PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hidehiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Yoshida
vs
Daley

189 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hidehiko Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Yoshida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Daley.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Daley moves away and avoids it.
Daley takes one to the side of the head.

Yoshida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida slowing the pace effectively.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Daley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Daley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daley throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.

Yoshida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Yoshida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Yoshida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshida stalling.
Yoshida is trying to push Daley away but Daley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daley tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the ropes.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Daley letting Yoshida take a breather here.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daley.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
A short left from Yoshida.
Daley throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Daley looks gassed!
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Yoshida working hard to break the clinch.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida wants to break free but Daley has control.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Daley has him pressed against the ropes.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daley has had enough of the clinch but Yoshida keeps him there for the moment.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Yoshida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Daley's head.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.

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.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Daley is controlling him.
Yoshida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Daley's head.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Daley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshida's efforts to push away.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Daley's head.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daleys head.
Yoshida wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidehiko Yoshida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yoshida blocks a head kick by Daley.

Yoshida darts in and clinches Daley up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida just leaning against Daley, taking a breather.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Daley has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daley scores with a knee to the head.
Daley throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the ropes.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daley looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Yoshida stalling in the clinch.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Daley is breathing heavily.
A short left from Yoshida.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida can't break the clinch.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Yoshida.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida effectively controlling the action here.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida is struggling to control the position.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Daley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida cracks Daley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daley misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Yoshida forces Daley back against the ropes and clinches.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks it.
Daley has Yoshida pressed against the ropes, preventing Yoshida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Yoshida gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Daley's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida pushes Daley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
A short left from Yoshida.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Daley takes a shot to the head.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daley takes a shot to the head.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Yoshida is trying to push Daley away but Daley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Daley's head.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Yoshida.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Daley's head.
Daley wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
Yoshida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida wants to break free but Daley has control.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Daley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidehiko Yoshida dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Daley scores with a head kick.

Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Daley.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks it.
Daley wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Daley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hidehiko Yoshida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yoshida.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Daley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshida.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida is trying to maintain a safe position but Daley gets an underhook and turns Yoshida into the ropes.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
Yoshida can't break the clinch.
Daley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Daley throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Daley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daley is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.

Daley gets tackled into the ropes by Yoshida. Yoshida maintains the clinch.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Yoshida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yoshida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daley, pushing him back against the ropes.

Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida swinging wildly here.

Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Daley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yoshida taking a breather.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Daley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida tries to break free but Daley pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Yoshida has Daley pressed against the ropes.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the ropes.
Daley misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida stalling in the clinch.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Daley is controlling him.
Daley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
Daley misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Daley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshida's efforts to push away.
Daley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida controlling the action here for a moment.

Daley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yoshida instigates a clinch.
Daley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
Paul Daley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Yoshida is struggling to control the position.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daley tries a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daley tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Daley has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida gets through Daley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body. Daley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Yoshida darts in and clinches Daley up against the ropes.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Daley uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hidehiko Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoshida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!

Hidehiko Yoshida wins by unanimous decision!