PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yamada
vs
Knife

186 cm
35
195 lbs
36 - 12 - 0

184 cm
26
169 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tadamasa Yamada!
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, Jack Knife!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knife misses with a straight left.
Knife's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamada under the eye.
Yamada darts in trying to clinch
and Knife counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tadamasa Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Yamada blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knife throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamada checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Knife there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Knife connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamada's hands.
Yamada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamada avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Knife. That snapped Yamada's head back.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Knife fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knife throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada moves to clinch but Knife breaks away
and Knife counters with a nice uppercut.
Knife has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knife jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Knife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Knife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Yamada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knife moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Yamada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knife is defending well for now.
Knife working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a knee strike.
Knife doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knife digs a right hand into Yamada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamada's gas tank.
Yamada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knifes head.
A short left from Knife.
Knife lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knife stalling in the clinch but Yamada improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knife.
Yamada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Knife throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Knife lands a nice uppercut.
Knife struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamada controls his hands.
Yamada blocks an uppercut.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knife avoids it.
Yamada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knife.
Nice body punch from Knife - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knife tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knife.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Knife.
Yamada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knife has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knife.
Knife is looking to control Yamada's arms but Yamada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knife has his back to the cage.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Knife controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamada as Knife tries to tie him up.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knife lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Knife is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knife has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knife taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knife avoiding damage as Yamada throws knees to the body.
Knife throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Knife pushes Yamada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Knife misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knife goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knife.
Yamada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knife has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knife scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Knife dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yamada avoids the body shot from Knife.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yamada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knife missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Yamada misses with a shot to the body
and Knife counters with a low kick, right behind Yamada 's knee.
Knife connects with a leg kick. Yamada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tadamasa Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Yamada drops Knife with a beautiful combination! Knife stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yamada is looking for the KO!

It looks like Jack Knife has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knife throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamada tries to clinch up.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knife in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knife.
Yamada is looking to chop away at Knife's legs.
Knife fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamada checks it well.
Yamada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knife to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Knife circles away.
Knife bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamada's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knife circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Knife to counter with a crisp jab.
Knife misses with a body kick.

Knife tries to keep at a distance but Yamada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knife swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a knee strike.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knife creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jack Knife seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada misses with a knee strike.
Yamada looking to throw knees to the head but Knife is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Knife as the two fighters clinch.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knife is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knife avoids it.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knife takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knife throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamadas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.

Knife is rocked!
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Knife blocks with his arms.
Knife is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Knife blocks with his arms.
Yamada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knife blocks it with crossed arms.
Yamada gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamada creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Knife with a big uppercut! Knife tries to clinch up but Yamada pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Knife to the mat! Knife covers up and Yamada unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.