PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clawnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My name is MUD. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Clawnes
vs
Yamada

190 cm
32
223 lbs
18 - 18 - 0

170 cm
30
205 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiichi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
Clawnes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Clawnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clawnes throws a nice looking combination but Yamada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Yamada tenderised Clawnes's leg. Clawnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamada.
Clawnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada slips under a jab from Clawnes.
Clawnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Yamada throws a hook but Clawnes blocks it.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clawnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clawnes thuds a left hand into Yamada's body.
Yamada lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Clawnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clawnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clawnes staying out of range there.
Yamada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamada lands a jab.
Yamada misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Clawnes.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clawnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clawnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamada is out of range and Clawnes settles back down.
Clawnes is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clawnes tries to land a front kick but Yamada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clawnes slips a straight right by Yamada.
Clawnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Clawnes is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Clawnes moved out of range nicely.
Yamada tried to score with a low kick but Clawnes checks it.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
As Yamada looks to move away, Clawnes throws a big counter combo but Yamada just gets out of the way.
Clawnes misses with a straight right.
Clawnes pushes Yamada away with a front kick.
Clawnes avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Clawnes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clawnes throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
Clawnes tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Yamada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clawnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clawnes has Yamada up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamada has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clawnes after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clawnes prevents Yamada from breaking the clinch.
Clawnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clawnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada tries to work over Clawnes's front leg with a kick but Clawnes checks it.
Clawnes throws a big counter combination but Yamada scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clawnes throws a low kick, looking for Yamada's leg but Yamada calmly moves out of range.
Clawnes swinging wildly here.
Clawnes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Clawnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but Yamada circles away and keeps his distance.
Clawnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Clawnes misses with a double jab.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Clawnes ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clawnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada connects with a single shot there.
Yamada takes a swing at Clawnes's ribcage but misses.
Yamada avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada tries a quick counter leg kick but Clawnes is wise to it.
Clawnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
Clawnes avoids a kick to the body.
Clawnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Clawnes misses with a wild combination.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clawnes.
Yamada throws a low kick, looking for Clawnes's leg but Clawnes calmly moves out of range.
Clawnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clawnes tries to bum rush Yamada with a series of wild strikes but Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clawnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clawnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clawnes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Clawnes does no damage.
Clawnes misses with the combination.
Yamada looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamada.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
Yamada connects with the punch.
Clawnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Clawnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamada cracks Clawnes with an open hand slap.
Yamada slips a jab and a cross from Clawnes.
Yamada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yamada throws a body shot but no joy.
Clawnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clawnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clawnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clawnes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamada on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
Clawnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clawnes's sensitive parts.
Yamada takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keiichi Yamada will probably get the nod.
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.

Yamada scores with a nice head shot.
Yamada throws a body shot but no joy.
Clawnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clawnes. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Clawnes blocks the body kick.
Clawnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clawnes throws a series of punches but Yamada avoids them all with ease.
Clawnes jabs Yamada right on the nose. Yamada blinks but takes it well.
Clawnes misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Yamada.
Yamada feints a counter leg kick.
Clawnes lands a jab to the nose.
Clawnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamada.
Clawnes needs to keep his hands up - Yamada had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Clawnes moves into the clinch.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada wants a takedown but no success here.
Clawnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clawnes has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clawnes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clawnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawnes.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamada blocks the elbow strike.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clawnes's elbow.
Clawnes lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Yamada.

Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Clawnes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but Yamada circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamada.
Clawnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Clawnes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clawnes takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Clawnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clawnes throws a combination. Yamada tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamada cracks Clawnes with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clawnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamada.
Clawnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yamada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clawnes's head.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clawnes.
Clawnes misses the shot to the body.
Clawnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Clawnes blocks a jab.
Yamada lands with a good body shot.
Clawnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clawnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamada's head.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clawnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Keiichi Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clawnes.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Clawnes moves out of range of the body kick from Yamada.
Clawnes misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Yamada throws out a powerful jab.
Clawnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamada to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clawnes. That did some damage!
A big right from Yamada misses.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clawnes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clawnes duly obliges.
Yamada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clawnes.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Clawnes moved out of range nicely.
Yamada cracks Clawnes with a good jab.
Clawnes clobbers Yamada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clawnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clawnes walks into a straight right hand from Yamada.
Clawnes misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamada throws the left hand but Clawnes avoids the punch easily.
Clawnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Clawnes misses with a low kick.
Yamada scores with a nice body kick.
Yamada connects with a crisp jab.
Clawnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yamada backs up against the cage.
Yamada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clawnes will feel that in the morning.
Clawnes wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
Clawnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Yamada.
Clawnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamada. Yamada obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Yamada sizes up Clawnes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yamada lands a leg kick that knocks Clawnes off balance momentarily.
Thomas Clawnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Yamada.
Clawnes backing away here, and Yamada unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yamada lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clawnes's head.
Clawnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clawnes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clawnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yamada checks it well.
Clawnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Keiichi Yamada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yamada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clawnes.
Yamada swings for the body but Clawnes moves out of range.

Clawnes clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Clawnes.
A shot in the inside from Clawnes.
Yamada avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawnes.

Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clawnes misses with a two punch combination.
Clawnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clawnes throws a nice head kick!
Yamada scores with the left hand. Clawnes knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clawnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Clawnes scores with a head kick.
Clawnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yamada tried to score with a low kick but Clawnes checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a hook. Clawnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clawnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clawnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamada is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clawnes in his tracks.
Yamada connects with a body shot that sends Clawnes's belly button to the back.
Clawnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Clawnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clawnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
Clawnes misses with a wild combination.
Clawnes throws a lazy right hand but Yamada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clawnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clawnes throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Clawnes throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Clawnes is looking to chop away at Yamada's legs.
Clawnes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clawnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas Clawnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada cracks Clawnes with an open hand slap.
Clawnes slips under a jab from Yamada.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clawnes.
Clawnes blocks a jab.
Clawnes moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada lands a leg kick that knocks Clawnes off balance momentarily.
A big left from Yamada misses.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clawnes tries to work over Yamada's front leg with a kick but Yamada checks it.
A good leg kick by Clawnes.

Clawnes has managed to clinch.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clawnes tries to land a knee to the head but Yamada blocks with his arms.
Clawnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.

Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Clawnes slips under a jab from Yamada.
Yamada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
A jab from Yamada misses.
Clawnes throws a big counter combination but Yamada scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yamada lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clawnes misses the jab.
Yamada jabs Clawnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clawnes misses the jab.
Yamada lands a lovely overhand right.
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada jabs Clawnes right on the nose. Clawnes blinks but takes it well.

Yamada gets tackled into the cage by Clawnes. Clawnes maintains the clinch.
Clawnes blocks an uppercut.
Clawnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamada is defending well for now.
Clawnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamada.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clawnes's elbow.
Yamada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamada scores with a shot to the side of Clawnes's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada lands with a left to the head.

Yamada breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Clawnes wants to land a leg kick but Yamada is out of range.
Clawnes throws a nice looking combination but Yamada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Yamada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamada.
Clawnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamada. Yamada obviously looking to wear him down.
Yamada scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Keiichi Yamada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clawnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clawnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Clawnes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamada just manages to avoid it.
Clawnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamada avoids a kick to the body.
Clawnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clawnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Clawnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clawnes scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clawnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clawnes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keiichi Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamada winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiichi Yamada!