PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Lawler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yamada
vs
Lawler

186 cm
20
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawler misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Lawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawler misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawler thinking.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Lawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada is looking to wear down Lawler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, jab by Yamada - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Lawler moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lawler.
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawler.
Yamada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lawler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
Lawler throws a combination that misses
and Yamada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Lawler ducks right into an uppercut from Yamada.
Lawler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
A jab from Lawler does it's job there.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a wild combination.
Lawler defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Yamada dips to his left and cracks Lawler with an uppercut!
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Lawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Lawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawler throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Lawler throws a big shot that misses.
Lawler misses with a hook. Yamada ducked under it nicely.
Yamada digs a good hook to Lawler's body.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Lawler cracks a nice hook into Yamada's ribs.
Eric Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and Lawler counters with a left to the body.
Lawler misses the body punch
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadamasa Yamada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawler defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Lawler misses with a jab to the body
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawler throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
Lawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawler misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Yamada counters with a left and a right that stings Lawler.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Lawler moves away and avoids it.
Lawler throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Lawler misses with a hook.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawler throws the left hand but Yamada avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to land a combination. Lawler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lawler swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawler misses with a hook.
Lawler misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawler looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Lawler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Tadamasa Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada defending well as Lawler loads up on a big left hand.
Lawler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawler waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yamada.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Lawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Lawler misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawler is just out of range.
Lawler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tadamasa Yamada dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Yamada defending well as Lawler loads up on a big left hand.
Lawler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Lawler misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lawler.
Yamada is looking to chop away at Lawler's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
Lawler slips a straight right by Yamada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lawler.
Yamada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lawler dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Lawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawler misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada lands a nice looking body shot.
Eric Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawler looks to land a right hand but Yamada moved out of range.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawler scores with a body shot.
Lawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lawler misses the body punch
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Tadamasa Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawler slips a jab from Yamada.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Lawler misses the body punch
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Lawler avoids the head kick by Yamada.
Yamada throws a one two combo.
Eric Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawler jabs at Yamada's body.
Lawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawler.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target.
A jab from Lawler misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tadamasa Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamada 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadamasa Yamada!