PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wyatt Earp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla . Wyatt Earp will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yoshida
vs
Earp

184 cm
21
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

199 cm
20
219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuuto Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wyatt Earp!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoshida misses the target.
Earp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Earp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Earp looks to land a body kick but Yoshida moved away.
Earp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Earp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Earp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Earp tries a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Yoshida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Earp misses with a wild combination.
Earp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoshida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Earp.
Earp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Earp throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Earp lands an overhand right.
Yoshida misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Earp releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshida counters with a three punch combo that has Earp backing up. Earp nods at Yoshida to acknowledge the strikes.
Yoshida has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Do you even lift BRO? in the buildup to the fight.
Earp throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Earp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Earp.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Earp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yoshida rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshida lands a right hook to the body.
Earp gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yoshida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Earp's knee momentarily.
Yoshida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Earp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wyatt Earp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Earp looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Earp. Yoshida shrugs it off though.
Earp cracks Yoshida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida scores with a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earp misses with a hook to the body
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Earp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Earp.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Earp appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yoshida swings for the body but Earp moves out of range.
Earp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Earp slaps the foot to one side.
Yoshida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Earp finds it's way round the side to connect with Yoshida's head.
Earp throws the kick towards the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida jabs Earp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Earp misses the shot to the body.
Earp misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida takes a swing at Earp's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Earp sees coming a mile off.
Earp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Earp is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Earp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Earp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshida stuns Earp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Earp misses.
It looked like Yoshida wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshida lands a jab to the nose.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Earp is just out of range.
Yoshida clobbers Earp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Earp. Yoshida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Earp's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp misses with the body kick
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Earp looks winded!
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Earp.
Earp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Earp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Yoshida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Earp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Earp digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Earp throws a right hand that Yoshida ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshida also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Earp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida works Earp's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Earp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Earp thows a leg kick but Yoshida checks it
and Yoshida counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Earp lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
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.

Earp gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yoshida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoshida connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Earp's hands.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Earp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida tries to land a front kick but Earp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Earp lands a front kick.
Yoshida misses with a double jab.
Earp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yuuto Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Earp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Earp steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Earp with a series of wild strikes but Earp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Earp down.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Earp tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
Earp lands with a nice combination. Yoshida backs away looking to recover.
Earp misses with a body kick.
Yoshida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Earp misses.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Earp misses with a looping left.
Earp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Earp misses with a head kick.
Earp throws a body shot but no joy.
Earp ducks right into an uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Earp moves out of range easily.
Earp throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yoshida cracks Earp with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yoshida takes a swing at Earp's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Earp tenderised Yoshida's leg. Yoshida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoshida pushes Earp away with a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Earp throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Earp can do to turn this around?
Earp throws a nice head kick!
Earp is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Earp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Earp.
Yoshida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Earp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yoshida half committed to a counter leg kick.
Earp throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Earp slips a jab and a cross from Yoshida.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshida cracks Earp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Earp.
Earp looks to throw a body kick
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Earp stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Earp avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Earp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yoshida. Yoshida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Earp moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
Earp throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Yoshida tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Earp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Earp.
Yoshida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Earp can pounce on him.
Yoshida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Earp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Earp misses with a low kick.
Earp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Yoshida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Earp misses with a wild body shot.
Earp throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
Earp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Earp.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Earp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Earp avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Earp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Earp moves away.
Earp misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Earp.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoshida misses the target.
A shot to the body from Earp misses
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Earp was not able to check.
Earp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Earp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Earp! But no joy.
Yoshida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Earp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Earp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Earp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Earp throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - Yoshida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshida. Earp shrugs it off though.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Earp.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Earp looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Yoshida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Yoshida has managed to clinch.
Yoshida lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a shot to the body.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida is working Earp over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Yoshida.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Earp or not.
Wyatt Earp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida pushes Earp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Earp backwards.

Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Earp loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Earp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Earp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yoshida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Earp is rocked!
Jab from Yoshida.
Earp is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Earp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Earp.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the body.
Earp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
It appears Yoshida was looking to counter with a kick there.
Earp tries to work over Yoshida's front leg with a kick but Yoshida checks it.
Earp seems to have recovered his senses.
Earp digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Earp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Earp down.
Earp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Earp's body.
Earp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Earp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Earp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Earp.
Earp misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Earp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Earp.
Yuuto Yoshida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Earp has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoshida.
Yoshida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Earp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
You can see that Earp has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Earp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Earp works over Yoshida's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Earp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks the body kick.
Yoshida punishes Earp's body with a nice straight punch.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuuto Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yoshida 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuuto Yoshida!
Yuuto Yoshida managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.