PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Ylvinge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsu Yamamoto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Ylvinge's chin.

Ylvinge
vs
Yamamoto

181 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

163 cm
21
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hellbent, Inc.
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Ylvinge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ylvinge misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ylvinge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Ylvinge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.

Yamamoto rushes Ylvinge and presses him up against the cage.

Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Ylvinge with a series of wild strikes but Ylvinge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Yamamoto forces Ylvinge back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Robert Ylvinge has been cut.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylvinge tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
Ylvinge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ylvinge throws a series of punches but Yamamoto avoids them all with ease.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Yamamoto clinches up with Ylvinge and pushes him back against the cage.
Ylvinge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Yamamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Ylvinge pushes him off.
Ylvinge swinging wilding here.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Ylvinge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Ylvinge counters with a nice body shot.
Yamamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ylvinge's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge misses with a double jab.
Ylvinge swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Ylvinge forces Yamamoto back against the cage and clinches.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Ylvinge's takedown attempt.
Ylvinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Ylvinge blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Yamamoto is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ylvinge is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yamamoto to the mat. Yamamoto regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto kicks Ylvinge off and gets to his feet.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Yamamoto jabs at Ylvinge's body.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ylvinge. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Ylvinge was well out of range.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Yamamoto misses

and Ylvinge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ylvinge.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Ylvinge is blocking nicely.

Ylvinge has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yamamoto regains guard immediately.
Yamamoto is trying to keep Ylvinge in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ylvinge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Ylvinge is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Katsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ylvinge takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Katsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto looks to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a leg kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a three punch combo that has Yamamoto backing up. Yamamoto nods at Ylvinge to acknowledge the strikes.
Ylvinge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ylvinge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown but Ylvinge sprawls well.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Ylvinge counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylvinge throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown
and Ylvinge counters with a straight right hand.
Ylvinge has his takedown stuffed
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Ylvinge moves out of range.
Yamamoto looks to clinch
and Ylvinge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ylvinge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ylvinge has managed to clinch.
Yamamoto can't break the clinch.

Ylvinge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ylvinge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robert Ylvinge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ylvinge.
Ylvinge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamamoto.

Yamamoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ylvinge!
Ylvinge working to try and regain half guard.
Yamamoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control the pace but Ylvinge is squirming around nicely.
Yamamoto controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ylvinge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Ylvinge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yamamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Ylvinge counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto tries to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Ylvinge moves out of range.
Ylvinge shoots in but Yamamoto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
Yamamoto lands with a straight right. Ylvinge didn't see that one coming.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yamamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ylvinge misses with a few strikes there.
Ylvinge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ylvinge to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamamoto has his takedown stuffed
and Ylvinge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ylvinge lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ylvinge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ylvinge tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto darts in trying to clinch
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ylvinge tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Ylvinge counters with a good low kick that Yamamoto was not able to check.
Ylvinge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Ylvinge pushes him off.
Good shot there by Ylvinge.
Ylvinge is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yamamoto looks to land a combination but Ylvinge avoids it well.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
Yamamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ylvinge cracks Yamamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge lands with a nice body punch.
Ylvinge swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Ylvinge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Ylvinge does no damage.
Robert Ylvinge is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto looks to land a left hand but Ylvinge moved out of range nicely.
Ylvinge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the body
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ylvinge misses with the combination.
Ylvinge throws a series of strikes that have Yamamoto backpedaling.
Ylvinge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ylvinge manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Ylvinge walks into a left hand.
Ylvinge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Ylvinge clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ylvinge throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ylvinge counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Ylvinge keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Ylvinge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ylvinge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ylvinge throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Ylvinge moves out of range as Yamamoto strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ylvinge swinging wilding here.
Yamamoto closes the distance but Ylvinge moves to the side
and Ylvinge counters with a series of strikes. Yamamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Ylvinge swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
The fighters circling - Yamamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamamoto tries to clinch

and Ylvinge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ylvinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ylvinge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ylvinge is fending him off so far but Yamamoto persists. Nope, Ylvinge circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto looks for the body kick but Ylvinge saw that one coming.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Ylvinge.
Yamamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ylvinge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto throws a lazy head kick

and Ylvinge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ylvinge goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yamamoto lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up
and Ylvinge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ylvinge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that Ylvinge semi-blocks.
Ylvinge misses with a wild combination.
Ylvinge ducks under a wild hook from Yamamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Ylvinge works Yamamoto's body with a nice hook.
Ylvinge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Ylvinge moves out of range easily.
Ylvinge slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Ylvinge throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ylvinge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ylvinge content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto misses with a kick to the body
and Ylvinge counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Ylvinge had his way with Katsu Yamamoto in that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Ylvinge's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Yamamoto tries to clinch

and Ylvinge counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ylvinge.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
A combination from Ylvinge does no damage.
A punch combination from Yamamoto misses.
Ylvinge throws a series of strikes that have Yamamoto backpedaling.
Ylvinge jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ylvinge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ylvinge swinging wilding here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ylvinge staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ylvinge lands a right hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws out a loose jab but Ylvinge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ylvinge works Yamamoto's body with a nice hook.
Yamamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Ylvinge.
Ylvinge blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Ylvinge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ylvinge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Ylvinge moves into the clinch successfully.

Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch
and Yamamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ylvinge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamamoto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Ylvinge scores with a three punch combo!
Ylvinge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamamoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamamoto with a hook.
Yamamoto closes the distance but Ylvinge moves to the side
and Ylvinge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylvinge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ylvinge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ylvinge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Ylvinge slips to the side
and Ylvinge counters with a left and a right that stings Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ylvinge looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Katsu Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Ylvinge moves out of range.
Yamamoto connects with a jab.
Yamamoto waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ylvinge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ylvinge throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ylvinge circles away.
Ylvinge has a takedown stuffed.
Ylvinge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with Ylvinge.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Ylvinge's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Ylvinge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ylvinge 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Ylvinge!
Robert Ylvinge is the new bantamweight champion!