the bottom.
Manaitpasov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamasaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yamasaki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamasaki misses with a left hand

and Manaitpasov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamasaki's guard.
Manaitpasov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamasaki is keeping the position for now.
Manaitpasov stops Yamasaki from standing up.
Yamasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamasaki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki continues to stall.
Manaitpasov prevents Yamasaki from getting back to his feet.
Manaitpasov trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Manaitpasov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Yamasaki misses.
Yamasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manaitpasov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manaitpasov! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Yamasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazhymukan Manaitpasov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Manaitpasov misses with a takedown
and Yamasaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manaitpasov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Manaitpasov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Manaitpasov.
Yamasaki throwing a counter right hand but Manaitpasov manages to avoid it.
Manaitpasov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but Manaitpasov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamasaki ducks under a wild hook from Manaitpasov.
A little feinted left hand from Yamasaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov moves out of range of the strikes.
Manaitpasov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yamasaki connects with a right hand. Manaitpasov shakes it off.
Yamasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Manaitpasov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yamasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manaitpasov can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki throws a combination that misses

and Manaitpasov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamasaki's guard.
Manaitpasov tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
Yamasaki is trying to control the position but Manaitpasov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki keeping moving, preventing Manaitpasov from controlling successfully.
Manaitpasov won't allow Yamasaki to get back to his feet.

Manaitpasov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yamasaki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yamasaki has escaped and now he's on top!

Yamasaki wants to control from the top but Manaitpasov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manaitpasov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamasaki is one step ahead there.
Manaitpasov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamasaki is one step ahead there.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manaitpasov has his hands on Yamasaki's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yamasaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manaitpasov on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yamasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mario Yamasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamasaki misses with a two punch combination.
Manaitpasov throws out a counter right but Yamasaki avoids it with no problem.
Manaitpasov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamasaki throws out a loose jab but Manaitpasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Manaitpasov tries to counter it with a takedown but Yamasaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manaitpasov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamasaki. Yamasaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manaitpasov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
A little jabbing left from Manaitpasov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Manaitpasov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Yamasaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazhymukan Manaitpasov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Manaitpasov misses with a hook to the body
letting Yamasaki counter with a right hand.
Manaitpasov ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
And Manaitpasov tries to counter it with a takedown but Yamasaki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manaitpasov stuns Yamasaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamasaki punishes Manaitpasov's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamasaki throws a left and a right that both miss

and Manaitpasov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Manaitpasov is working for a submission of some sort.

Manaitpasov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki is trying to stand up here but Manaitpasov is controlling him well.
Manaitpasov wants to control but Yamasaki is keeping him busy.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Manaitpasov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Manaitpasov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manaitpasov lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamasaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Manaitpasov moves into full mount! Yamasaki won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Manaitpasov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Manaitpasov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yamasaki tries to hold on but Manaitpasov pushes him away.
Manaitpasov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Manaitpasov unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov unloading with bombs!

Manaitpasov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yamasaki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yamasaki and Manaitpasov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Yamasaki is not content to let Manaitpasov control the position.

Manaitpasov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamasaki 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Yamasaki!
Mario Yamasaki was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.