PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshimune comes to the cage accompanied by The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene. Conda has chosen Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kawamura Yoshimune has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yoshimune
vs
Conda

178 cm
28
163 lbs
17 - 1 - 0

181 cm
27
163 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute
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Perkele!

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 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kawamura Yoshimune!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshimune's head back.
Conda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshimune to score with a decent uppercut.
Conda misses with a takedown attempt - Yoshimune sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yoshimune defending well as Conda loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Conda as he connects with a hook.
Yoshimune goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Conda or perhaps it was just good defense by Yoshimune which made him look bad.
Decent striking displayed by Conda there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conda scores with a body shot.
Yoshimune misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshimune bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conda's head backwards.
Yoshimune fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshimune tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conda was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshimune.
Conda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Conda.
Yoshimune leaves Conda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kawamura Yoshimune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ana Conda.
Conda misses with a looping right.
Conda throws out a leg kick but Yoshimune moves out of range and Conda only half commits.
Yoshimune scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshimune swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Conda misses its intended target.
Conda throws a shot from downtown. Yoshimune moves away and avoids it.
Conda lunges at Yoshimune with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yoshimune's hand.
Yoshimune tries a low kick but Conda avoids it.
Conda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Conda misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune missing with a left hand there. Conda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshimune buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshimune takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Conda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conda.
Yoshimune staying out of range there.
Conda misses with a straight left.
Conda takes one to the chin there.
Yoshimune thows a body shot but no joy.
Conda connects with a body shot.
Yoshimune throws a front kick that sends Conda stumbling back into the cage.
Yoshimune throws the left hand but Conda avoids the punch easily.
Conda misses with a hook
and Yoshimune cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshimune buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshimune throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yoshimune jabs Conda right on the nose. Conda blinks but takes it well.
Yoshimune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conda manages to avoid it.
Yoshimune throws a leg kick that is checked
and Conda counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Conda there.
Conda fails with the takedown
and Yoshimune counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshimune lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conda's sensitive parts.
Conda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Conda looks to throw a body kick
and Conda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conda throws the kick towards the body but Yoshimune avoids it.
Conda misses with a low kick.
Yoshimune jabs at Conda's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune throws a body kick that misses
and Conda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshimune lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune clobbers Conda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the liver by Conda. Beautiful body shot.
Conda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Conda is rocked!
Yoshimune lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conda is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshimune finish him?
Conda throws a right and a left that Yoshimune avoids nicely.
Yoshimune drops Conda with a huge uppercut! Conda drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Yoshimune is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawamura Yoshimune!
Kawamura Yoshimune retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Kawamura Yoshimune made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.