PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasuke Yumikuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Johnz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yumikuri
vs
Johnz

181 cm
22
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasuke Yumikuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Johnz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumikuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yumikuri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnz connects with a right hand. Yumikuri shakes it off.

Yumikuri shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yumikuri was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yumikuri looking to ground and pound but Johnz is blocking nicely.

Yumikuri is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Yumikuri looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnz is having none of it.
Yumikuri is breathing heavily.
Yumikuri looking to control but Johnz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnz is looking to improve his position but Yumikuri isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yumikuri is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johnz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johnz!

Johnz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yumikuri keeping full guard, as Johnz tries to pass.
Johnz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yumikuri wants to sweep but no luck.

Yumikuri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yumikuri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnz trying to control the position from guard on top but Yumikuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Yumikuri working for a triangle but Johnz defends it easily.
Yumikuri working a defensive guard but Johnz manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yumikuri is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yumikuri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnz tries to clinch up but Yumikuri circles away and keeps his distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yumikuri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnz - the referee stops the clock and Yumikuri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnz. Yumikuri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnz.
Johnz scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Johnz does no damage.
Johnz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yumikuri circles away.
Johnz lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yumikuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnz moves in looking to clinch but Yumikuri pushes him off.
Johnz scores with a push kick.
Johnz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnz throws a leg kick which misses Yumikuri's front leg but catches the back leg as Yumikuri tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yumikuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnz tries to close the distance and clinch but Yumikuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnz scores with a three punch combo!
Johnz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnz tries to clinch but Yumikuri moves out of range.
Johnz doesn't manage to clinch there - Yumikuri circles away.
Johnz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnz fakes the leg kick and cracks Yumikuri in the body.
Yumikuri shoots in for a takedown but Johnz shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasuke Yumikuri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumikuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yumikuri shoots in for a takedown but Johnz shows good takedown defense.
Yumikuri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnz scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Johnz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yumikuri decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnz won't allow Yumikuri to pass to mount.
Johnz has hold of Yumikuri's hands but Yumikuri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yumikuri is tying to control. Johnz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnz manages to get to full guard.
Johnz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yumikuri wants to pass the guard but Johnz is keeping the position.

Johnz is looking for a triangle but Yumikuri pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumikuri postures up in Johnz's guard and throws a big left but Johnz blocks it.
Yumikuri wants to pass the guard but Johnz is keeping the position.
Johnz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yumikuri!
Yumikuri can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnz is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Yumikuri wants to control but Johnz is having none of it.
Yumikuri working to try and regain half guard.
Yumikuri bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumikuri prevents Johnz from getting back to his feet.
Yumikuri advances position into side control!
Yumikuri lands a nice forearm strike.
Yumikuri grinds an elbow into Johnz's temple.
Yumikuri working the ground and pound.
Yumikuri laying and praying for a moment but Johnz takes advantage and regains half guard.
Johnz is not content to let Yumikuri control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yumikuri wants to pass the guard but Johnz is defending well.
Yumikuri wants to take a breather but Johnz is having none of it.
Yumikuri is looking to stall here but Johnz recovers full guard.
Yumikuri wants to pass the guard but Johnz is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasuke Yumikuri dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yumikuri fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnz throws a leg kick which misses Yumikuri's front leg but catches the back leg as Yumikuri tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yumikuri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnz is looking to clinch but Yumikuri is avoiding it.
Johnz pushes Yumikuri away with a front kick.
Yumikuri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yumikuri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yumikuri has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnz tries to clinch up but Yumikuri circles away and keeps his distance.
Yumikuri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnz counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yumikuri's calf.
Yumikuri takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnz wants to clinch up but Yumikuri keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Johnz slams his shin into Yumikuri's torso.
Some wild striking there from Johnz.
Yumikuri on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Yumikuri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yumikuri showed some decent athleticism there.
Yumikuri is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumikuri wants to free his trapped foot but Johnz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yumikuri stops Johnz from getting back to his feet.
Yumikuri is pressing down on Johnz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnz is holding on for now.
Johnz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yumikuri scores with a couple of nice shots.

Yumikuri is looking for a kimura here.
Yumikuri is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yumikuri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yumikuri trying to control from half guard but Johnz is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Yumikuri is looking for a kimura but Johnz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yumikuri to get the leverage.

Yumikuri is working for a submission of some sort.
Yumikuri throwing shots but Johnz is blocking nicely.
Yumikuri is tying to control. Johnz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yumikuri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnz counters with a left and a right that stings Yumikuri.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Johnz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Johnz!