PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junkyard Dog has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kazuo Yamazaki's chin.

Yamazaki
vs
Dog

182 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kazuo Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dog shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yamazaki is trying to defend but Dog finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dog slips a nice elbow through Yamazaki's hands, connecting with Yamazaki's forehead.
Dog looks to land a strike but Yamazaki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamazaki working a defensive guard here.
Dog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yamazaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamazaki working a defensive guard here.
Dog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamazaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog won't allow Yamazaki to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamazaki circles away quickly and effectively.

Yamazaki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamazaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dog really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamazaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dog is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dog can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dog defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yamazaki.
Yamazaki trying to control but Dog is having none of it.

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.
Dog blocking the ground and pound.
Yamazaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yamazaki misses with a head shot.
Yamazaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dog is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki wants to stand but Dog is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Dog is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dog tries to reverse the position but Yamazaki maintains control.
Yamazaki unloads with some shots from mount but Dog bucks and avoids them well.
Yamazaki manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dog to take his back!

Yamazaki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dog has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Dog looks gassed!
Yamazaki trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dog should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Yamazaki throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Yamazaki has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Dog has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Yamazaki punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kazuo Yamazaki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamazaki has his takedown stuffed

and Dog counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yamazaki won't be happy with that.
Yamazaki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dog's best efforts.
Dog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamazaki defending well though.
Yamazaki trying to hold on to Dog's head to control him but Dog postures up.
Dog scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamazaki moves into full guard.
Dog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamazaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Yamazaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dog must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yamazaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Yamazaki, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog postures up.
Dog landing with the ground and pound.
Junkyard Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dog stands up over Yamazaki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dog is breathing heavily.
Yamazaki looking to control.
Yamazaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dog's guard.
Yamazaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yamazaki advances to half guard.
Dog is refusing to be controlled, as Yamazaki sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kazuo Yamazaki.
Yamazaki shoots and misses
and Dog counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Dog has closed the distance and engaged Yamazaki in a clinch.
Dog tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dog fails to pull guard.

Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Yamazaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamazaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dog has eaten all the pies!

Yamazaki gets caught flat footed, as Dog shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamazaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamazaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yamazaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dog's guard.
Yamazaki is looking to stand up but Dog won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Yamazaki from controlling successfully.
Yamazaki is really struggling to control Dog but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yamazaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dog's guard.
Yamazaki trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Yamazaki wants to stand but Dog is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four 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.
Yamazaki trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamazaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamazaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dog avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuo Yamazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junkyard Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamazaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dog counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dog.
Dog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamazaki wants to get back to his feet but Dog is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dog with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamazaki is trying to control the position but Dog postures up.
Yamazaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yamazaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dog manages to get himself to full guard.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamazaki trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog has a closed guard, preventing Yamazaki from standing up.
Yamazaki forces his way into half guard.

That's two 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.
Yamazaki tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Yamazaki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dog doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yamazaki.
Dog is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamazaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yamazaki wants to take a breather but Dog is having none of it.
Yamazaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dog defending well though.
Dog is staying active underneath Yamazaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dog has closed the distance and engaged Yamazaki in a clinch.
Yamazaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamazaki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dog is trying to break the clinch but Yamazaki has him pressed against the cage.
Yamazaki can't break the clinch.
Dog avoids the elbow strike from Yamazaki, against the cage.
Dog tries to circle away but Yamazaki has him pinned against the cage.
Dog keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamazaki's efforts to push away.

Dog has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yamazaki regains guard immediately.
Dog postures up.
Dog loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamazaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dog's guard.
Yamazaki trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junkyard Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dog has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junkyard Dog!