PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amistair Corollakoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amistair Corollakoski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Diego Yoshida has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Corollakoski
vs
Yoshida

188 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amistair Corollakoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corollakoski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Corollakoski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Corollakoski saw that one coming.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Corollakoski circles away.
Corollakoski tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.

Corollakoski forces Yoshida back against the cage and clinches.
Corollakoski with a knee to the head.

It looks like Diego Yoshida has been cut.
Corollakoski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yoshida looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corollakoski scores a nice knee to the body.
Corollakoski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corollakoski lands a knee to the head.
Yoshida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Corollakoski with a knee to the head.
Corollakoski scores a nice knee to the body.
Corollakoski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Corollakoski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corollakoski lands a knee to the body.
Corollakoski scores with a knee to the head.
Corollakoski misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida trying to stall but Corollakoski improves his position.
Corollakoski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Corollakoski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
Yoshida wants to clinch.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Corollakoski.

Corollakoski moves into the clinch.
Corollakoski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshida taking a breather.
Corollakoski lands a nice knee to the body.
Corollakoski lands a knee to the body.
Yoshida is trying to stall.
Corollakoski landing knees to the head.
Corollakoski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida trying to stall but Corollakoski improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Corollakoski wants to clinch.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corollakoski manages to avoid it.
Yoshida slips under a jab from Corollakoski.
Corollakoski moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Corollakoski.
Corollakoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida doesn't manage to clinch there - Corollakoski circles away.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Corollakoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Corollakoski also avoids with ease.
Corollakoski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Corollakoski.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Corollakoski avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corollakoski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corollakoski tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corollakoski tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshida takes a swing at Corollakoski's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corollakoski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corollakoski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshida tries to land a front kick but Corollakoski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Corollakoski moves into the clinch.
Corollakoski with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Yoshida.
Yoshida managing to block the knees to the body from Corollakoski.
Yoshida taking a breather.
Yoshida is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Corollakoski has denied him.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshida wants to stall.
Corollakoski tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yoshida can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Corollakoski - that will leave a mark!
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corollakoski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corollakoski lands a really nice looking cross but Yoshida seems unphased.
Corollakoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corollakoski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Corollakoski checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Corollakoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corollakoski avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Corollakoski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Corollakoski closes the distance and pushes Yoshida back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amistair Corollakoski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Corollakoski misses with a low kick.

Corollakoski moves into the clinch.
Corollakoski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
Yoshida trying to stall but Corollakoski improves his position.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corollakoski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoshida.
Yoshida taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Corollakoski throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Corollakoski avoids it.
Corollakoski is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yoshida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corollakoski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corollakoski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Corollakoski is just out of range.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Corollakoski is just out of range.
Corollakoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Corollakoski moves out of range.
Corollakoski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for Corollakoski's leg but Corollakoski calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corollakoski looks for the body kick but Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Corollakoski moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Yoshida looks to land a body kick but Corollakoski moved away.
Yoshida wants to clinch.
Yoshida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Corollakoski instigates a clinch.
Yoshida tries to stall but Corollakoski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshida managing to block the knees to the body from Corollakoski.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corollakoski is keeping busy.
Corollakoski working Yoshida over with knees to the body.
Corollakoski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corollakoski landing knees to the head.
Corollakoski letting Yoshida take a breather here.
Yoshida trying to stall but Corollakoski improves his position.
Yoshida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corollakoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
Yoshida taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Corollakoski forces Yoshida back against the cage and clinches.
Amistair Corollakoski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Corollakoski landing knees to the body.
Yoshida tries to stall but Corollakoski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corollakoski trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Corollakoski lands a knee to the body.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yoshida seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Corollakoski wants to clinch.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Corollakoski.
Yoshida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corollakoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corollakoski doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a solid leg kick but Corollakoski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corollakoski manages to avoid it.
Corollakoski keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida swings for the body but Corollakoski moves out of range.
Corollakoski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yoshida on the side of the head.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Corollakoski is just out of range.
Corollakoski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corollakoski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corollakoski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corollakoski checks a low kick from Yoshida.
Corollakoski is looking to clinch.
Corollakoski is looking to score with low kicks.
Corollakoski throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshida counters with a solid body kick.
Corollakoski moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corollakoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Corollakoski rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corollakoski lands with a right hand.
Yoshida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corollakoski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Corollakoski moves out of range.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Corollakoski.
Corollakoski throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Corollakoski pushes him off.
Yoshida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corollakoski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yoshida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corollakoski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Corollakoski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corollakoski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Corollakoski moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corollakoski is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Corollakoski tries to clinch up.
Yoshida tried to score with a low kick but Corollakoski checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amistair Corollakoski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Yoshida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yoshida tries to clinch there but Corollakoski circles away.
Corollakoski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corollakoski wants to clinch up but Yoshida keeps it at a distance.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Corollakoski.
Yoshida doesn't manage to clinch there - Corollakoski circles away.
Corollakoski swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corollakoski circles away from the clinch attempt.

Corollakoski has Yoshida up against the cage in a clinch.
Corollakoski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoshida looking to slow down the pace here.
Corollakoski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corollakoski.
Yoshida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corollakoski working Yoshida over with knees to the body.
Corollakoski with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida wants to break free but Corollakoski has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corollakoski.
Corollakoski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshida looking to stall.
Corollakoski working Yoshida over with knees to the body.
Yoshida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshida just leaning against Corollakoski, taking a breather.
Corollakoski working Yoshida over with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corollakoski landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Corollakoski.
Yoshida looking to slow down the pace here.
Corollakoski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yoshida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yoshida tries to stall but Corollakoski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corollakoski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Corollakoski doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Corollakoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Corollakoski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Corollakoski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego Yoshida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Yoshida looks for the body kick but Corollakoski saw that one coming.
Corollakoski tries to clinch up but Yoshida circles away and keeps his distance.
Corollakoski tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Corollakoski scores with a nice strike.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corollakoski.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corollakoski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Corollakoski moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corollakoski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoshida is defending well for now.
Yoshida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corollakoski is keeping busy.
Corollakoski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corollakoski lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoshida won't want to take too many of those.
Yoshida trying to stall but Corollakoski improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Diego Yoshida.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corollakoski misses with a straight right.
Corollakoski moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Corollakoski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corollakoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Corollakoski wants to land a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Corollakoski moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Corollakoski swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
Corollakoski swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshida.
Corollakoski tries to clinch up.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
and Corollakoski counters with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Corollakoski.
Corollakoski misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoshida tries to clinch up.
Corollakoski tries to clinch up but Yoshida circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four 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.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Corollakoski.
Corollakoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corollakoski checks the leg kick.
Yoshida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corollakoski moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Corollakoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Corollakoski misses its intended target.
Corollakoski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corollakoski was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Corollakoski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Corollakoski avoids it.
Corollakoski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corollakoski tries to clinch up but Yoshida circles away and keeps his distance.
Corollakoski ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Corollakoski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoshida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amistair Corollakoski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yoshida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corollakoski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amistair Corollakoski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corollakoski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amistair Corollakoski!