PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blue Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Takaya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower. Blue Sr has chosen I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Takaya
vs
Blue Sr

171 cm
20
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Canadian Fighter Clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoshihiro Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Blue Sr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue Sr tries to clinch but Takaya is having none of it.
Blue Sr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takaya blocks a jab.
John Blue Sr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue Sr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takaya in his tracks.
Takaya staying out of range there.
Blue Sr misses with a straight left.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blue Sr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blue Sr is looking to clinch.
Takaya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blue Sr wants to clinch up but Takaya keeps it at a distance.

Takaya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Blue Sr wants to improve his position but Takaya is controlling well.
Takaya is looking to advance position but Blue Sr won't allow it.
Takaya prevents Blue Sr from improving his position.
Takaya controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr wants to control but Takaya is keeping busy.
Takaya is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Takaya lands a nice shot to the head.
Takaya wants to control the pace but Blue Sr is squirming around nicely.
Takaya lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blue Sr is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Takaya 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.
Takaya 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.
Blue Sr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blue Sr looks gassed!
Takaya avoids the attempt from Blue Sr to control.

Takaya goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Blue Sr turns into him and now he's in Takaya's guard.
Takaya wants to sweep here but Blue Sr controlling him for the moment.
Blue Sr stays in close to Takaya's body and controls the position.
Blue Sr stopping the sweep attempt from Takaya.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blue Sr wants to stand but Takaya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blue Sr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takaya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Takaya lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takaya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blue Sr is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya landing strikes from the mount.
Takaya avoids the attempt from Blue Sr to control.
Blue Sr is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Takaya is staying active.
Takaya looking to control but Blue Sr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takaya lands a big elbow.
Takaya looking to control but Blue Sr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blue Sr is bucking up trying to escape but Takaya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaya controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takaya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Takaya dominated that round.
That's time! Takaya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Takaya bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takaya working the head with strikes.
Blue Sr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Takaya asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Takaya trying to control the action but Blue Sr is working from the bottom.
Takaya grinds an elbow into Blue Sr's temple.
Takaya cracks Blue Sr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Takaya controls the position.
Blue Sr tries to improve position but can't.
Blue Sr is breathing heavily.

Takaya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Takaya politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Takaya prefers to stall for the moment though.
Takaya advances to mount.
BOOM! Takaya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takaya lands a big elbow.
Takaya has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blue Sr's face.
Takaya looking to finish Blue Sr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blue Sr!

Takaya with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Takaya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya tries to control but Blue Sr wriggling away.
Blue Sr tries to lock up and control but Takaya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Takaya takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Takaya landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blue Sr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Takaya unloading with bombs!
Takaya with shots to the head and body - Blue Sr looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takaya working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blue Sr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya raining down shots from the mount!
Takaya lands a big elbow.
Takaya content just to control the position here.
Takaya lands a big shot there that rocks Blue Sr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Takaya controlling from the full mount.
Blue Sr is bucking up trying to escape but Takaya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takaya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Takaya lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Takaya lands a heavy elbow.
Blue Sr is desperately trying to improve his position but Takaya has a good base and remains in mount.
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue Sr is bucking up trying to escape but Takaya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Takaya wants to control the pace but Blue Sr is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Takaya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaya controlling the pace for now.
Blue Sr taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshihiro Takaya dominated that second round.
That's time! Takaya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Takaya closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blue Sr did well to prevent Takaya getting side control.
Takaya wants to pass to mount but Blue Sr is defending the position.
Takaya works his foot free and advances to mount.
Takaya lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blue Sr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blue Sr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takaya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blue Sr hang on?
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya unloading with bombs!
Blue Sr is bucking up trying to escape but Takaya cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Takaya can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blue Sr is looking to escape.
Takaya working Blue Sr over with strikes here.
Blue Sr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Takaya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Takaya controlling the pace for now.
Takaya trying to control but Blue Sr is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya is really struggling to control Blue Sr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Takaya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blue Sr looks a forlorn figure.
Blue Sr is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Takaya.
Takaya raining down shots from the mount!
Takaya tries to control but Blue Sr wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya working the ground and pound effectively.
Takaya trying to control but Blue Sr is having none of it.

Takaya looking for a guillotine from mount but Blue Sr is having none of it.
Takaya landing shots from mount.
Takaya takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yoshihiro Takaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blue Sr hang on?
Takaya controlling from mount.
Blue Sr tries to buck Takaya off but he can't manage it.
John Blue Sr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Takaya is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Blue Sr has managed to escape the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Takaya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takaya 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Takaya!