PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masahura Yakisoba will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Goat
vs
Yakisoba

164 cm
23
148 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
140 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Goat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakisoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yakisoba misses with a body shot.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakisoba loads up on a big right hand but Goat slips the punch.
Goat avoids the body shot from Yakisoba.
A combination from Yakisoba does no damage.
A jab from Yakisoba misses.
Yakisoba misses with a hook. Goat ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goat circles away quickly and effectively.
Goat blocks the body kick.
Goat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakisoba.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakisoba. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yakisoba thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yakisoba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakisoba. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakisoba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Goat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Goat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yakisoba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yakisoba trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Goat manages to pass to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba tries to hold on but Goat pushes him away.
Yakisoba tries to reverse the position but Goat maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yakisoba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yakisoba tries to reverse the position but Goat maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Goat 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.

Yakisoba misses with a hook. Goat ducked under it nicely.
Yakisoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Yakisoba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Goat ducks under a wild hook from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Yakisoba swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.
Goat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Goat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goat misses with a hook.
Masahura Yakisoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakisoba.
Goat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba misses with a head kick.

Goat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Goat prevents Yakisoba from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yakisoba trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Yakisoba regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yakisoba wants to improve his position but Goat is controlling well.
Yakisoba is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yakisoba trying to hold on to Goat's head to control him but Goat postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Masahura Yakisoba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yakisoba tries to clinch but Goat moves out of range.
Goat blocks a leg kick.
Yakisoba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goat misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yakisoba. That did some damage!
Yakisoba misses the body punch

and Goat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat is trying to control the action in half guard but Yakisoba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yakisoba tries to kick Goat off in order to stand up. Goat Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Yakisoba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yakisoba regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Goat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakisoba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goat is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Goat trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakisoba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat stands up over Yakisoba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yakisoba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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.
Yakisoba is trying to keep Goat in close.
Goat wants to control from the top but Yakisoba keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yakisoba pulls Goat in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Goat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goat 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Goat!