PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loso
vs
Yamamoto

171 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
19
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kabu Loso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loso takes the fight into the clinch.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto can't get the takedown.
Yamamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Yamamoto tries to break free but Loso pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loso.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Loso smiles and moves away.

Loso forces Yamamoto back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kabu Loso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yamamoto.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Loso avoids the damage to the body.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Loso lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loso blocks an uppercut.
Loso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loso leaning against his opponent.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso lands an elbow just above Yamamoto 's eye.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamamoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loso scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loso.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Loso to keep the fight standing.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Loso stalling the fight.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loso has Yamamoto pressed against the cage, preventing Yamamoto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamamoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loso pulls his leg out and moves away.

Loso rushes Yamamoto and presses him up against the cage.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loso obliges.
Yamamoto looks winded!
Yamamoto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loso stalling.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Loso lands an elbow inside that Yamamoto shrugs off.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Loso is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loso stalling in the clinch.
Yamamoto can't get the takedown.
Loso lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Yamamoto wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabu Loso dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Loso gets a clinch.
Come on Loso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Loso lands an elbow that stopped Yamamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamamoto wants to stall.
Yamamoto fails to pull guard.
Yamamoto is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loso is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Yamamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Loso lands an elbow inside that Yamamoto shrugs off.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Loso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Loso lands an elbow that stopped Yamamoto in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Loso.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but Loso won't allow it.
Kabu Loso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yamamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Loso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but Loso holds him up against the cage and eventually Yamamoto drops back down to his feet.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loso prevents it.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Loso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamamoto's defenses.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to force a seperation but Loso has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto is trying to pull guard but Loso turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Loso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Loso.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Kabu Loso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Yamamoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabu Loso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Loso has closed the distance and engaged Yamamoto in a clinch.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Loso just leaning against Yamamoto, taking a breather.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown attempt but Loso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jimmy Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto throws a solid leg kick but Loso takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamamoto.
Loso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Loso shows good takedown defense.
Kabu Loso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Yamamoto.

Loso closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loso avoiding damage.
Yamamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yamamoto managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Yamamoto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Loso after a bit of a struggle.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Loso lands an elbow inside.
Loso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Loso controls the action.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Loso throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto takes an elbow to the temple.
Loso missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Loso lands a nice elbow.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Loso lands an elbow just above Yamamoto 's eye.
Loso keeps control of Yamamoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Loso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamamoto's defenses.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Loso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Loso lands an elbow that stopped Yamamoto in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to stall but Loso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Loso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loso lands an elbow just above Yamamoto 's eye.
Jimmy Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kabu Loso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kabu Loso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loso 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabu Loso!