PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Villamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villamin comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villamin
vs
Yamamoto

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Villamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Yamamoto tries to keep at a distance but Villamin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Villamin breaks the clinch.
Villamin fails with the takedown.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Villamin circles away.

Villamin lands a big head kick that sends Yamamoto tumbling to the mat! Villamin takes a step backwards and waves Yamamoto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Yamamoto gets tackled into the cage by Villamin. Villamin maintains the clinch.

Villamin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Villamin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Villamin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Villamin.

Villamin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamamoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Villamin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamin throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Villamin has a takedown stuffed.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto tries to land a body kick
and Villamin counters with a right hand to the body.

Villamin lands a left and a right that send Yamamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Villamin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Yamamoto is rocked!
Villamin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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!

Villamin takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Villamin finish him?

Villamin jumps guard and drags Yamamoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Villamin is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villamin is keeping the position for now.

Villamin looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.

Villamin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Villamin keeps moving.

Villamin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamamoto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Villamin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Villamin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Villamin wants to stand up but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Villamin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Villamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villamin wants to stand but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yoshihiro Yamamoto.

Yamamoto pushes Villamin up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamamoto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Villamin walks away with a smile on his face. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Villamin misses.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Villamin moves out of range.

Villamin has taken the fight to the clinch.

Villamin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villamin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villamin moves into range and clinches up with Yamamoto.

Villamin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Villamin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamamoto is controlling him.
Villamin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Villamin keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.

Villamin working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.
Yamamoto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Villamin is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.

Villamin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yamamoto looking to slow down the pace here.

Villamin manages to pull guard.
Villamin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yamamoto dives into side control.
Villamin is not content to let Yamamoto control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villamin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yamamoto is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yamamoto shoots in for a double leg but Villamin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villamin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villamin misses with a head kick.
Villamin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villamin tries to clinch up.
Villamin fails with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a straight right hand.

Yamamoto has managed to clinch.
Yamamoto stops a takedown attempt from Villamin.
Yamamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Villamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Villamin avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Villamin breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Villamin or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto which made him look bad.
Yamamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Villamin tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto is trying to break free.

Yamamoto jumps into guard, dragging Villamin to the mat.
Yamamoto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Yamamoto trying to control the position.

Yamamoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Villamin defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamin pushes down on Yamamoto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Villamin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yamamoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Villamin tries to stand and escape but Yamamoto is controlling the position.
Yamamoto is trying to control but can't.
Yamamoto tries to roll over but Villamin keeps him under control.
Villamin not doing much here.
Villamin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three 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.

Jason Villamin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Villamin throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Villamin throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yamamoto fails with a takedown attempt.
Villamin throws a half hearted mid kick.

Villamin instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Villamin prevents it.

Villamin jumps guard and drags Yamamoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Villamin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yamamoto escapes and throws Villamin's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is staying tight to Villamin's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Yamamoto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Villamin to his feet.
No luck for Villamin with that takedown attempt.
Yamamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Villamin sprawls well. He's pushed Yamamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villamin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamamoto sprawls well. Yamamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villamin gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yamamoto gets a double leg takedown into Villamin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yoshihiro Yamamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yamamoto stuffs the takedown.

Villamin forces Yamamoto back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto leaning against his opponent.
Yamamoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Villamin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Yamamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Villamin which made him look bad.
Yamamoto misses with a looping right.
Villamin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamamoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Villamin tries to sprawl out of it but Yamamoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villamin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villamin is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Villamin circles away and we're back to standing.
Jason Villamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Yamamoto.
Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamin shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Villamin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Villamin rushes Yamamoto and presses him up against the cage.
Yamamoto has had enough of the clinch but Villamin keeps him there for the moment.
Yamamoto stalling in the clinch but Villamin improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villamin obliges.

Villamin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villamin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason Villamin is winning the standup battle so far.

Villamin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Villamin tries to pull guard but Yamamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yamamoto working Villamin over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamamoto taking a breather.

Villamin pulls guard effortlessly.

Villamin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Yamamoto gets to his feet. Villamin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Villamin.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villamin circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Villamin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamamoto somewhat.
Villamin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jason Villamin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Villamin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Villamin breaks the clinch.

Villamin forces Yamamoto back against the cage and clinches.

Yamamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villamin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Villamin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villamin misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Villamin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villamin doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Villamin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yamamoto somewhat.

Villamin closes the distance and pushes Yamamoto back into the cage.
Yamamoto jumps guard but Villamin stands there with Yamamoto around his waist. Yamamoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Villamin manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villamin is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Villamin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villamin 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Villamin!
Jason Villamin 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.