PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuhiro Ishida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch has chosen No Sleep Till Brooklyn as his entrance music. Adam Yauch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mitsuhiro Ishida's chin.

Ishida
vs
Yauch

167 cm
23
153 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
154 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsuhiro Ishida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yauch lands with a hook. Ishida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yauch lands with a cross.
Ishida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ishida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ishida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishida dives in and grabs Yauch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yauch pushes down on Ishida's head and hops out.
Danga de danga de dang - Yauch scores with a four punch combination!
Ishida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yauch to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Yauch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Yauch both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ishida decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ishida prevents Yauch from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yauch trying to control here.
Yauch wants to get back to his feet.
Yauch wants to get back to full guard.
Ishida sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitsuhiro Ishida wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ishida tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishida.
Yauch scores with a nice head shot.
Yauch lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishida's head.
Yauch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ishida closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yauch quickly recovers to half guard.
Yauch is trying to stand back up but Ishida is controlling him
Ishida is thwarting Yauch's attempts to control the position.
Ishida is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch desperately trying to maintain half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ishida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yauch manages to avoid it.
Yauch throws the left hand but Ishida avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Yauch.
Yauch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ishida shoots in for a takedown but Yauch shows good takedown defense.
Mitsuhiro Ishida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch misses with a wild combination.
Yauch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ishida throws a head kick that misses.
Yauch cracks a nice hook into Ishida's ribs.
Yauch throws a big shot that misses.
Yauch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yauch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ishida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Yauch dominated that round.
That's time! Ishida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yauch misses with a hook.
Ishida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ishida shoots in looking for a takedown but Yauch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ishida's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ishida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yauch.
Some wild striking there from Ishida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yauch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishida momentarily.
Ishida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Ishida takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch lands a right hand.
Ishida stalls.
Ishida can't get the takedown.
Ishida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuhiro Ishida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yauch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yauch connects with a right hand. Ishida shakes it off.
Ishida shoots in looking for a takedown. Yauch tries to sprawl out of it but Ishida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yauch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch lands with a straight right. Ishida didn't see that one coming.
Mitsuhiro Ishida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishida looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yauch is fending him off so far but Ishida persists. Nope, Yauch circles away and we're back to standing.
Yauch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ishida closes the distance and clinches up with Yauch, looking for a takedown. Ishida pushes Yauch against the cage but Yauch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yauch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yauch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yauch scores with a nice strike.
Ishida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ishida tries to move into range but Yauch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Yauch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishida doesn't seem phased though.
Adam Yauch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yauch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ishida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adam Yauch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yauch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Yauch.

Ishida is rocked!
Ishida tries to clinch up.
Yauch scores with a jab to the body.
Yauch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishida at a distance.
A jab from Yauch does it's job there.
Ishida shoots for a takedown but Yauch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ishida momentarily.
Ishida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishida ducks right into an uppercut from Yauch.
Oh Ishida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yauch cracks Ishida with a good jab.
Ishida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yauch finds it's way round the side to connect with Ishida's head.
Yauch leaves Ishida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yauch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ishida back to the cage. Yauch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yauch clobbers Ishida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Yauch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ishida has closed the distance and engaged Yauch in a clinch.
Ishida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yauch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ishida gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ishida seems to have got his legs back now.

Ishida drags the fight down to the ground.
Yauch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ishida's guard.
Ishida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yauch wants to get up but he can't break Ishida's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ishida wants to sweep here but Yauch controlling him for the moment.
Ishida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch trying to control but Ishida is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Adam Yauch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Yauch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yauch leaves Ishida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Yauch.
Yauch scores with a decent looking hook.
Ishida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch lands a jab to the head.
Ishida shoots in for a double leg but Yauch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yauch works the jab nicely.
A jab from Yauch finds it's way through Ishida's defenses.
Yauch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yauch tests Ishida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yauch misses with a double jab.
Ishida fails to land with a series of punches.
Yauch lands a really nice looking cross but Ishida seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishida tries for a takedown but Yauch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuhiro Ishida. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishida closes the distance but Yauch moves to the side
and Yauch counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the liver by Yauch. Beautiful body shot.
Ishida misses with a takedown attempt - Yauch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yauch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishida's head backwards.
Ishida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ishida looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheers as Yauch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishida doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch connects with a looping right hand.
Adam Yauch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yauch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ishida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yauch lands a jab.
Yauch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yauch works the jab nicely.
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.
Yauch lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitsuhiro Ishida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ishida takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Yauch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yauch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Yauch!
After the big win, Adam Yauch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.