PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiyoshi comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter. This should be fireworks!

Hiyoshi
vs
Sherk

183 cm
22
181 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
179 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Hiyoshi misses its intended target.
Hiyoshi misses with a looping right.
Sherk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hiyoshi swivels and escapes.
Sherk jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Sherk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hiyoshi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hiyoshi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sherk controls the pace.
Sherk lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sherk.
Sherk trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sherk won't allow Hiyoshi to sweep him here.

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.
Hiyoshi keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.

Sherk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hiyoshi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hiyoshi has escaped and now he's on top!
Hiyoshi wants to control from the top but Sherk keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hiyoshi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sherk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sherk being controlled here, momentarily.
Hiyoshi tries to stand but Sherk is controlling from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Hiyoshi wants to control from the top but Sherk keeps moving.
Hiyoshi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sherk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sherk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sherk is controlling Hiyoshi's posture.
Sherk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sherk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hiyoshi to the mat! Hiyoshi manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Sherk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sherk shoots in and drives through. Hiyoshi sprawls well.
Sherk fails with the takedown.
The fighters circling - Sherk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiyoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sherk.
Sherk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Sherk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hiyoshi as he jumps to the side.
Sherk fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses with a few strikes there.
Hiyoshi misses with a looping right.
Hiyoshi swings for the body but Sherk moves out of range.
Sherk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sherk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hiyoshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

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.
Good standup being displayed there by Hiyoshi as he connects with a hook.
Hiyoshi tests Sherk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sherk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sherk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hiyoshi misses with a straight right.
Hiyoshi throws out a loose jab but Sherk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiyoshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiyoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi swings for the body but Sherk moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hiyoshi throws a hook to the side of Sherk's head but Sherk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiyoshi jabs at Sherk's body.
Hiyoshi lands a lovely overhand right.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sherk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hiyoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sherk.
Hiyoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiyoshi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hiyoshi misses its intended target.
Hiyoshi jabs at Sherk's body.
Sherk misses with a wild combination.
Sherk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiyoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nobutaka Hiyoshi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sherk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherk shoots for a takedown but Hiyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherk manages to avoid it.
Sherk moves out of range as Hiyoshi strikes.
Hiyoshi misses with a double jab
and Sherk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sherk ducks right into an uppercut from Hiyoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sherk at a distance.
Sherk moves out of range of the strikes.
Sherk drops his hands momentarily and Hiyoshi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hiyoshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sherk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Hiyoshi misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a jab to the body
and Sherk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hiyoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sherk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiyoshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Hiyoshi with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Sherk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Sherk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Sherk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hiyoshi misses.
Some wild striking there from Hiyoshi.
Sherk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook.
Hiyoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiyoshi missing with a left hand there. Sherk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiyoshi lands a body shot.
Sherk throws out a loose jab but Hiyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiyoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sherk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherk moves out of range of the strikes.

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.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot.
Hiyoshi lands a jab to Sherk's midsection.
The fighters circling - Hiyoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiyoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sherk.
Sherk defending well as Hiyoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Sherk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiyoshi lands with a cross.
Hiyoshi misses with an uppercut. Sherk saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nobutaka Hiyoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hiyoshi 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobutaka Hiyoshi!