PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yamato
vs
Munky

180 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Defiance

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato misses with the combination.
Yamato throws a combination. Munky tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky wants to clinch up but Yamato keeps it at a distance.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.

Munky has managed to clinch.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Cho Yamato has been cut.
Yamato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Munky stalling against the ropes.
Munky receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Yamato shrugs off.
Yamato tries to pull guard but Munky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Yamato drops back down to his feet.
Yamato tries to pull guard but Munky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Yamato drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munky trying to stall but Yamato improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munky lands an elbow inside.
Munky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Yamato pulls guard successfully.
Munky prevents Yamato from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Yamato has his feet on Munky's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamato.
Yamato tries to bum rush Munky with a series of wild strikes but Munky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Yamato misses with a kick to the body.
Yamato throws and low kick but Munky moves out of range easily.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.

Munky rushes Yamato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munky misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munky just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Munky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamato avoids a wild elbow strike from Munky.
Yamato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munky just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yamato blocks an elbow strike from Munky.
Yamato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Munky smiles and moves away.
Yamato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamato looks for the body kick but Munky saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamato scores with a head kick.
Yamato looks for the body kick but Munky saw that one coming.
Yamato just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chunky Munky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Chunky Munky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky wants to clinch.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato throws a head kick but Munky moves out of range.
Yamato throws a solid leg kick but Munky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamato.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munky blocks a head kick by Yamato.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Munky moves out of range easily.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Munky wants to clinch.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamato as he connects with a hook.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munky tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cho Yamato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Munky drives through and clinches with Yamato against the ropes.
Yamato fails to pull guard.
Munky pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Munky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Munky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munky walks away with a smile on his face. Yamato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Yamato tried to score with a low kick but Munky checks it.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Munky moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munky is out of range.
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 Cho Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
That's time! Yamato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamato is looking to slow Munky down with leg kicks.
Munky tries to clinch up.
A combination from Yamato does no damage.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamato, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munky wants to clinch.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munky's hands.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato throws and low kick but Munky moves out of range easily.
Yamato is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two 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.
Yamato scores with a head kick.
Munky wants to clinch.
Yamato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Munky moves out of range.
Yamato misses with a head kick.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Munky tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky staying out of range there.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamato tries a head kick but it misses.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cho Yamato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamato 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Cho Yamato!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Cho Yamato!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Cho Yamato!

Cho Yamato wins by unanimous decision!