PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Yamada
vs
Marx

190 cm
25
183 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

177 cm
27
174 lbs
22 - 6 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

160! - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada looks to land a body kick but Marx moved away.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marx.
Yamada drops his hands momentarily and Marx takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marx circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamada tries to clinch but Marx is having none of it.
Marx steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamada. That one must have hurt.
Marx takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marx avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marx walks into a left hand.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Marx with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamada to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamada throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada throws the kick towards the body but Marx avoids it.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Yamada fakes the leg kick and cracks Marx in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Marx's body. Marx takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Marx misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yamada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marx wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marx looking to sit in guard and control but Yamada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yamada wants to stand and escape but instead Marx has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yamada is trying to keep Marx in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada has his hands on Marx's head, controlling the position.
Marx working some strikes from top position.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
Marx in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx looking to pass the guard.
Marx throws a big elbow that misses.
Marx wants to pass the guard but Yamada is keeping the position.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx won't allow Yamada to get back to his feet.
Marx scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Marx avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Marx blocking some punches.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Marx taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Yamada keeps him there for the moment.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Marx controls his hands.
Marx can't break the clinch.
Yamada prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.

Marx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Yamada is looking to wear down Marx with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Marx's shoulder, as Marx tries to avoid the shot.
Marx throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada misses with a body punch
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Yamada 's knee.
Yamada delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses the jab.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Marx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Marx is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yamada's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marx trying to control from half guard but Yamada is working away.
Marx misses with a head shot. Yamada uses the momentum to regain guard.
Marx throws a strike but Yamada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamada will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marx kicks Yamada off and gets to his feet.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Marx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marx fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yamada is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Yamada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Yamada has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marx moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Marx.
Marx takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.

Yamada clinches with his opponent.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Marx controls the action.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Yamada keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Yamada dominated that second round.
That's time! Yamada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marx thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Yamada as Marx shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamada. That snapped Marx's head back.
Marx thuds his right hand into Yamada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Yamada tries to clinch but Marx moves out of range.
Marx moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
Yamada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marx misses with a low kick.
Marx stalks Yamada and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yamada's face. Yamada staggers backwards, shaken.
Yamada misses with a shot to the body
and Marx counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to bum rush Marx with a series of wild strikes but Marx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamada cracks Marx with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marx moves away.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Marx is just out of range.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marx doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws a body punch but Marx moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Yamada misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws a poor cross that misses
and Marx counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada throws a body kick that misses.
Marx avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marx misses with a double jab.
Yamada wants to clinch but Marx slips to the side
and Marx makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Marx lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marx ducks right into an uppercut from Yamada.
Yamada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yamada thows a leg kick but Marx checks it
and Marx counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yamada is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marx checks a low kick from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marx was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Marx scores with a nice body kick.
Yamada misses with a hook

and Marx counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yamada's guard now.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marx might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yamada kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throwing strikes but missing.
Marx postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marx trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marx landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx postures up in Yamada's guard and throws a big left but Yamada blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Marx really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamada scores with a leg kick.
Marx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamada throws a low kick but Marx avoids it.
Yamada misses with a leg kick.
Marx closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marx goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marx is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Marx steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamada. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yamada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marx throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marx has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamada.
Nice uppercut there from Yamada.
Yamada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marx counters with a low kick, right behind Yamada 's knee.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marx shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamada pinned against the cage. Yamada gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamada lands a glancing blow to the side of Marx's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada looks to clinch
and Marx counters with a head kick. That will keep Yamada thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada throws a right hand that misses

and Marx counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marx.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marx throws a strike but Yamada rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamada won't allow Marx to sweep him here.
Marx wants to get back to his feet but Yamada passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to stand but Marx has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marx controlling the position for now.
Marx pushes Yamada off looking to stand but Yamada dives back in and keeps control.
Marx is holding on to half guard well.

Marx kicks off Yamada and gets to his feet.

Marx shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marx throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx punching from mount but Yamada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yamada tries to buck Marx off but he can't manage it.
Marx misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Marx connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Marx trying to control but Yamada is having none of it.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Marx dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A lazy left from Marx finds it's target.
Marx takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamada throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Marx closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yamada to the mat! Yamada manages to get full guard.
Marx throws a big elbow that misses.
Marx trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Marx throws an elbow that misses. Yamada uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marx's guard. Nice move by Yamada!
Marx tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marx pulls Yamada in close to prevent any damage.
Yamada wants to get up but he can't break Marx's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Yamada stands and steps away. Marx gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yamada scores with a leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Marx ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada scores with a leg kick.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamada scores with a four punch combination!
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick from Marx.
Marx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
Marx throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada misses with a few strikes there.
Yamada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a poor cross that misses
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marx takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marx walks into a left hand.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marx lunges at Yamada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yamada's hand.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Marx circles away.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada misses with a leg kick
and Marx counters with an inside leg kick.

Yamada clinches up against the cage.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Marx prevents a body shot from Yamada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marx wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamada won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada lands a left hand.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Marx controls the action.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Marx controls his hands.
Marx tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Marx back against the cage.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Yamada keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.

Marx manages to break the clinch.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada retains his welterweight title!
Kane Yamada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.