PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Ynnub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiyoshi has chosen Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ynnub
vs
Hiyoshi

172 cm
27
177 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

183 cm
24
181 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bunny Ynnub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiyoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Ynnub's shoulder, as Ynnub tries to avoid the shot.
Hiyoshi throws a shot from downtown. Ynnub moves away and avoids it.
Ynnub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hiyoshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hiyoshi misses with a lunging right hand

and Ynnub counters with a single leg into guard. Hiyoshi didn't expect that.
Hiyoshi keeping moving, preventing Ynnub from controlling successfully.
Hiyoshi wants to get back to his feet but Ynnub is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hiyoshi keeping full guard, as Ynnub tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ynnub is controlling him.
Hiyoshi is trying to keep Ynnub in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ynnub keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiyoshi misses with a combination
and Ynnub counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ynnub doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiyoshi circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hiyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Ynnub counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ynnub is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ynnub trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiyoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ynnub is looking to work some ground and pound but Hiyoshi has wrist control.
Ynnub wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ynnub won't allow Hiyoshi to get back to his feet.
Ynnub looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bunny Ynnub.
Hiyoshi throws a right and a left that Ynnub avoids nicely.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiyoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ynnub moves away.
Hiyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ynnub counter with a right hand.
Hiyoshi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ynnub fails with the takedown
and Hiyoshi counters with a nice uppercut.

Ynnub closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hiyoshi to the mat! Hiyoshi manages to get full guard.
Ynnub trying to control but Hiyoshi is working from the bottom.
Ynnub controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ynnub wants to control from the top but Hiyoshi keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bunny Ynnub.
Hiyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ynnub counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ynnub shoots in and drives through. Hiyoshi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Ynnub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ynnub counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiyoshi is controlling Ynnub's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ynnub misses with a body shot.

Ynnub drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hiyoshi is looking to stand up but Ynnub isn't so interested in that idea.
Hiyoshi keeping moving, preventing Ynnub from controlling successfully.
Ynnub sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hiyoshi is controlling Ynnub's posture.
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.
Ynnub sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hiyoshi's guard.
Ynnub is looking to stall here but Hiyoshi recovers full guard.
Ynnub loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hiyoshi keeping moving, preventing Ynnub from controlling successfully.
Ynnub wants to pass the guard but Hiyoshi is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hiyoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ynnub trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ynnub showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bunny Ynnub.
Hiyoshi misses with a right hand
and Ynnub counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses with an uppercut
and Ynnub counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ynnub will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ynnub fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ynnub misses with a wild body shot.
Ynnub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hiyoshi throws a looping overhand right but Ynnub ducks down to avoid it.
Ynnub fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Ynnub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ynnub throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
Hiyoshi misses with an uppercut

and Ynnub counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hiyoshi!
Hiyoshi blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub misses with some ground and pound and Hiyoshi recovers position to half guard.
Hiyoshi is doing well to control the position and prevent Ynnub from advancing to side control.
Ynnub works his way into side control.
Hiyoshi tries to buck Ynnub off but Ynnub is having none of it.
Ynnub slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bunny Ynnub dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ynnub looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiyoshi is just out of range.
Ynnub showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiyoshi.
Nice shot lands for Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiyoshi missing with a left hand there. Ynnub was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiyoshi looks to land a left hand but Ynnub moved out of range nicely.
Hiyoshi stalks Ynnub and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ynnub's face. Ynnub staggers backwards, shaken.
Hiyoshi connects with a body shot that sends Ynnub's belly button to the back.
Ynnub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hiyoshi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Hiyoshi lands a jab to the nose.
Ynnub moves out of range as Hiyoshi strikes.
Hiyoshi scores with a body shot.
Hiyoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ynnub sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ynnub shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Hiyoshi misses.
Hiyoshi swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ynnub counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hiyoshi won't be happy with that.
Ynnub is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hiyoshi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ynnub off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi keeps control of the position easily here as Ynnub tries to buck him off.
Ynnub is keeping busy.
Ynnub might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lull in the action here.
Bunny Ynnub is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hiyoshi misses with a punch to the head.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nobutaka Hiyoshi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hiyoshi ducks under a wild hook from Ynnub.
Ynnub uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiyoshi.
Ynnub misses with a shot to the body
and Hiyoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiyoshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiyoshi misses the jab.
Hiyoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ynnub.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nobutaka Hiyoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ynnub has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Ynnub!