PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshimune comes to the cage accompanied by The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yoshimune
vs
Yoshida

178 cm
25
163 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

177 cm
31
161 lbs
16 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kawamura Yoshimune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a body punch
and Yoshimune counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
A left and a right from Yoshida both land. Nice combination.
Yoshimune lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawamura Yoshimune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshimune punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshimune lands a front kick.
Yoshimune smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Yoshimune looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshimune tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshimune cracks Yoshida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yoshimune scores with a hook to the body. Yoshida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoshimune lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Yoshida scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters circling a little - Yoshimune finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yoshida looks gassed!
Yoshimune misses with a body kick.
Yoshimune with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yoshimune.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshimune.
That kick from Yoshimune tenderised Yoshida's leg. Yoshida is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoshimune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoshida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshimune. That's going to slow Yoshida down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshimune.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Yoshimune. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshimune dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoshida. That did some damage!
Yoshimune buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoshimune lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Yoshimune there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshimune connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshimune thows a body kick. Yoshida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yoshimune lands the left hand.
Good shot there by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshida.
Yoshimune lands with an overhand left.

Yoshida is rocked!

That has opened up Ken Yoshida's cut even more.
Yoshimune with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yoshimune lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune scores with a nice body kick.
Yoshida gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Yoshimune gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Yoshida is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawamura Yoshimune!
During a confident post fight interview, Kawamura Yoshimune thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.