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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Todev (ranked 8934 p4p, 783 weight class) and Kojito Yamate (ranked 9025 p4p, 788 weight class). Kojito Yamate is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Todev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kojito Yamate!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamate connects with a high kick.
Yamate slips a jab and a cross from Todev.
Todev tries to bum rush Yamate with a series of wild strikes but Yamate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Todev works over Yamate's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kojito Yamate has been cut.
Yamate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Todev throws a sloppy head kick and Yamate moves out of range easily.
Yamate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Todev wants to break free but Yamate has control.
Yamate misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamate is leaning against Todev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yamate.
Yamate has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Todev uses from the top position.
Todev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yamate lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todev wants to stand but Yamate is controlling the position.
Yamate trying to control but Todev is working from the bottom.
Yamate is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yamate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yamate is looking to take a break and control but Todev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Yamate seems content to control.
Todev is not content to let Yamate control the position.
Todev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yamate.
Yamate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Todev is trying to stand up here but Yamate is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kojito Yamate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todev is breathing heavily.
Todev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Todev's defenses.
Yamate lands an elbow inside.
Yamate jumps into guard, dragging Todev to the mat.
Yamate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Todev is one step ahead there.
Yamate is trying to keep Todev in close.
Yamate 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamate lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yamate is trying to control. Todev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamate stops Todev from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Yamate seems content to control.
Yamate wants to take a breather but Todev is having none of it.
Yamate is controlling the pace.
Yamate prevents Todev from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kojito Yamate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kojito Yamate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamate drives through and clinches with Todev against the cage.
Todev takes an elbow to the temple.
Todev wants to break free but Yamate has control.
Yamate jumps guard but Todev stands there with Yamate around his waist. Yamate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yamate keeps control of Todev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Todev being controlled against the cage.
Yamate tries to pull guard but Todev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamate misses with an elbow strike.
Yamate decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yamate is proving hard to escape from.
Yamate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamate working a defensive guard here.
Todev won't allow Yamate to sweep him here.
Todev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Todev wants to stand and escape but instead Yamate has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Todev keeping moving, preventing Yamate from controlling successfully.
Kojito Yamate has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two 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.
Yamate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Todev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yamate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Todev tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Yamate manages to move to mount!
Yamate wants to control the pace but Todev is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todev is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Todev is squirming around, avoiding Yamate's attempts to control the action.
Todev blocking the ground and pound.
Yamate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yamate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Todev is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamate controlling the pace for now.
Todev is trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Todev hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kojito Yamate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kojito Yamate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamate.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamate checks a leg kick.
Yamate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Todev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamate lands with a nice body kick.
Todev moves out of range of the body kick from Yamate.
Yamate avoids the head kick by Todev.
Yamate throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yamate takes the fight into the clinch.
Todev wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Todev prevents a body shot from Yamate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todev takes an elbow to the temple.
Todev takes an elbow to the temple.
Yamate lands a shot to the body.
Todev working hard to break the clinch.
Todev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Todev's defenses.
Todev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Todev can't break the clinch.
Todev can't break the clinch.
Todev tries to break free but Yamate pushes him back against the cage.
Yamate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamate lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Todev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yamate can turn it around.
Yamate lands a shoulder strike.
Todev wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamate won't allow it.
Yamate lands an elbow just above Todev 's eye.
Yamate lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamate wants to control from the top but Todev keeps moving.
Yamate stands and throws Todev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Todev is not content to let Yamate control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamate prevents Todev from escaping the position.
Yamate is looking to take a break and control but Todev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamate content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamate wants to control but Todev is keeping him busy.
Yamate might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Todev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kojito Yamate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Todev gets tackled into the cage by Yamate. Yamate maintains the clinch.
Ivan Todev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamate avoiding damage as Todev throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kojito Yamate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamate 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kojito Yamate!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kojito Yamate!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kojito Yamate!
Kojito Yamate wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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