PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desperately To Be Positive (ranked 3717 p4p, 0 weight class) and Splinter Yoshi (ranked 2276 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

To Be Positive
vs
Yoshi

190 cm
26
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Woodhouse's

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Desperately To Be Positive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Splinter Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooooh!!! To Be Positive has knocked Yoshi down with a huge combo! To Be Positive steps away and waves a wobbly Yoshi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Splinter Yoshi has been cut.
To Be Positive has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
To Be Positive misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
To Be Positive throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
To Be Positive lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshi feints a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
To Be Positive throws a right and a left that Yoshi avoids nicely.
To Be Positive takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
To Be Positive misses with a double jab.
To Be Positive throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
To Be Positive takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
To Be Positive looks to throw the jab but Yoshi is out of range.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshi moves out of range as To Be Positive strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
To Be Positive swinging wildly here.
Yoshi lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi thuds his shin into the meat of To Be Positive's side.
Sloppy strikes from To Be Positive. Those never looked like landing.
Yoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks To Be Positive off balance momentarily.
Yoshi thumps To Be Positive with a low kick.
To Be Positive walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Yoshi.
To Be Positive is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
To Be Positive stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshi.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
To Be Positive misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
To Be Positive sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick from Yoshi.
To Be Positive is breathing heavily.
To Be Positive throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshi.
To Be Positive takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi thumps To Be Positive with a low kick.
To Be Positive looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
To Be Positive chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshi can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
To Be Positive has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Yoshi scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
To Be Positive throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshi counters with a body kick that stops To Be Positive in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick from Yoshi lands but To Be Positive takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yoshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses To Be Positive's sensitive parts.
To Be Positive chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshi can pounce on him.
To Be Positive throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoshi feints a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Yoshi tenderised To Be Positive's leg. To Be Positive is trying to keep his angry face on.
To Be Positive throws a hook to the side of Yoshi's head but Yoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
To Be Positive has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow To Be Positive down.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses To Be Positive's sensitive parts.
To Be Positive on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshi. Yoshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. To Be Positive looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshi.
To Be Positive pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! To Be Positive crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshi - the referee stops the clock and To Be Positive gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshi. To Be Positive manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
To Be Positive misses with the combination.
Yoshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
To Be Positive takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Yoshi has To Be Positive up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Splinter Yoshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Splinter Yoshi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! To Be Positive crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshi - the referee stops the clock and To Be Positive gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshi. To Be Positive manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! To Be Positive crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshi - the referee stops the clock and To Be Positive gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshi. To Be Positive manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
To Be Positive steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yoshi. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi cracks the inside of To Be Positive's front leg.
To Be Positive takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to To Be Positive's calf.
Yoshi connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
Splinter Yoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
To Be Positive misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses To Be Positive's front leg but catches the back leg as To Be Positive tries to avoid it.
Yoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
To Be Positive will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
To Be Positive misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi thumps To Be Positive with a low kick.
To Be Positive misses with a jab to the body
and Yoshi counters with a nice body kick.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses To Be Positive's sensitive parts.
To Be Positive misses with a double jab

and Yoshi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoshi working To Be Positive over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Yoshi.
Yoshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshi with a knee to the head.
Yoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yoshi misses with a punch to the body.

Yoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Yoshi clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on To Be Positive's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Yoshi.
To Be Positive takes a knee to the side of the body.
To Be Positive is trying to force a seperation but Yoshi has the dominant position.

Yoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi misses with a body shot.
To Be Positive throws a right hand that Yoshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoshi also avoids with ease.
Yoshi feints a counter leg kick.
To Be Positive throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to To Be Positive's calf.
Desperately To Be Positive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshi - that will leave a mark!
Yoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi scores with a kick to the body.
Yoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
To Be Positive's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Yoshi is looking to slow To Be Positive down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yoshi thumps To Be Positive with a low kick.
To Be Positive takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Yoshi tenderised To Be Positive's leg. To Be Positive is trying to keep his angry face on.
To Be Positive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
To Be Positive keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshi thumps To Be Positive with a low kick.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses To Be Positive's sensitive parts.
Yoshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from To Be Positive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshi slips a straight right by To Be Positive.
Nice body kick there by Yoshi.
Yoshi dodges the punch combination from To Be Positive.
To Be Positive misses with a wild combination.
Yoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
To Be Positive throws a jab when Yoshi was well out of range.
Desperately To Be Positive is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from To Be Positive.
To Be Positive throws a series of punches but Yoshi avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
To Be Positive takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
To Be Positive takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Splinter Yoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Splinter Yoshi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from To Be Positive.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi thumps To Be Positive with a low kick.
Yoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
To Be Positive throws a hook to the side of Yoshi's head but Yoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
To Be Positive tries to bum rush Yoshi with a series of wild strikes but Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
To Be Positive misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yoshi cracks the inside of To Be Positive's front leg.
To Be Positive misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Yoshi clinches.
To Be Positive stops a takedown attempt from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but To Be Positive blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
To Be Positive takes a knee right on the jaw!
To Be Positive avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
To Be Positive can't break the clinch.
Yoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. To Be Positive won't want to take too many of those.
To Be Positive takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshi tries a body shot but To Be Positive blocks it.

Yoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yoshi clinches up against the cage.
Splinter Yoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yoshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Yoshi landing knees to the body.
Yoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. To Be Positive won't want to take too many of those.
Yoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yoshi displaying some good clinch control by pressing To Be Positive up against the cage.
To Be Positive wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi tries to work over To Be Positive's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yoshi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi landing knees to the head.
Yoshi with a knee to the head.
Yoshi scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshi lands a nice knee to the body.
Yoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Yoshi breaks the clinch.
To Be Positive takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshi.
To Be Positive takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on To Be Positive. That did some damage!
Yoshi thumps To Be Positive with a low kick.
To Be Positive rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from To Be Positive. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
To Be Positive takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on To Be Positive. That did some damage!
Yoshi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from To Be Positive.
To Be Positive misses with a series of wild punches.
To Be Positive throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
To Be Positive fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
To Be Positive throws a hook but Yoshi blocks it.
To Be Positive misses with a two punch combination.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
To Be Positive throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshi.
To Be Positive chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshi can pounce on him.
To Be Positive throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
Yoshi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
To Be Positive swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Desperately To Be Positive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on To Be Positive. That did some damage!

And that's the end of the fight!
Splinter Yoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshi 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Splinter Yoshi!
After winning the bout, Splinter Yoshi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Desperately To Be Positive was interviewed post fight and said 'This cunt has cancer'.