PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaguchi has chosen Yama Yama as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Costacurta
vs
Yamaguchi

176 cm
25
164 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
167 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costacurta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamaguchi looks to throw a body kick
and Costacurta counters with a thumping low kick.
Costacurta scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamaguchi should have avoided that one.
Costacurta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook.
Costacurta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Costacurta avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi is looking to chop away at Costacurta's legs.
Yamaguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Costacurta counters with a good low kick that Yamaguchi was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamaguchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Costacurta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Costacurta moved out of range nicely.
Costacurta tried to counter with a leg kick but Yamaguchi avoided it.
Yamaguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Costacurta throws a series of punches but Yamaguchi avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costacurta manages to avoid it.
Costacurta fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yamaguchi just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamaguchi misses the target.
Costacurta throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costacurta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Costacurta misses.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Costacurta's front leg with a kick but Costacurta checks it.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook
and Costacurta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costacurta checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Costacurta.
Yamaguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Costacurta slips a straight right by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Costacurta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Costacurta slips under a jab.
Yamaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Costacurta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Costacurta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
As Yamaguchi backs away, Costacurta returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Costacurta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Costacurta's body.
Costacurta misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Yamaguchi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costacurta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costacurta moves away.
Costacurta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Costacurta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yamaguchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Costacurta checks a low kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a nice looking combination but Costacurta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick.
Costacurta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Costacurta tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Yamaguchi counters with a body kick.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costacurta to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costacurta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamaguchi. That one must have hurt.
Costacurta avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamaguchi misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Costacurta moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Costacurta avoids the punch easily.
Costacurta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Costacurta scrambles back to his feet.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yamaguchi misses with a head kick.
Yamaguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Costacurta's leg but Costacurta calmly moves out of range.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Yamaguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Costacurta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Costacurta moved away.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Costacurta counters with an outside leg kick.
Yamaguchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costacurta defending well as Yamaguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Costacurta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Yamaguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costacurta scores with a kick to the body.

Costacurta moves into the clinch.
Costacurta blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Costacurta lands with a nice body kick.
Costacurta looks for the body kick but Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costacurta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Costacurta.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Costacurta.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the side of Costacurta's head but Costacurta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Costacurta throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Costacurta throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Costacurta lands a nice hook to Yamaguchi's body. Yamaguchi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Costacurta moves into range and clinches up with Yamaguchi.
Costacurta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Costacurta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Costacurta misses with a body punch.
Costacurta misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Costacurta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamaguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Costacurta controls his hands.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Costacurta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Costacurta.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with the head strike.
Costacurta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with some punches.
Yamaguchi lands with a left to the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi is leaning against Costacurta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamaguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the head.
Rosinante Costacurta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Costacurta blocks it.
Costacurta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Yamaguchi as the two fighters clinch.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costacurta prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaguchi fails to land.
Yamaguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Costacurta controls the action.
Yamaguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamaguchi gets through Costacurta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Costacurta fails to land.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costacurta.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costacurta blocks an uppercut.
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!
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the head.
Costacurta lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
Costacurta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Costacurta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
Costacurta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costacurta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi gets through Costacurta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Costacurta scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Rosinante Costacurta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Costacurta slips under a jab from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Costacurta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Costacurta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Costacurta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Costacurta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamaguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamaguchi throws a looping overhand right but Costacurta ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Costacurta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costacurta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Costacurta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Costacurta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook
and Costacurta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamaguchi thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Costacurta sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi misses with a right hand
and Costacurta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Costacurta slips under a jab.
Costacurta cracks Yamaguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Costacurta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costacurta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Costacurta moves into the clinch.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Costacurta swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
Costacurta lands with a right to the head.
Costacurta working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Costacurta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costacurta gets through Yamaguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Costacurta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamaguchi blocks an uppercut.
Costacurta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Costacurta can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
Costacurta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi tries a body shot but Costacurta blocks it.
Costacurta blocks a body shot from Yamaguchi.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Costacurta tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Costacurta back against the cage.
Costacurta misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costacurta's elbow.
Costacurta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Costacurta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costacurta lands an uppercut.
Costacurta prevents a body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Costacurta controls the action.
Yamaguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamaguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Costacurta controls the action.
Costacurta blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Costacurta controls his hands.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costacurta backwards.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Costacurta misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta thows a leg kick but Yamaguchi checks it
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costacurta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Costacurta.
Yamaguchi throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Costacurta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Costacurta scores with a jab.
Costacurta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costacurta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costacurta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Costacurta.
A bone on bone clash there as Costacurta blocks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Costacurta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Yamaguchi.
Well Yamaguchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
An out of breath Kai Yamaguchi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.