PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Berry
vs
Yamada

183 cm
29
162 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
165 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Berry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berry throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Berry throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Berry connects with a single shot there.
Berry swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada avoids the body shot from Berry.
Yamada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berry throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Berry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berry wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Berry takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a shot to the body
and Berry counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
Yamada works the jab nicely.
Berry tries to clinch there but Yamada circles away.
Mark Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berry.

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.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berry misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Berry.
Yamada swings widly with a right hand
and Berry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berry lands a body shot.
Berry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Berry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Yamada.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a leg kick
and Berry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamada tries to land a body kick
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
Berry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Yamada lands a jab to Berry's midsection.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Yamada checks a leg kick.

That's eight 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.
Berry throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada counters with a good low kick that Berry was not able to check.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Yamada throws a body kick that misses.
Berry looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with a shot to the body
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Berry looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Berry misses with a left hand
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Berry throws a jab when Yamada was well out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Berry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Berry misses with a hook
and Yamada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berry's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada misses with a body shot
and Berry counters with a left to the body.
Yamada swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body shot
and Berry counters with a nice uppercut.
Berry throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a good low kick that Berry was not able to check.
Berry loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Berry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with a jab to the body
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berry throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mark Berry is winning the standup battle so far.
Berry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berry misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry swings widly with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a right hand to the body.
Berry connects with a solid leg kick.
Berry avoids a kick to the body.
Berry lands with a good body shot.
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Berry down.
Yamada checks a low kick from Berry.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berry blocks the body kick.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
letting Berry counter with a right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berry digs a good hook to Yamada's body.
Berry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada tries to land a leg kick but Berry saw it coming and moves away.
Berry throws a poor cross that misses
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a right hand
and Berry counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
Berry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamada circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada slips a straight right by Berry.
Berry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berry misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Berry is predictable there
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Berry lands a front kick.
Berry chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamada throws a lazy head kick
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada checks the leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry dominated that second 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.

Yamada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Berry tries to move into range but Yamada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Berry lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Yamada cracks Berry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Berry scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamada should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berry 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.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Berry tenderised Yamada's leg. Yamada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamada counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Berry.
Berry wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berry. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Berry throws a combination that misses
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Berry throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Yamada.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berry throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamada is out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Berry will feel that in the morning.
Yamada misses with a hook to the body
and Berry counters with a good, hard body kick but Yamada shrugs it off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a hook but Berry blocks it.
Yamada throws a lazy body kick
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Berry
and Yamada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berry lands with a cross.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a good low kick that Berry was not able to check.
Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Berry clearly takes that round.
That's time! Berry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Berry lands an overhand right.
Yamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Berry.
Berry misses with a body punch
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry lands a slapping body shot.
Yamada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berry avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Berry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Berry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamada works Berry's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Berry. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Berry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Berry misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
Berry throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berry. That's going to slow Yamada down.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berry scores with a hook to the body. Yamada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Berry misses with a low kick as Yamada jumps back.
Yamada misses with a left hand
and Berry counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamada checks a leg kick nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yamada, as that shot connected.
Berry misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada counters with a nice leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Berry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamada. Yamada obviously looking to wear him down.
Berry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Berry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berry to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamada throws a leg kick
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yamada - that will leave a mark!
Berry misses with a body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
Berry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamada slips a straight right by Berry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berry misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mark Berry will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Berry lunges at Yamada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamada's hand.
A head kick by Yamada misses
and Berry counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamada misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Berry counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Berry coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berry misses with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a low kick, right behind Berry 's knee.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Berry checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berry throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Berry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yamada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berry scores with a body shot.
Yamada misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Berry. Beautiful body shot.
Berry doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Yamada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada drops his hands momentarily and Berry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.
Berry scores with a nice right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Berry checks it.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Berry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Yamada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamada misses with a body punch
and Berry counters with a straight right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamada swings widly with a right hand
and Berry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Berry's corner calls for a 1-2. Berry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Berry misses with a head kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Berry is predictable there
and Yamada counters with a leg kick.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berry wants to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arashi Yamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamada's head backwards.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Berry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada throws a lazy body kick
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mark Berry!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Mark Berry!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mark Berry!

Mark Berry wins by unanimous decision!
Mark Berry retains his lightweight title!