PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Kirkland
vs
Yoshimune

180 cm
38
164 lbs
36 - 20 - 0

178 cm
42
163 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kawamura Yoshimune!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland throws an off balance right hand
and Yoshimune counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Vladimir Van Kirkland has been cut.
Van Kirkland lands the left hand.
Van Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Yoshimune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshimune takes one on the button.
Van Kirkland looks to land a right hand but Yoshimune moved out of range.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune slips a jab from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
A left and a right from Yoshimune both land. Nice combination.
Van Kirkland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshimune jabs Van Kirkland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yoshimune tries to land a leg kick but Van Kirkland saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with a hook to the body. Yoshimune takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Kirkland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yoshimune throws a lazy right hand but Van Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Kirkland lands with a straight right. Yoshimune didn't see that one coming.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping left.
Van Kirkland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but Yoshimune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Kirkland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yoshimune swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshimune defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Van Kirkland misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland clobbers Yoshimune with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Kirkland looks to land a combination but Yoshimune avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight right.
Van Kirkland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yoshimune slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.

Yoshimune lands a left and a right that send Van Kirkland crashing to the mat, dazed. Yoshimune thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yoshimune throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yoshimune throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Yoshimune moves away and avoids it.
Yoshimune throws a leg kick but Van Kirkland sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Kirkland throwing a counter right hand but Yoshimune manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland lands with a straight right. Yoshimune didn't see that one coming.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshimune moves out of range easily.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshimune keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Kirkland.
Nice cross by Van Kirkland.
The fighters circling - Yoshimune throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune misses with a leg kick.
Yoshimune uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Yoshimune slips the punch.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoshimune's calf.
Van Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Yoshimune cracks the inside of Van Kirkland's front leg.
Yoshimune lands with a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshimune.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping left.
Van Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoshimune.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland misses with a body kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshimune slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshimune slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Van Kirkland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoshimune counters with a left to the body.
Yoshimune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Yoshimune blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Van Kirkland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
That's time! Van Kirkland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Van Kirkland cracks Yoshimune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoshimune staying out of range there.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook.
Van Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoshimune only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshimune avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshimune counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshimune throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshimune turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshimune moves out of range easily.
Yoshimune throws out a counter right but Van Kirkland avoids it with no problem.
Van Kirkland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshimune.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook. Yoshimune ducked under it nicely.
Yoshimune ducks right into an uppercut from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands with a straight right. Yoshimune didn't see that one coming.
Yoshimune defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Kirkland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Kirkland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Kirkland throws the left hand but Yoshimune avoids the punch easily.
Yoshimune is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Kirkland with a body shot.
Yoshimune defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshimune slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
It seemed like Yoshimune was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut
and Yoshimune counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Kirkland thinking.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Yoshimune moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Kirkland misses the target.
Van Kirkland swings widly with a right hand
and Yoshimune makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yoshimune's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Yoshimune uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Yoshimune tenderised Van Kirkland's leg. Van Kirkland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoshimune throws a big shot that misses.
Yoshimune takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshimune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshimune connects with a single shot there.
Yoshimune looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yoshimune works Van Kirkland's body with a nice hook.
Van Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshimune can do to turn this around?
Van Kirkland throws the left hand but Yoshimune avoids the punch easily.
Van Kirkland misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshimune counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Yoshimune scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Kirkland doesn't seem bothered though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yoshimune might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Kirkland has got the better of the exchanges.
Yoshimune shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yoshimune displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Kirkland throws out the jab.
Van Kirkland throws a series of punches but Yoshimune moves out of range.
Yoshimune scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Kirkland should have avoided that one.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshimune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a double jab
and Yoshimune makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Kirkland cracks Yoshimune with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Kirkland misses with a left hand
and Yoshimune counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshimune checks it well.
Yoshimune misses with a head kick.
Van Kirkland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshimune punishes Van Kirkland's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Kirkland misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Yoshimune was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Kirkland walks into a straight right hand from Yoshimune.
Van Kirkland scores with a one two! Yoshimune had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshimune slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshimune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshimune throws a counter combo.
Yoshimune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Kirkland throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshimune connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Yoshimune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Kirkland looks to land a left hand but Yoshimune moved out of range nicely.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Van Kirkland misses with a right hand
and Yoshimune counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Yoshimune avoids it easily.
Yoshimune misses with a right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Kirkland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshimune 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Van Kirkland's cut.
That's time! Van Kirkland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Yoshimune misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Kirkland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a looping right.
Van Kirkland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yoshimune looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yoshimune avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Kirkland misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoshimune counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshimune blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshimune blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Yoshimune misses.
Van Kirkland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Kirkland throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshimune connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshimune blocks the leg kick.
Yoshimune flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Kirkland steps away.
Van Kirkland scores with a hook to the body. Yoshimune takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland looks to throw the jab but Yoshimune is out of range.
Yoshimune raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshimune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshimune throws a good cross that connects.
Yoshimune throws a sloppy head kick and Van Kirkland moves out of range easily.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshimune tries to score with a low kick but Van Kirkland moves his leg out of the way.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Yoshimune blocks it.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshimune is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yoshimune! But no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune lands a nice shot to the body.
Yoshimune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Yoshimune tests Van Kirkland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Yoshimune scores with a body shot.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Van Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yoshimune checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoshimune ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yoshimune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune feints a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Kirkland blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Kirkland blocks the leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Yoshimune sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Van Kirkland does no damage.
Yoshimune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune lands a jab to the head.
Yoshimune tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshimune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Yoshimune throws out a counter right but Van Kirkland avoids it with no problem.
Yoshimune scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshimune throws a series of punches but Van Kirkland avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune scores with a kick to the body.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshimune.
Yoshimune scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the body.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Kawamura Yoshimune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yoshimune just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Van Kirkland.
Nice cross by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the side of Yoshimune's head but Yoshimune sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Yoshimune uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladimir Van Kirkland.
Well Van Kirkland 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.