PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Yoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Pollock
vs
Yoshino

174 cm
27
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Yoshino!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshino looks to land a combination but Pollock avoids it well.
Pollock throws a head kick that Yoshino semi-blocks.
Pollock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pollock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Pollock.

Pollock has managed to clinch.
Yoshino throws an elbow but it misses.
Yoshino is trying to force a seperation but Pollock has the dominant position.
Yoshino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pollock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshino's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock lands a body shot.

Pollock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yoshino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pollock swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshino wants to control from the top but Pollock keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pollock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pollock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoshino is controlling him.
Yoshino looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pollock is on top in guard.

Yoshino trying to strike off his back.
Pollock is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoshino has wrist control.
Pollock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yoshino looking to control.
Pollock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yoshino looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pollock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pollock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pollock is thwarting Yoshino's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock works his way into full mount!
Pollock won't let Yoshino get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pollock controlling from the full mount.
Yoshino tries to hold on but Pollock postures up.
Pollock with good strikes from the mount here!
Pollock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pollock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pollock controlling from mount.
Yoshino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshino is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Pollock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pollock moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshino tries to break free but Pollock pushes him back against the ropes.
Pollock wants a takedown but no success here.
Yoshino is trying to break the clinch but Pollock has him pressed against the ropes.
Pollock tries to pull guard but Yoshino holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pollock drops back down to his feet.
Pollock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yoshino after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Pollock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshino is looking to break free of the clinch but Pollock has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pollock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshino can do to turn this around?

Pollock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Pollock.
Pollock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yoshino.
Pollock misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshino scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yoshino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pollock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yoshino sprawls and moves away.

Pollock rushes Yoshino and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yoshino gets underhooks to prevent Pollock's takedown attempt.
Yoshino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pollock jumps guard but Yoshino stands there with Pollock around his waist. Pollock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yoshino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yoshino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pollock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pollock blocks a body shot from Yoshino.
Yoshino wants to get back to striking at distance but Pollock won't allow it.

Pollock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino throws a right hand that Pollock ducks under and follows up with a left that Pollock also avoids with ease.
Yoshino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pollock moves into the clinch.
Yoshino is trying to break free.
Yoshino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Pollock successfully pulls guard.
Yoshino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pollock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pollock tries to get out of the position.
Pollock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've been informed that Yoshino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock managing to control the position.
Pollock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshino.
Yoshino throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino is working Pollock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pollock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yoshino.
Yoshino is in close to Pollock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pollock has his hands on Yoshino's head, controlling the position.
Yoshino distracts Pollock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yoshino chips away with some ground and pound.
Yoshino wants to stand and escape but instead Pollock has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Pollock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yoshino trying to control the position.
Pollock postures up in Yoshino's guard and throws a big left but Yoshino blocks it.
Yoshino wants to sweep but no luck.
Pollock is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hiroshi Yoshino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Yoshino misses with a looping left.
Yoshino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Pollock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshino swinging wildly here.
Yoshino connects with a jab.

Pollock has Yoshino up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yoshino wants to get back to striking at distance but Pollock won't allow it.
Yoshino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yoshino is trying to break the clinch but Pollock has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pollock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yoshino after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pollock manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Pollock manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Yoshino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pollock has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshino stops a takedown attempt from Pollock.
Yoshino tries to pull guard but Pollock forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Pollock has Yoshino pressed against the ropes, preventing Yoshino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pollock gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Yoshino wants to get back to his feet.
Yoshino trying to control but Pollock postures up.
Pollock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yoshino trying to hold on to Pollock's head to control him but Pollock postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yoshino is looking to improve his position.
Yoshino is looking to escape.
Pollock slows the pace down in half guard.
Pollock stops Yoshino from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Yoshino is trying to get back to full guard.
Pollock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pollock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pollock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pollock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshino is trying to break the clinch but Pollock is controlling him.

Pollock pulls guard successfully.
Yoshino is looking to stand up but Pollock won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pollock holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoshino throws a big right hand that misses.
Pollock tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Pollock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pollock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Pollock!