PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gravity (ranked 1981 p4p, 274 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 2736 p4p, 361 weight class). Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gravity
vs
Yoshida

187 cm
36
212 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

184 cm
31
210 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.

Yoshida has managed to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Gravity has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
Gravity tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Gravity.
Yoshida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yoshida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gravity.
Yoshida prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Yoshida.
Gravity is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Gravity's head.
Gravity tries to throw a body punch but Yoshida avoids it by throwing Gravity back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gravity.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravity blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gravity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Gravity avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Yoshida pushes Gravity back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
Gravity lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Gravity's head.
Gravity misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Gravity.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Gravity blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Gravity scores with a shot to the side of Yoshida's head.
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!
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gravity blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Gravity scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshida.

Gravity is trying to trip Yoshida. He has hold of a leg but Yoshida is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gravity persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Yoshida pushes Gravity off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravity shoots in but no luck this time.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
Yoshida throws a body shot but no joy.
A lazy body kick from Gravity
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravity shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshida tries to sprawl out of it but Gravity keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Gravity. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a jab. Yoshida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yoshida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab lands there for Gravity.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Despite the aggression on Yoshida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yoshida takes a swing at Gravity's ribcage but misses.

Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Gravity.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Gravity changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yoshida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gravity scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Gravity.
Yuuto Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gravity half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yoshida.
Gravity avoids the head kick by Yoshida.
Gravity throwing a counter right hand but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravity.
Gary Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravity darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gravity stuns Yoshida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Yoshida.
Good shot there by Gravity.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida with a nice cross.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
A nice side step and Yoshida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida leaves Gravity with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gravity cracks a nice hook into Yoshida's ribs.
Gravity shoots in and drives through. Yoshida sprawls well.
Gravity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gravity fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoshida avoids it really well and circles away.
Yoshida has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Yoshida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Gravity bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Yoshida bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gravity darts in and clinches Yoshida up against the cage.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida tries to work over Gravity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravity prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gravity blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Gravity controls the action.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gravity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravity.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravity's elbow.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gravity goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yoshida prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Gravity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Gravity blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Gravity blocking some punches.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Yoshida is leaning against Gravity and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshida misses with a body punch.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Yoshida digs a right hand underneath Gravity's ribcage. Gravity let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Yoshida pushes Gravity back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravitys head.

Yoshida drops Gravity onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gravity is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Gravity is rocked!
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Oh Gravity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gravity! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Yoshida is unloading with more strikes now! Gravity drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuuto Yoshida!
After winning the bout, Yuuto Yoshida thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.