PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Lujan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masahura Yakisoba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lujan
vs
Yakisoba

165 cm
27
146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
29
140 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Lujan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakisoba lands with an overhand left.
Yakisoba lands with a nice body punch.
Yakisoba throws a body punch but Lujan moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yakisoba.
Lujan walks into a straight right hand from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba cracks Lujan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yakisoba throws a series of strikes that have Lujan backpedaling.
Lujan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yakisoba counters with a two punch combo.
Yakisoba lands a head shot.
Lujan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yakisoba tries to avoid it but Lujan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yakisoba to the ground. Yakisoba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Yakisoba. Beautiful body shot.
Lujan misses with a takedown
and Yakisoba counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Lujan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakisoba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yakisoba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lujan at a distance.
Yakisoba thuds his right hand into Lujan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lujan misses with a takedown
and Yakisoba counters with a two punch combo.
Masahura Yakisoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lujan is breathing heavily.
Lujan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yakisoba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yakisoba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lujan at a distance.
Lujan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lujan throws a sloppy body shot
and Yakisoba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lujan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yakisoba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Yakisoba stuns Lujan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yakisoba.
Yakisoba scores with a sloppy right hand. Lujan should have avoided that one.
Yakisoba scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba thuds a left hand into Lujan's body.
Yakisoba digs a good hook to Lujan's body.
Yakisoba scores with a jab to the body.
Yakisoba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lujan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yakisoba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lujan's calf.
Yakisoba scores with a hook to the body. Lujan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yakisoba lands a slapping body shot.
Yakisoba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lujan at a distance.
Yakisoba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yakisoba lands with a right hand.
Yakisoba lands a body shot.
Lujan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yakisoba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yakisoba scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Lujan 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yakisoba connects with a body shot that sends Lujan's belly button to the back.
Yakisoba scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice jab there from Yakisoba.
Lujan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yakisoba finds it's way round the side to connect with Lujan's head.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Yakisoba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yakisoba scores with a one two! Lujan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lujan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yakisoba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakisoba lands a nice looking body shot.
Yakisoba scores with a body shot.
Lujan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakisoba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lujan's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lujan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lujan tries for a takedown but Yakisoba circles away easily
and Yakisoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yakisoba scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakisoba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yakisoba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yakisoba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lujan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yakisoba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yakisoba lands a jab to Lujan's midsection.
Lujan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lujan walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lujan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yakisoba counters with a series of strikes. Lujan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jimmy Lujan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lujan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yakisoba stuns Lujan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahura Yakisoba dominated that round.
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.

Yakisoba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lujan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakisoba.

Lujan gets the takedown into side control.
Yakisoba regains half guard.
Yakisoba moves into full guard.
Yakisoba working a defensive guard here.
Yakisoba looking for a sweep. Not yet Yakisoba, not yet.
Lujan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lujan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yakisoba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lujan is looking to work some ground and pound but Yakisoba has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yakisoba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yakisoba pulls Lujan in close to prevent any damage.
Yakisoba is looking to stand up but Lujan isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lujan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lujan throws and elbow that misses. Yakisoba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lujan's guard. Nice move by Yakisoba!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lujan is looking to sweep but instead, Yakisoba has passed 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.
Lujan wants to control but Yakisoba is keeping busy.
Yakisoba prevents Lujan from improving his position.
Yakisoba wants to get back to his feet.
Lujan trying to control here.
Yakisoba prevents Lujan from improving his position.

Yakisoba stands up out of the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Lujan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yakisoba is trying to defend but Lujan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lujan thows a huge punch but Yakisoba dodges it nicely.
Lujan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yakisoba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lujan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lujan's back!
Lujan rolls, trying to escape but Yakisoba keeps control of the position.
Yakisoba is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Yakisoba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lujan wants to control his opponent's hands but Yakisoba gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba tries to keep control of the position but Lujan is staying busy.
Lujan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yakisoba's guard. Nice work there by Lujan.
Yakisoba looking for a sweep. Not yet Yakisoba, not yet.
Yakisoba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lujan throws a strike but Yakisoba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lujan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lujan working a defensive guard here.
Lujan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Lujan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lujan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A jab lands there for Yakisoba.
Lujan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yakisoba.
Lujan fails with the takedown
and Yakisoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yakisoba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lujan shoots and misses
and Yakisoba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yakisoba digs a good body shot into Lujan's ribs.
Yakisoba scores with a jab to the body.
Lujan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yakisoba counters with a three punch combo that has Lujan backing up. Lujan nods at Yakisoba to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Lujan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakisoba thuds his right hand into Lujan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lujan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lujan takes one on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lujan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lujan throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakisoba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yakisoba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lujan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lujan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakisoba as he connects with a hook.
Yakisoba scores with a jab. Lujan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lujan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yakisoba lands a nice shot that snaps Lujan's head back.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Yakisoba tests Lujan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakisoba lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lujan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yakisoba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lujan's best efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakisoba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lujan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lujan's back!
Lujan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yakisoba.
Lujan is in bad spot here.
Yakisoba controls the action.
Lujan trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lujan tries to roll but Yakisoba sticks to his back.
A lull in the action here.
Lujan can't escape the position.
Yakisoba doesn't have the hooks in and Lujan manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lujan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yakisoba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yakisoba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yakisoba trying to keep a closed guard but Lujan is proving a slippery customer.
Yakisoba is looking to stand up but Lujan isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lujan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lujan working some strikes from top position.
Yakisoba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lujan is one step ahead there.
Lujan is fighting to break Yakisoba's control of his arms but Yakisoba is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lujan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lujan throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masahura Yakisoba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yakisoba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masahura Yakisoba!