PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson 's entrance music is Kids - Sleigh Kids . A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kenshin Yamamoto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Davidson
vs
Yamamoto

169 cm
23
144 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

169 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Davidson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davidson lands a head shot.

Yamamoto scores with a takedown into Davidson 's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davidson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yamamoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yamamoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davidson is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenshin Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Davidson was well out of range.
Davidson misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davidson .
Yamamoto throws a hook to the side of Davidson 's head but Davidson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davidson cracks Yamamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Davidson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamamoto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Davidson is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Yamamoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davidson is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Davidson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto rushes Davidson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Davidson has Yamamoto pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Yamamoto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yamamoto lands with a right to the head.
Davidson wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davidson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamamoto after a bit of a struggle.
Davidson is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is pressed up against the ropes. Davidson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.

Yamamoto has Davidson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Davidson tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Davidson lands a two punch combo.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davidson cracks Yamamoto with a good jab.
Davidson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davidson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamamoto back to the ropes. Davidson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Yamamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Davidson to the mat! Davidson manages to get full guard.
Yamamoto stays in close to Davidson 's body and controls the position.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davidson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamamoto controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenshin Yamamoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Yamamoto closes the distance and pushes Davidson back into the ropes.

Yamamoto is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Davidson can't fight it off and eventually Yamamoto manages to take the fight to the floor. Davidson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamamoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kenshin Yamamoto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Davidson .
Some wild striking there from Davidson .
Tim Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Davidson avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Davidson .

Davidson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yamamoto forces his way into half guard.
Yamamoto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshin Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Davidson 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davidson duly obliges.
Davidson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto drops his hands momentarily and Davidson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Davidson .
Yamamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Davidson .
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Davidson ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head.
A punch combination from Davidson misses.
Tim Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Davidson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut. Davidson saw that one coming.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamamoto.
Davidson throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.

Davidson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenshin Yamamoto.
Davidson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
Davidson throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Davidson . Those never looked like landing.

Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Davidson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Yamamoto's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Davidson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamamoto after a bit of a struggle.
Yamamoto is working Davidson over against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tim Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenshin Yamamoto.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Davidson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davidson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davidson fails to land with a series of punches.
Davidson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yamamoto instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davidson is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshin Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamamoto 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kenshin Yamamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kenshin Yamamoto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kenshin Yamamoto!

Kenshin Yamamoto wins by unanimous decision!