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). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Yamato
vs
Munky

180 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

150 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Munky moves into the clinch.
Yamato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Munky leaning against his opponent.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamato thumps Munky with a low kick.
Yamato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamato lets loose with a powerful body kick. Munky will feel that in the morning.
Yamato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munky.
Yamato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Yamato.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato wants to slow Munky down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Yamato tries a low kick but Munky avoids it.
Yamato misses with a double jab.
Munky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Munky is looking to clinch.
A jab from Munky misses.
Yamato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.

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 is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamato slips a jab from Munky.
Yamato scores with a jab. Munky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Yamato misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamato.
Munky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Munky.
Yamato throws a leg kick but Munky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yamato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Munky avoids the body shot from Yamato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Yamato misses with a two punch combination.
Yamato throws a head kick but Munky moves out of range.
Yamato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.

Munky drives through and clinches with Yamato against the ropes.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamato throws and low kick but Munky moves out of range easily.
Yamato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Munky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamato tries to pull guard but Munky won't allow it.
Yamato takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Cho Yamato has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamato fails to pull guard.
Munky lands an elbow inside.
Munky lands an elbow that stopped Yamato in his tracks for a moment.
Yamato takes an elbow to the temple.
Munky lands an elbow just above Yamato 's eye.

Yamato jumps guard and drags Munky to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Munky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Munky prevents Yamato from getting back to his feet.
Munky wanted to stand there but Yamato had control of the position.
Yamato wants to stand and escape but Munky is having none of it.
Munky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yamato's guard.
Munky won't allow Yamato to get 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.
Munky wants to stand but Yamato has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cho Yamato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munky misses the shot to the body.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munky misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato scores with a three punch combo!
A solid body kick from Yamato.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato misses with a double jab.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Yamato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamato is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses.
Yamato misses the jab.

Munky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Munky lands an elbow that stopped Yamato in his tracks for a moment.
Munky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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 avoids the head kick by Yamato.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munky moves out of range as Yamato throws a body kick.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Yamato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Yamato catches Munky right on the button with a cross.
Cho Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Yamato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Munky avoids the head kick by Yamato.
Yamato fakes the leg kick and cracks Munky in the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamato lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Munky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Munky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamato misses with a body kick.
Cho Yamato is winning the standup battle so far.

Munky forces Yamato back against the ropes and clinches.
Yamato blocks the elbow strike.
Munky looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yamato takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamato fails to pull guard.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munky throws a big shot that misses.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Munky moves out of range of the body kick from Yamato.
Munky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamato throws and low kick but Munky moves out of range easily.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamato throws a leg kick but Munky checks it.
Yamato throws a hook but Munky avoids it easily.
Munky dodges the punch combination from Yamato.

Munky pushes Yamato up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cho Yamato dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Munky blocks a head kick by Yamato.
Munky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamato tries to bum rush Munky with a series of wild strikes but Munky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamato moves out of range as Munky strikes.
Munky takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Yamato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Munky forces Yamato back against the ropes and clinches.
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.
Nice uppercut lands for Munky. That snapped Yamato's head back.
Yamato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamato.
Yamato misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Munky has managed to clinch.
Yamato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Munky smiles and moves away.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamato throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Munky is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Yamato.
Munky fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato looks to land a body kick but Munky moved away.
Yamato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamato throws a predictable looking body shot

and Munky counters by clinching up.
Munky lands an elbow inside.

Yamato decides to pull guard.
Yamato wants to stand up but Munky is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Munky gets to his feet - Yamato follows without any prompting.
Munky ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Munky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Yamato looks to land a right hand but Munky moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Munky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Munky takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamato tries to pull guard but Munky won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Munky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamato letting Munky take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Munky's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Yamato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munky stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chunky Munky.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A combination from Yamato does no damage.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamato throws a solid leg kick but Munky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamato.

Munky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yamato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munky just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Munky.
Yamato takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munky just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yamato fails to pull guard.
Yamato tries to pull guard but Munky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Yamato drops back down to his feet.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
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.
Chunky Munky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Yamato wants to land a leg kick but Munky is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chunky Munky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cho Yamato!