PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Takanahana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanahana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dillinger Escape Plan - 43% Burnt. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takanahana
vs
Cruise

183 cm
22
173 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

183 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Takanahana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruise rushes Takanahana and presses him up against the ropes.
Takanahana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cruise works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Cruise got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takanahana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruise has managed to get both his arms back between Takanahana's legs - danger averted.

Takanahana is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Takanahana looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruise passes into side control.
Takanahana tries to bench press Cruise off him but Cruise keeps the position.
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.
Cruise sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Takanahana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Takanahana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takanahana is not content to let Cruise control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana tries to improve position but can't.
Takanahana is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cruise moves into the clinch.

Cruise gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruise is keen to just control but Takanahana is a slippery customer.
Takanahana wants to improve his position but Cruise is controlling well.

Takanahana looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takanahana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takanahana tries to roll over but Cruise keeps him under control.
Takanahana is breathing heavily.

Takanahana looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cruise pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise misses with a head shot.
Cruise landing strikes from the mount.
Takanahana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruise looking to finish with strikes here!
Takanahana wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cruise.

Cruise is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Takanahana is surviving well by controlling Cruise's body position as best he can.
Takanahana can't escape the position.
Cruise scoring with strikes but Takanahana is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise looking to finish with strikes here!
Cruise punishing his opponent with strikes.

Takanahana defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cruise.
Cruise thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cruise lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cruise unloads with some shots from mount but Takanahana bucks and avoids them well.
Takanahana is looking to get to half guard.
Cruise lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise prevents Takanahana from getting the reversal.
Takanahana is bucking up trying to escape but Cruise cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Takanahana is trying to escape the mount.
Cruise has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Takanahana's face.
Cruise wants to control the pace but Takanahana is squirming around nicely.

Cruise looking to secure an arm triangle but Takanahana defends it well.
Cruise lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Cruise dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cruise has managed to clinch.
Cruise scores with a shoulder strike.

Cruise pulls guard successfully.

Takanahana has gone for a leg lock! Cruise slips out almost immediately though and dives into Takanahana's guard.
Cruise postures up in Takanahana's guard and throws a big left but Takanahana blocks it.
Cruise throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Takanahana has an active guard here but Cruise has managed to pass into half guard.

Takanahana actively working from the bottom here.
Takanahana wants to get back to full guard but Cruise has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takanahana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruise is going olschool here, as he tries to force Takanahana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Takanahana shrugs it off.
Takanahana is bucking up trying to escape but Cruise cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruise working the ground and pound effectively.
Cruise trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruise thowing shots but they're missing.
Cruise postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Takanahana looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruise is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Takanahana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Takanahana avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cruise.
Cruise thowing shots but they're missing.
Takanahana is squirming around, avoiding Cruise's attempts to control the action.
Vince Cruise has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Takanahana that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Takanahana is trying to escape the mount.
Cruise is landing with some decent strikes but Takanahana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cruise.
Cruise pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Yoshi Takanahana has been cut.
Takanahana is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruise has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruise pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Takanahana is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruise has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruise putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruise with the ground and pound from mount.
Takanahana is squirming around, avoiding Cruise's attempts to control the action.
Cruise lands a heavy elbow.
Cruise lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cruise is landing with some decent strikes but Takanahana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruise has a good base and remains in mount.

Cruise looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cruise lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cruise content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruise with shots to the head and body - Takanahana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruise lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takanahana working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Cruise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Takanahana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cruise has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cruise.

Cruise turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Cruise decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cruise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Cruise moves into range and clinches up with Takanahana.
Cruise stops a takedown attempt from Takanahana.

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

Cruise shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cruise was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cruise prevents Takanahana from getting the reversal.
Cruise putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruise raining down shots from the mount!

Yoshi Takanahana's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takanahana is in a horrible position here. Cruise smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana can't escape the position.
Cruise in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Cruise is working for a guillotine from mount but Takanahana frees his head quite easily.
Takanahana is looking to improve his position but Cruise isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruise putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Takanahana is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruise thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruise is landing with some decent strikes but Takanahana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cruise in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruise pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Yoshi Takanahana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Takanahana tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Cruise is going olschool here, as he tries to force Takanahana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Takanahana shrugs it off.
Cruise lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Takanahana hang on?
Cruise breaks from Takanahana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Takanahana tries to reverse the position but Cruise maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise looking to ground and pound but Takanahana is blocking nicely.
Cruise unloading with bombs!
Cruise looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruise prevents Takanahana from getting the reversal.
Cruise connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Cruise.
Takanahana is working to get back to half guard.
Cruise looking to finish Takanahana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Takanahana!
Takanahana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yoshi Takanahana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruise looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cruise throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takanahana because Cruise loaded up on that one.
Takanahana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takanahana is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cruise looking to control but Takanahana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takanahana is trying desperately to improve position.
Vince Cruise is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruise controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Cruise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cruise has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Cruise!