PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Tanteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tanteros
vs
Yoshida

188 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Tanteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidehiko Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.

Yoshida drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tanteros is looking for a sweep.
Tanteros wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tanteros can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanteros tries to bench press Yoshida off him but Yoshida keeps the position.
Yoshida working the ground and pound but Tanteros is defending the strikes.
Tanteros could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yoshida fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tanteros can't do much from the bottom here.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Tanteros is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tanteros throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Yoshida scores a takedown into full mount!
Tanteros is looking to get to half guard.
Yoshida wants to control the pace but Tanteros is squirming around nicely.
Tanteros swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tanteros tries to improve his position but instead Yoshida has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanteros wants to escape the position.
Tanteros trying to get back to his feet but Yoshida is in full control for now.
Yoshida not allowing Tanteros to control his hands.
I really don't envy Tanteros right now.
Yoshida struggling to land strikes to the head as Tanteros covers up.
Tanteros breaks Yoshida's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Yoshida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanteros is breathing heavily.
Yoshida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tanteros's guard.
Yoshida not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanteros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tanteros working a defensive guard but Yoshida passes into half guard.
Yoshida passes to side control.
Yoshida is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

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.
Yoshida gets to mount! Tanteros was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Yoshida wants to finish this one by submission but Tanteros is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yoshida.
Yoshida trying to control but Tanteros is having none of it.
Tanteros's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tanteros tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
Yoshida content just to control the position here.
Tanteros is looking to get to half guard.
Yoshida looking to ground and pound but Tanteros is blocking nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Yoshida has hold of Tanteros's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tanteros manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Yoshida throwing strikes here but Tanteros is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Yoshida controlling from the full mount.
Yoshida trying to control but Tanteros is having none of it.

Yoshida jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tanteros manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tanteros is trying to control Yoshida's posture but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yoshida taking a break here but Tanteros is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hidehiko Yoshida just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yoshida decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yoshida passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tanteros!
Yoshida punching from mount but Tanteros doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tanteros is trying to escape the mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tanteros is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
Tanteros wants to control but Yoshida is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshida content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidehiko Yoshida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick misses from Tanteros.
Tanteros with a poor takedown

and Yoshida counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yoshida wants to pass the guard but Tanteros is keeping the position.
Yoshida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tanteros holds on and takes a little breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Tanteros keeps moving.
Yoshida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Tanteros pushes Yoshida off and gets back to his feet.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Yoshida feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanteros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yoshida preventing the sweep.
Tanteros working a defensive guard here.
Tanteros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yoshida is looking to advance position but Tanteros has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Tanteros working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tanteros controlling the position easily from mount.
Yoshida is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Yoshida wants to hold on but Tanteros pushes him away.

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.
Yoshida blocking the ground and pound.
Yoshida regains half guard.
Tanteros trying to mount his opponent but Yoshida defends it.
Hidehiko Yoshida has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tanteros stands up and beckons Yoshida to join him on the feet.
Yoshida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanteros with a lazy takedown attempt

so Yoshida counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yoshida trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanteros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tanteros wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tanteros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yoshida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanteros is keeping the position for now.
Tanteros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tanteros is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Yoshida dives into side control.

That's six 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.
Tanteros tries to buck Yoshida off but Yoshida is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshida dodges the punch combination from Tanteros.

Yoshida bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Tanteros is working from the bottom.
Tanteros regains half guard there - taking advantage of Yoshida's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Yoshida works his way into side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tanteros has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Tanteros is working from the bottom.
Tanteros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshida trying to control the position but Tanteros is working away.
Tanteros parries the strikes from Yoshida easily there. Yoshida is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tanteros to escape.
Yoshida working away.
Yoshida throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yoshida trying to control the action but Tanteros is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tanteros rushes Yoshida and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Tanteros works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yoshida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tanteros manages to get himself to full guard.
Tanteros trying to control the position.
Yoshida looking to sit in guard and control but Tanteros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yoshida looking to control but Tanteros passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hidehiko Yoshida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshida has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!

Hidehiko Yoshida wins by unanimous decision!