PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hidehiko Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton de Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Wage Slaves - All Shall Perish. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yamamoto
vs
de Costa

191 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidehiko Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colton de Costa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
de Costa tries for a takedown but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and de Costa moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Costa shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Costa. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but de Costa moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto lands a high kick!
Yamamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of de Costa's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yamamoto - that will leave a mark!
de Costa looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Costa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hidehiko Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Costa avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick.
de Costa avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
de Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and de Costa moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hidehiko Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Costa looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
Yamamoto could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick.
de Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
de Costa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that de Costa semi-blocks.
de Costa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yamamoto throws a nice head kick!
Yamamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hidehiko Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton de Costa.
Yamamoto lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. de Costa will feel that in the morning.
de Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but de Costa moves out of range.
de Costa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamamoto. That one must have hurt.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and de Costa moves out of range easily.
de Costa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de Costa avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
de Costa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yamamoto is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for de Costa.
Yamamoto lands a high kick!
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto connects with a high kick.
Yamamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Costa.
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that de Costa semi-blocks.
Yamamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Costa.
Yamamoto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Nice body kick from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of de Costa's head.
de Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks de Costa in the body.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. de Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yamamoto lands a head kick. de Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamamoto lands a head kick. de Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
de Costa avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of de Costa's head.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
de Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
de Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
de Costa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
de Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but de Costa takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
de Costa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidehiko Yamamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yamamoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. de Costa takes a step back to recover.
Yamamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of de Costa's head.
de Costa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yamamoto.
de Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Yamamoto scores with a spinning back kick!
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Costa.
Yamamoto lands with a nice body kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
de Costa avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
de Costa is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Yamamoto slams his shin into de Costa's torso.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that de Costa can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
de Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
de Costa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but de Costa takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but de Costa moves out of range.
Yamamoto lands a high kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but de Costa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yamamoto has got the better of the exchanges.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but de Costa takes it in his stride.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
de Costa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hidehiko Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto lands with a straight right. de Costa didn't see that one coming.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto pushes de Costa away with a front kick.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but de Costa takes it in his stride.
Yamamoto connects with a high kick.
Yamamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Costa.
de Costa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
de Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yamamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of de Costa's head.
Yamamoto lands a head kick. de Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamamoto. de Costa shrugs it off though.
Yamamoto lands a head kick. de Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamamoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hidehiko Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but de Costa takes it in his stride.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that de Costa semi-blocks.
de Costa wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yamamoto connects with a high kick.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
de Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Costa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
de Costa avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
de Costa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamamoto but Yamamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Costa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a head kick!
Yamamoto throws a head kick but de Costa moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of de Costa's head.
Yamamoto lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and de Costa moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
de Costa is looking to clinch.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but de Costa moves out of range.
de Costa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamamoto pushes de Costa away with a front kick.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamamoto leaves de Costa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hidehiko Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton de Costa.
Yamamoto lands a front kick.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamamoto connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Costa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
de Costa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hidehiko Yamamoto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
de Costa is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
de Costa blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
de Costa avoids the head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. de Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. de Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
de Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
de Costa tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de Costa doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yamamoto. de Costa shrugs it off though.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but de Costa persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
de Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto scores with a push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamamoto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
de Costa is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that de Costa semi-blocks.
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks de Costa in the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! de Costa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yamamoto - the referee stops the clock and de Costa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yamamoto. de Costa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yamamoto scores with a head kick.
Yamamoto scores with a push kick.
Yamamoto keeps de Costa at a distance using the push kick.
Yamamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Costa.
Yamamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yamamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Yamamoto throws a sloppy head kick and de Costa moves out of range easily.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yamamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto lands a head kick. de Costa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
de Costa shoots for a takedown but Yamamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto fakes the leg kick and cracks de Costa in the body.
Yamamoto lands a high kick!
Yamamoto thows a body kick. de Costa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. de Costa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yamamoto throws a head kick that de Costa semi-blocks.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by de Costa.
de Costa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamamoto is fending him off so far but de Costa persists. Nope, Yamamoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Hidehiko Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton de Costa.
de Costa blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
de Costa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yamamoto sprawls well. Yamamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de Costa gets slowly back to his feet.
de Costa tries to clinch there but Yamamoto circles away.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.
de Costa takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
de Costa blocks a head kick by Yamamoto.
de Costa shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl out of it but de Costa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
de Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamamoto, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Yamamoto.

de Costa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yamamoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
de Costa tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamamoto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Costa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yamamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by de Costa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Costa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
de Costa grinds an elbow into Yamamoto's temple.
de Costa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yamamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for de Costa on the ground.

de Costa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yamamoto, who protects the arm well.
de Costa grinds an elbow into Yamamoto's temple.
Colton de Costa 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.
de Costa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hidehiko Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
de Costa misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hidehiko Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamamoto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hidehiko Yamamoto!