PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Buckets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasumi has chosen Lunchmoney Lewis-Real Thing as his entrance music. Bobby Buckets has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Buckets
vs
Yasumi

200 cm
33
270 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

188 cm
30
250 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Buckets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckets misses with a body shot
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Yasumi moves away from the strike by Buckets.
Buckets moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYasumi.
Buckets misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Yasumi moves out of range as Buckets strikes.
Buckets throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buckets misses with a leg kick

and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. Buckets fights it but they end up in guard.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yasumi manages to pass to side control.

Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Buckets is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yasumi controlling the action here.
Yasumi working Buckets over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckets has a hand on Yasumi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yasumi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Yasumi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Buckets tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi with good strikes from the mount here!
Buckets is trying desperately to improve position.
Buckets knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yasumi on the ground.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Yasumi controlling from the full mount.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yasumi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buckets is wriggling around trying to escape.

Yasumi working for a guillotine from mount but Buckets is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckets is trying desperately to improve position.
Yasumi lands a big shot there that rocks Buckets but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yasumi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yasumi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buckets is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuya Yasumi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Buckets misses with a left hand
and Yasumi counters with a left to the body.
Buckets throws a right hand that misses
and Yasumi counters with a right hand to the body.
Buckets throws out a loose jab but Yasumi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckets throws a leg kick

and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Buckets manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Buckets tries to work over Yasumi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Yasumi breaks the clinch.
Buckets dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yasumi. That did some damage!
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yasumi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buckets.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buckets throws a solid leg kick but Yasumi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckets.
Yasumi with the counter takedown but Buckets avoids it easily.
Buckets throws a leg kick

and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buckets won't be happy with that.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi is dominant here and he's now got Buckets's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yasumi controlling the positon.

Yasumi working for the choke.
Yasumi tries to get the hooks in deep but Buckets pushed the leg off.
Buckets tries to break free.
Yasumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Buckets fending off the submission attempt from Yasumi.

Yasumi is persistently looking for the submission but Buckets is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Yasumi.
Buckets staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Yasumi throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Buckets!
Buckets wants to escape the position.
What can Buckets do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi has the hooks in. Buckets is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckets covers up after that shot from Yasumi.
Yasumi keeps control of the position easily here as Buckets tries to buck him off.
Buckets is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Buckets wants to get back to his feet.
Yasumi has Buckets flattened out and is raining down punches.
Buckets staying busy and making it hard for Yasumi to control.
Buckets is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Yasumi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Buckets could be in trouble here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckets is in bad spot here.
Yasumi has good solid back control here.

Yasumi is looking for the choke from the back position but Buckets is controlling his hands well.
Buckets tries to escape but Yasumi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Yasumi is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yasumi is hanging on to Buckets's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsuya Yasumi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Buckets scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Buckets.
Yasumi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buckets.
Buckets throws an overhand right that lands on Yasumi's shoulder, as Yasumi tries to avoid the shot.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Buckets defends it well.
Buckets throws a solid leg kick but Yasumi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckets.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Buckets pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Buckets throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yasumi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Yasumi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yasumi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buckets sizes up Yasumi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckets throws a leg kick

and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buckets won't be happy with that.
Buckets tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasumi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckets keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yasumi lands a heavy elbow.
Buckets tries to reverse the position but Yasumi maintains control.
Yasumi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buckets can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yasumi trying to control but Buckets is having none of it.
Yasumi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bobby Buckets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi with a couple of short strikes.
Buckets is squirming around, avoiding Yasumi's attempts to control the action.
Buckets slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Yasumi is working for a submission of some sort.

Buckets has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Yasumi is on him like a limpet, forcing Buckets back against the cage.

Buckets escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buckets is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buckets misses with a body shot.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buckets. Buckets obviously looking to wear him down.
Buckets tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yasumi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buckets will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buckets swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yasumi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buckets wants to stand and escape but Yasumi is having none of it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yasumi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yasumi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Yasumi seems content to control.
Buckets tries to roll over but Yasumi keeps him under control.
Yasumi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Yasumi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi is taking a breather. Buckets says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yasumi passes into side control, despite Buckets's attempt to control the position.

Yasumi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Buckets is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Buckets is looking for a sweep.

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 Bobby Buckets.
I think Yasumi 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.