PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yasuda Takahiro (ranked 3963 p4p, 3785 weight class) and Jevon Grimson (ranked 383 p4p, 373 weight class). Takahiro comes to the cage accompanied by Majinahanashi. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Takahiro
vs
Grimson

176 cm
19
145
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Nutritional Shaved Ice
New Standard

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuda Takahiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jevon Grimson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takahiro gets a clinch.
Grimson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grimson working hard to break the clinch.
Takahiro stalling in the clinch.
Takahiro is stalling here.
Grimson tries a knee to the head but Takahiro blocks it.
Takahiro keeps control of Grimson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grimson tries to break the clinch but Takahiro is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Takahiro as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Takahiro slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Takahiro for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takahiro has him pressed against the cage.
Takahiro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grimson.
Grimson letting Takahiro take a breather here.
Takahiro is struggling to control the position.
Takahiro gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
Takahiro stuns Grimson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grimson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Takahiro misses the target.

Takahiro has managed to clinch.
Takahiro leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takahiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Takahiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Takahiro stalls.
Takahiro missing with knees to the body.
Takahiro is working Grimson over against the cage.
Grimson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Takahiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro missing with knees to the body.
Takahiro slowing the pace effectively.
Grimson tries to break free but Takahiro pushes him back against the cage.
Takahiro stalling against the cage.
Grimson working hard to break the clinch.
Takahiro has Grimson pushed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grimson managing to block the knees to the body from Takahiro.
Grimson wants to stall.

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.
Takahiro connects with a knee to the head.
Takahiro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grimson is defending well for now.
Grimson letting Takahiro take a breather here.
Takahiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Grimson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takahiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takahiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimson is trying to maintain a safe position but Takahiro gets an underhook and turns Grimson into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasuda Takahiro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice cross by Takahiro.
A head kick misses from Takahiro.
Takahiro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grimson misses with a wild combination.

Takahiro has Grimson up against the cage in a clinch.
Takahiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grimson can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takahiro.
A short left from Takahiro.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takahiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grimson manages to break the clinch.

Takahiro moves into the clinch.
Grimson goes for a takedown attempt but Takahiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takahiro stuns Grimson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yasuda Takahiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takahiro darts in and clinches Grimson up against the cage.
Takahiro lands an uppercut.
Takahiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grimson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takahiro up against the cage.
Good body shot from Takahiro.
Grimson is trying to maintain a safe position but Takahiro gets an underhook and turns Grimson into the cage.
Takahiro lands with a left to the head.
Takahiro gets underhooks to prevent Grimson's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takahiro gets through Grimson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimson being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Takahiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've been informed that Grimson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grimson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takahiro is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Takahiro - that landed with a thud.
Grimson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grimson letting Takahiro take a breather here.
Grimson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Takahiro.
Takahiro gets through Grimson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahiro misses with an elbow strike.
Grimson has had enough of the clinch but Takahiro keeps him there for the moment.
Grimson letting Takahiro take a breather here.
Grimson is trying to break free.
Grimson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takahiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takahiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Takahiro leaning against his opponent.
Takahiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takahiro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takahiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takahiro lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takahiro.
Takahiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grimson up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasuda Takahiro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Takahiro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Takahiro rushes Grimson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grimson is looking for a takedown.
Takahiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Takahiro.
Takahiro throws an elbow that misses.
Grimson takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takahiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grimson tries to break free but Takahiro pushes him back against the cage.
Takahiro tries a knee to the head but Grimson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimson is trying to break the clinch but Takahiro has him pressed against the cage.
Grimson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takahiro up against the cage.
Takahiro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Takahiro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Takahiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grimson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takahiro has Grimson pressed against the cage, preventing Grimson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takahiro stalling against the cage.
Takahiro throws an elbow that misses.
Takahiro digs a right hand into Grimson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grimson's gas tank.
Grimson tries for a takedown but Takahiro manages to get underhooks.
Grimson is trying to break free.
Grimson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda Takahiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takahiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Takahiro slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grimson tries to stall but Takahiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Takahiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grimson's efforts to push away.
Takahiro just leaning against Grimson, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
Takahiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Jevon Grimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Takahiro drives through and clinches with Grimson against the cage.
Takahiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grimson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Takahiro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yasuda Takahiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jevon Grimson.
Takahiro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Takahiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grimson avoids it.
Grimson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takahiro is struggling to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takahiro lands an elbow inside that Grimson shrugs off.
Yasuda Takahiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Takahiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yasuda Takahiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takahiro 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasuda Takahiro!