PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yamamoto Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Takamura
vs
Hernandez

182 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamamoto Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for Hernandez with that takedown attempt.

Hernandez gets caught napping as Takamura dives in and scores a takedown. Hernandez manages to retain guard.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takamura lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takamura passes Hernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hernandez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Takamura is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takamura is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hernandez!
Takamura is landing with some decent strikes but Hernandez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hernandez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Takamura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Takamura raining down hammerfists from mount.
Takamura controlling from the full mount.
Takamura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamura trying to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Takamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takamura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Takamura looking to secure an arm triangle but Hernandez defends it well.
Hernandez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hernandez is squirming around, avoiding Takamura's attempts to control the action.
Hernandez is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Takamura looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Takamura looking to finish Hernandez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hernandez!
Hernandez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Takamura lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hernandez hang on?
Hernandez wants to hold on but Takamura pushes him away.
Takamura tries to control but Hernandez wriggling away.
Takamura lands a heavy elbow.
Takamura controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Hernandez looks winded!
Takamura fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takamura controlling from mount.
Takamura working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takamura with the ground and pound from mount.
Takamura landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamamoto Takamura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Takamura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Takamura controlling him for the moment.
Takamura with a nice head shot there.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takamura is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto Takamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takamura postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takamura stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takamura wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takamura cracks Hernandez with a solid left hand.
Takamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Takamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takamura is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Takamura working some strikes from top position.
Takamura trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Takamura lands a couple of digs.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takamura chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takamura.
Takamura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Takamura postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Takamura from controlling successfully.
Takamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takamura distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takamura with a nice head shot there.
Takamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takamura manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Takamura manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Takamura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Takamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hernandez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takamura postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez pushes Takamura off looking to stand but Takamura dives back in and keeps control.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamamoto Takamura dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hernandez enables Takamura to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hernandez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Takamura distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Takamura wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Takamura stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Takamura cracks Hernandez with a solid left hand.
Takamura stops Hernandez from standing up.
Takamura won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takamura lands a couple of digs.
Takamura trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Takamura passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Takamura there.
Takamura working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Takamura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Takamura landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Takamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hernandez taking some punishment here, with Takamura in his half guard.
Takamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Takamura's head to control him but Takamura postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to stand back up but Takamura is controlling him
Hernandez has hold of Takamura's hands but Takamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Takamura slips a nice elbow through Hernandez's hands, connecting with Hernandez's forehead.
Takamura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takamura working Hernandez over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura trying to control the pace.
Takamura slips a nice elbow through Hernandez's hands, connecting with Hernandez's forehead.
Takamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takamura not doing much here.
Takamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Hernandez is staying active underneath Takamura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hernandez has hold of Takamura's hands but Takamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takamura drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Takamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hernandez taking some punishment here, with Takamura in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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!
Takamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bryan Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto Takamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez tries to kick Takamura off in order to stand up. Takamura Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yamamoto Takamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takamura, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

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