PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hill
vs
Yoshi

191 cm
26
222 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

190 cm
27
220 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi darts in trying to clinch

and Hill counters with a shoot takedown. Yoshi fights it but they end up in guard.

Yoshi working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.

Yoshi is looking for a triangle here but Hill uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Yoshi is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill wants to control but Yoshi is keeping him busy.
Yoshi defending against the ground and pound.
Hill wants to control but Yoshi is keeping him busy.
Yoshi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hill's best efforts.

Hill seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Yoshi has recovered full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yoshi is on top in guard.
Yoshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi thows a big elbow that misses.
Yoshi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Hill looking for a guillotine here but Yoshi defends easily.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Yoshi from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hill is on top in guard.

Yoshi looking for subs off his back but Hill has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hill working over Yoshi with some ground and pound. Yoshi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yoshi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is keen to just control but Yoshi is a slippery customer.

Yoshi is defending against the submission attempts here by Hill.
Yoshi is looking to improve his position.
Hill thows a huge punch but Yoshi dodges it nicely.
Hill is controlling the pace.

Hill is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yoshi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hill.
Hill shoots in but Yoshi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoshi misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshi.
Taka Yoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill misses with a hook
and Yoshi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hill's knee momentarily.
Yoshi misses with a takedown
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Yoshi. Beautiful body shot.
Hill misses with a shot to the body

and Yoshi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoshi wants to pass to mount but Hill is defending the position.
Yoshi winds up and cracks Hill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Yoshi sits in half guard.
Yoshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshi is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill taking some punishment here, with Yoshi in his half guard.
Yoshi prevents Hill from improving his position.
Yoshi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yoshi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yoshi working Hill over with strikes here.
Hill wants to hold on but Yoshi pushes him away.
Hill is in a horrible position here. Yoshi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yoshi working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Hill is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hill out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Yoshi goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Taka Yoshi!