PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Riku Yamato (ranked 3288 p4p, 3263 weight class) and Masaki Toyota (ranked 334 p4p, 329 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yamato
vs
Toyota

172 cm
25
148
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
151
0 - 0 - 0

Decent elbows
KO power

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaki Toyota!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyota is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamato.

Yamato drives through and clinches with Toyota against the ropes.
Yamato tries to circle away but Toyota has him pinned against the ropes.

Yamato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamato moves out of range as Toyota strikes.
Yamato throws a nice looking combination but Toyota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toyota misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Yamato tries to clinch but Toyota is having none of it.
Yamato is looking to clinch but Toyota is avoiding it.

Toyota gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toyota is looking to control Yamato's arms but Yamato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Toyota has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato slowing the pace effectively.
Yamato is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yamato seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Yamato working Toyota over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato wants to stall.
Yamato controlling the action here for a moment.
Toyota has had enough of the clinch but Yamato keeps him there for the moment.
Toyota tries to break free but Yamato pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamato.
Toyota tries to break free but Yamato pushes him back against the ropes.
Yamato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Toyota.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Toyota is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamato has double underhooks.
Toyota keeps control of Yamato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yamato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamato prevents a body shot from Toyota.
Yamato missing with knees to the body.
Yamato stalling in the clinch but Toyota improves position.

Yamato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Yamato moves into the clinch.
Toyota is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yamato is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Yamato.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Toyota clinches up with Yamato and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riku Yamato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yamato moves into the clinch.
Toyota tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamato wants to stall.
Toyota lands with a right to the head.
Toyota struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamato controls his hands.

Yamato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toyota stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toyota can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Toyota darts in and clinches Yamato up against the ropes.

Toyota breaks from the clinch.

Yamato has Toyota up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamato managing to block the knees to the body from Toyota.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toyota breaks from the clinch.

Yamato drives through and clinches with Toyota against the ropes.
Toyota tries to break free but Yamato pushes him back against the ropes.
Toyota is trying to push Yamato away but Yamato has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Toyota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Yamato. Those never looked like landing.
Yamato avoids the head kick by Toyota.
Toyota misses the shot to the body.
Yamato misses with a head kick.
Yamato works over Toyota's head and body with a nice combination.
Toyota tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamato cracks Toyota with a right hand to the side of the head.

Toyota moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamato is trying to maintain a safe position but Toyota gets an underhook and turns Yamato into the ropes.
Toyota looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamato has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riku Yamato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamato wants to break the clinch but can't.

Yamato breaks the clinch.
Toyota tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Toyota tries a low kick but Yamato avoids it.
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!
Toyota tries to move into range but Yamato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Toyota tries to clinch but Yamato moves away
and as Toyota looks to reset his feet, Yamato counters with a string of precision punches, right on the button, sending Toyota crashing to the canvas! Toyota is in big trouble here! The referee has started the count but Toyota is so wobbly that the ref has given up the count at 6 - he's called the bout off! Yamato is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Riku Yamato!