|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
193 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
187 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki lands with a kick to the temple. Morrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Taiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morrison.
Taiki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Morrison slips under a jab.
Taiki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taiki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taiki throws a head kick that Morrison semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taiki. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taiki.
Some wild striking there from Morrison.
No joy there for Morrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taiki gets a clinch.
Taiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Morrison is rocked!
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Taiki finish him?
Morrison looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Taiki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki lands a damaging elbow.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Taiki lands an elbow that stopped Morrison in his tracks for a moment.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Taiki.
Morrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Taiki.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki stalling in the clinch but Morrison improves position.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morrison wants to break free but Taiki has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Morrison avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrison avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Morrison there.
Taiki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taiki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Taiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taiki drops his hands momentarily and Morrison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taiki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taiki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taiki throws a leg kick which misses Morrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Morrison tries to avoid it.
Taiki lands a head kick!
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taiki pushes Morrison up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Yamada Taiki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki lands an elbow inside.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrison's face.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
That's two 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.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki tries to stall but Morrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrison's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Morrison takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrison's face.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki lands a knee to the body.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Morrison takes an elbow to the temple.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Taiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrison as Taiki tries to tie him up.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Morrison wants to break free but Taiki has control.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison working hard to break the clinch.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Morrison.
Taiki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison throws a hook but Taiki blocks it.
Morrison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taiki. That one must have hurt.
Taiki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morrison's defenses.
Morrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morrison is trying to break free.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morrison tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrison avoids the damage to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Morrison is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Taiki.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison is trying to break free.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Morrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Taiki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Tommy Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki working Morrison over with knees to the body.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
A frustrated look appears on Morrison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki lands a damaging elbow.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrison's efforts to push away.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki prevents Morrison from breaking the clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morrison is defending well for now.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Morrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morrison avoids the elbow strike from Taiki, against the ropes.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Taiki.
Taiki has Morrison pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Morrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taiki lands a nice elbow.
Morrison tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the ropes.
Morrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
Morrison is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki keeps control of Morrison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Morrison's ribcage.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. Morrison won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki misses with an elbow strike.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamada Taiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taiki 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamada Taiki!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
94% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
