PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Boo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazui Yanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazui Yanamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boo
vs
Yanamoto

194 cm
19
263 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

220 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazui Yanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Boo to counter with a crisp jab.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Boo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yanamoto checks a leg kick.
Boo throws a low kick, looking for Yanamoto's leg but Yanamoto calmly moves out of range.
A head kick by Yanamoto misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boo avoids the head kick by Yanamoto.
Boo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boo.
Yanamoto looks gassed!
Yanamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yanamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boo misses with a low kick as Yanamoto jumps back.
Good leg kick by Boo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yanamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Boo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yanamoto's sensitive parts.
Boo misses with a low kick.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boo scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Boo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Boo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yanamoto misses with a leg kick
and Boo counters with an inside leg kick.
Boo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yanamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boo. Boo obviously looking to wear him down.
Boo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yanamoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boo can pounce on him.
Boo throws a leg kick but Yanamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Boo drives through and clinches with Yanamoto against the cage.
Boo stalling in the clinch.

Boo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yanamoto checks a low kick from Boo.
Yanamoto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boo if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boo.
Kazui Yanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yanamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yanamoto is able to avoid easily.
Boo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yanamoto is out of range and Boo settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Boo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yanamoto.
Yanamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yanamoto throws out a leg kick but Boo moves out of range and Yanamoto only half commits.
Boo throws out a leg kick but Yanamoto moves out of range and Boo only half commits.
Boo throws a front kick aimed at Yanamoto's knee but Yanamoto avoids it well.
Yanamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Yanamoto tenderised Boo's leg. Boo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Boo as he checks the leg kick.
Boo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yanamoto misses with a low kick.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanamoto's knee momentarily.
Boo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yanamoto misses with the body kick
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boo moves out of range of the leg kick from Yanamoto.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick but Boo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Yanamoto is predictable there
and Boo counters with a nice leg kick.
Yanamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boo throws a leg kick but Yanamoto moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yanamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boo throws a low kick but Yanamoto moves out of range easily.
Yanamoto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yanamoto throws a head kick but Boo moves out of range.
A low kick from Yanamoto is predictable there
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanamoto's knee momentarily.
Yanamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Yanamoto misses
and Boo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Yanamoto misses
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.
Yanamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boo misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanamoto throws the kick towards the body but Boo avoids it.
Boo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yanamoto is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Yanamoto blocks the leg kick.
Yanamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yanamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boo blocks a head kick by Yanamoto.
Yanamoto checks a leg kick.
Yanamoto tries a low kick but Boo avoids it.
Boo throws a leg kick but Yanamoto moved away.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanamoto's knee momentarily.
Yanamoto throws a head kick that misses
and Boo counters with a leg kick.
Yanamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yanamoto misses with a leg kick

and Boo counters by moving into the clinch.
Boo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yanamoto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boo has him pressed against the cage.
Yanamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yanamoto wants to break free but Boo has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Boo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yanamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Boo.
Good leg kick by Yanamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Yanamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Boo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yanamoto can do to turn this around?
Yanamoto misses with a leg kick
and Boo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Yanamoto
and Boo counters with a good low kick that Yanamoto was not able to check.
Alexandre Boo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yanamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Boo throws a leg kick that misses.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a low kick, right behind Yanamoto 's knee.
Boo thumps Yanamoto with a low kick.
Boo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yanamoto is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Boo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alexandre Boo is winning the standup battle so far.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boo counters with a low kick, right behind Yanamoto 's knee.
A leg kick checked by Yanamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boo avoids the head kick by Yanamoto.
Boo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boo throws a low kick, looking for Yanamoto's leg but Yanamoto calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick from Boo misses.
Good work by Yanamoto as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Yanamoto misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boo avoids the head kick by Yanamoto.
Boo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yanamoto throws a low kick but Boo avoids it.
Yanamoto looks to land a body kick but Boo moved away.
Yanamoto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yanamoto throws a push kick but Boo slaps the foot to one side.
Yanamoto checks a low kick from Boo.
Yanamoto throws a body kick the misses
and Boo counters with a nice leg kick.
Boo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yanamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yanamoto tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boo moves out of range of the body kick from Yanamoto.
A leg kick checked by Yanamoto.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yanamoto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yanamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yanamoto misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yanamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yanamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yanamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanamoto's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Yanamoto is predictable there
and Boo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boo throws a low kick, looking for Yanamoto's leg but Yanamoto calmly moves out of range.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick

and Boo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yanamoto misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo prevents a body shot from Yanamoto.
Yanamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Yanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Boo controls the action.
Yanamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yanamoto misses with a body punch.
Yanamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yanamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Boo controls his hands.

Boo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boo counters with an outside leg kick.
Boo lands with a thumping leg kick.

Boo instigates a clinch.
Yanamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.

Boo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yanamoto.
Yanamoto misses with a leg kick
and Boo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boo throws a leg kick but Yanamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body kick from Yanamoto.
A leg kick checked by Boo.
A low kick from Yanamoto misses
and Boo counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yanamoto scores with a nice body kick.
Yanamoto checks a low kick from Boo.
Boo motions for Yanamoto to come forward. Boo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with an inside leg kick.
Boo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yanamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boo throws a solid leg kick but Yanamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boo.
Boo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yanamoto is out of range and Boo settles back down.
Yanamoto checks a low kick from Boo.
Yanamoto lands a head kick. Boo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yanamoto.
Boo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yanamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boo.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with a leg kick.
Boo lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandre Boo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Yanamoto connects with a leg kick. Boo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yanamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boo throws a leg kick that misses.
Boo misses with a leg kick.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yanamoto checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boo, right into the meat.
Boo throws a solid leg kick but Yanamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boo.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yanamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yanamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boo thumps Yanamoto with a low kick.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanamoto's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boo throws a leg kick but Yanamoto moved away.
A low kick from Yanamoto is predictable there
and Boo counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boo. That's going to slow Yanamoto down.
Boo tries a low kick but Yanamoto avoids it.
Yanamoto misses with a leg kick
and Boo counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yanamoto's calf.
Boo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yanamoto tries to land a leg kick but Boo saw it coming and moves away.
Boo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yanamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boo is out of range and Yanamoto settles back down.
Good work by Yanamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Yanamoto tries to work over Boo's front leg with a kick but Boo checks it.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanamoto's knee momentarily.
Boo throws a leg kick but Yanamoto checks it.
Yanamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Yanamoto blocks a leg kick.
Yanamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boo connects with a solid leg kick.
Yanamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boo.
Boo throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boo connects with a leg kick. Yanamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yanamoto.
A low kick from Yanamoto misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yanamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Boo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boo throws a solid leg kick but Yanamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boo.
Yanamoto tried to score with a low kick but Boo checks it.
Yanamoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with a low kick, right behind Yanamoto 's knee.
Yanamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick
and Boo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Yanamoto.
Boo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yanamoto's knee momentarily.
Boo throws a low kick, looking for Yanamoto's leg but Yanamoto calmly moves out of range.
Boo blocks a head kick by Yanamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yanamoto is out of range and Boo settles back down.
Boo blocks a head kick by Yanamoto.
A good leg kick by Boo.
Yanamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boo.
Boo lands a leg kick that knocks Yanamoto off balance momentarily.
Yanamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Yanamoto tries to land a body kick
and Boo counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Yanamoto is predictable there
and Boo counters with a thumping low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yanamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yanamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yanamoto cracks the inside of Boo's front leg.
Boo misses with a low kick.
Boo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yanamoto can pounce on him.
Yanamoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boo counters with a leg kick.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick

and Boo counters by clinching up.
Boo tries to break free but Yanamoto pushes him back against the cage.
Boo looking to stall.
Yanamoto is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yanamoto is trying to break free.
Yanamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boo's elbow.
Yanamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boo's elbow.
Boo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yanamoto.
Yanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Boo controls the action.
Yanamoto misses with a body punch.
Yanamoto tries to work over Boo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Yanamoto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Boo controls the action.
Yanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Boo controls the action.

Boo breaks the clinch.
Yanamoto thows a leg kick but Boo checks it
and Boo counters with an inside leg kick.
Yanamoto blocks a low kick nicely.
Yanamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yanamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazui Yanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yanamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boo.
Yanamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boo can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Boo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandre Boo!