PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Avi Yochanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamorou Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamura has chosen Cascabel as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Yochanan
vs
Takamura

190 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Avi Yochanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamorou Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yochanan throws a combination. Takamura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yochanan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takamura blocks a head kick by Yochanan.
Yochanan looks for the body kick but Takamura saw that one coming.
Yochanan scoring well with a low kick there.
Yochanan scores with a leg kick.
Yochanan throws a sloppy head kick and Takamura moves out of range easily.
Takamura fails to land the takedown.
Takamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yochanan circles away.
Yochanan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takamura tries to clinch but Yochanan moves out of range.
Takamura doesn't manage to clinch there - Yochanan circles away.
Takamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yochanan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Yochanan.
Takamura shoots in looking for a takedown. Yochanan tries to sprawl out of it but Takamura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yochanan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Avi Yochanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamorou Takamura.
Yochanan scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Yochanan lands but Takamura takes it in his stride.
Takamura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yochanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yochanan misses with a two punch combination.
Takamura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yochanan defends it nicely.
Yochanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yochanan scores with a kick to the body.
Yochanan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yochanan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yochanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takamura.
Yochanan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yochanan looks to land a combination but Takamura avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yochanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takamura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yochanan circles away.
Takamura looks gassed!
Yochanan lands a head kick. Takamura smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yochanan!
Takamura is looking to clinch but Yochanan is avoiding it.
Yochanan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yochanan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takamura.
Avi Yochanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Yochanan lands but Takamura takes it in his stride.
Takamura slips a jab and a cross from Yochanan.
Takamura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yochanan. Takamura shrugs it off though.
Takamura takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yochanan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yochanan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yochanan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takamura circles away quickly and effectively.
Takamura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yochanan throws a series of punches but Takamura avoids them all with ease.
Yochanan pushes Takamura away with a front kick.
Yochanan throws a nice head kick!
Yochanan lands a head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Yochanan scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Yochanan both land. Nice combination.
Yochanan misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yochanan.
Yochanan delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yochanan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Avi Yochanan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yochanan misses with a wild combination.
Yochanan throws a nice head kick!
Yochanan thuds his shin into the meat of Takamura's side.
Takamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yochanan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yochanan lands with a kick to the temple. Takamura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takamura has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yochanan.
Takamura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yochanan can pounce on him.
Yochanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yochanan misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yochanan lands a high kick!
Yochanan lands with a nice combination. Takamura backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avi Yochanan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Takamura takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takamura.
Yochanan looks to land a combination but Takamura avoids it well.
Yochanan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yochanan throws a right and a left that Takamura avoids nicely.
Takamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yochanan misses with a double jab.
Takamura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yochanan as he jumps to the side.
Yochanan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yochanan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Takamura is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Yochanan misses.
Yochanan lands a head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takamura.
Avi Yochanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamorou Takamura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yochanan throws a head kick that Takamura semi-blocks.
A nice combination there by Yochanan.
Yochanan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takamura is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yochanan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takamura.
Yochanan connects with a high kick.
Takamura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yochanan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takamura.
Yochanan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takamura if he has to take too many more of those.
Avi Yochanan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yochanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takamura.
A solid body kick from Yochanan.
Takamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yochanan scores with a push kick.
Yochanan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yochanan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Takamura is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Yochanan.
Takamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Yochanan finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Yochanan lands but Takamura takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yochanan throws a right hand that Takamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Takamura also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Yochanan both land. Nice combination.
Avi Yochanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yochanan throws a one two combo.
Yochanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takamura seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Yochanan shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Takamura is backing up but Yochanan catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Takamura covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Yochanan Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avi Yochanan!