PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Henderson
vs
Yakisoba

169 cm
26
138 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

175 cm
29
140 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakisoba misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A right-left combo lands from Yakisoba.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Yakisoba circles away easily
and Yakisoba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakisoba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yakisoba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yakisoba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Yakisoba punishes Henderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Masahura Yakisoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yakisoba lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yakisoba tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Yakisoba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henderson's 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!
An inside leg kick lands from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Henderson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yakisoba cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Yakisoba connects with a single shot there.
Yakisoba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yakisoba cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Henderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A lazy left from Yakisoba finds it's target.
Yakisoba lands an overhand right.
Yakisoba digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Yakisoba circles away easily
and Yakisoba counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Yakisoba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakisoba scores with a shot to the body.
Yakisoba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yakisoba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yakisoba throws a shot to the body.
Yakisoba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left and a right from Yakisoba both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakisoba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yakisoba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yakisoba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands a head shot.

Henderson is rocked!
Henderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yakisoba connects with a combination that backs up Henderson into the cage. Yakisoba lands a flurry of punches that gets past Henderson's guard. Henderson is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Yakisoba bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masahura Yakisoba!