PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Jamess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Takashi Yamamoto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Takashi Yamamoto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yamamoto
vs
Jamess

170 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Jamess!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamess closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Jamess pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jamess misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Danny Jamess has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Jamess on that attempt.

Jamess takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jamess takes an elbow to the temple.

Yamamoto manages to break the clinch.

Jamess gets a clinch.
Yamamoto working Jamess over with knees to the body.
Jamess changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamamoto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Takashi Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Jamess.

Jamess pushes Yamamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yamamoto has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jamess uses from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yamamoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jamess!
Jamess squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jamess looks gassed!
Yamamoto controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamess squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Yamamoto throws some wild stikes that Jamess manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamess blocking the ground and pound.
Jamess is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto content just to control the position here.
Yamamoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jamess for as long as he can get away with.
Jamess is trying to stand.
Yamamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yamamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jamess is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yamamoto tries to control but Jamess wriggling away.
Jamess tries to buck Yamamoto off but he can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jamess is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Yamamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Jamess's cut.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamamoto throws a series of strikes that have Jamess backpedaling.

Jamess is rocked!
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown.
Jamess is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Jamess stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamamoto. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Jamess seems to have recovered his senses.

Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jamess misses with a takedown attempt - Yamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jamess ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.

Jamess has closed the distance and engaged Yamamoto in a clinch.

Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamess takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jamess is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jamess will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Takashi Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Jamess.
Jamess is breathing heavily.

Jamess moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but Jamess won't allow it.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Danny Jamess's cut even more.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jamess prevents it.
Yamamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Jamess shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yamamoto!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jamess has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamess tries to break free but Yamamoto pushes him back against the cage.

Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Jamess leaves Yamamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jamess shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Jamess fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Yamamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Jamess which made him look bad.
Yamamoto throws a combination. Jamess tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jamess closes the distance and clinches.
Jamess misses with a knee strike.
Jamess is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Yamamoto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yamamoto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jamess throws an elbow that misses. Yamamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jamess's guard. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Yamamoto is stalling in the full guard.
Yamamoto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamess is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Takashi Yamamoto wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamess jumps guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Yamamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Jamess's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jamess moves into the clinch successfully.

Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jamess changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto tries to avoid it but Jamess manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamamoto to the ground. Yamamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jamess gets a clinch.
Jamess is trying to drag Yamamoto to the mat but Yamamoto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Yamamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danny Jamess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamamoto has Jamess pressed against the cage, preventing Jamess from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Yamamoto jumps guard.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Jamess from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamess is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yamamoto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Yamamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jamess manages to get himself to full guard.

Jamess kicks Yamamoto off and gets to his feet.
Jamess takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jamess drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jamess throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Yamamoto works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamess is thwarting Yamamoto's attempts to control the position.
Jamess throwing shots but Yamamoto is blocking nicely.
Jamess content to control rather than advance.
Yamamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamess postures up.
Takashi Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jamess is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamamoto has wrist control.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jamess throws an elbow that misses. Yamamoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jamess's guard. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Yamamoto controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yamamoto prevents Jamess from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamess can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamamoto controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Takashi Yamamoto.
Jamess stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamamoto. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Takashi Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jamess stuffs the takedown attempt from Yamamoto. Yamamoto gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Jamess.
Well Yamamoto 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yamamoto!
Takashi Yamamoto decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.