PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scylla
vs
Takahashi

180 cm
23
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Koffin Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Scylla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scylla slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Takahashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Scylla circles away.
A jab from Takahashi misses.
Scylla fails to land with a series of punches.
Scylla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scylla!
Scylla looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
Scylla misses with a body shot.
Scylla moves away from the strike by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws the left hand but Scylla avoids the punch easily.
Scylla lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scylla tries to bum rush Takahashi with a series of wild strikes but Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takahashi slips a jab and a cross from Scylla.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. Scylla saw that one coming.
Scylla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahashi circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla slips a jab from Takahashi.
Scylla throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takahashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scylla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scylla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scylla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takahashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scylla misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Scylla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scylla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Takahashi tries to bum rush Scylla with a series of wild strikes but Scylla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Scylla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takahashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scylla lands with a nice combination. Takahashi backs away looking to recover.
Scylla missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scylla scores with a hook to the body. Takahashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takahashi is defended easily by Scylla.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Scylla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scylla cracks Takahashi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scylla lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Nice defenses there by Scylla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scylla closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Scylla does no damage.
Scylla throws a shot from downtown. Takahashi moves away and avoids it.
Takahashi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Scylla scores with a four punch combination!
Mark Scylla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scylla throws a right and a left that Takahashi avoids nicely.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scylla slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but Scylla is out of range.
Scylla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Scylla.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scylla misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
Scylla takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Takahashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scylla lands a jab-cross combination.
Takahashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scylla misses with a straight right.
Takahashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scylla moves forwards but Takahashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mark Scylla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scylla moves away.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scylla lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Scylla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Scylla.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takahashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Takahashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scylla circles away quickly and effectively.
Scylla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scylla misses with a two punch combination.
Scylla throws a nice looking combination but Takahashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Scylla.
Takahashi throws a body punch but Scylla moves out of range.
Scylla lands with a hook. Takahashi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scylla manages to avoid it.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takahashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scylla thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scylla throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi missing with a left hand there. Scylla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla scores with a jab. Takahashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takahashi loads up on a big right hand but Scylla slips the punch.
Scylla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scylla moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Scylla.
Takahashi throws a right hand that Scylla ducks under and follows up with a left that Scylla also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Scylla misses.
Takahashi throws a hook but Scylla avoids it easily.
Takahashi throws a hook but Scylla blocks it.
Scylla throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
Scylla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takahashi digs a good hook to Scylla's body.
Scylla tests Takahashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scylla misses with a few strikes there.
Takahashi wants to slow Scylla down by chopping away at his legs.
Scylla looks to land a right hand but Takahashi moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Scylla.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Scylla misses the target.
Mark Scylla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Scylla slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Scylla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scylla moves away from the strike by Takahashi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla swings for the body but Takahashi moves out of range.
Scylla looks to land a combination but Takahashi avoids it well.
Scylla ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi takes one on the button.
Takahashi throws a shot from downtown. Scylla moves away and avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Takahashi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Scylla has got the better of the exchanges.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi with a jab.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scylla moves away.
Scylla misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Scylla circles away.
Scylla throws a hook to the side of Takahashi's head but Takahashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takahashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scylla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scylla works over Takahashi's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takahashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scylla lands with a right hand.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scylla.
Scylla misses with a wild combination.
Scylla throws a combination. Takahashi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scylla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Scylla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scylla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scylla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Scylla connects with a right hand. Takahashi shakes it off.
Takahashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takahashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Scylla dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Takahashi throws a series of punches but Scylla avoids them all with ease.
Scylla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scylla misses with a double jab.
Scylla throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Takahashi does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
Scylla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scylla.
Scylla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scylla connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scylla misses with a straight left.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mark Scylla is winning the standup battle so far.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takahashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scylla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Takahashi misses the target.
Takahashi thuds a left hand into Scylla's body.
Scylla scores with a one two! Takahashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Scylla slips a straight right by Takahashi.
Scylla throws a jab when Takahashi was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
Takahashi misses the jab.
Takahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scylla.
Scylla misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Scylla.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on Scylla's shoulder, as Scylla tries to avoid the shot.
Scylla misses with a combination
and Takahashi counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla looks to land a combination but Takahashi avoids it well.
Takahashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takahashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takahashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scylla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Scylla does no damage.
Takahashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scylla.
Scylla needs to keep his hands up - Takahashi had a free shot at his head there.
Scylla stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Scylla does no damage.
Scylla misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takahashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scylla throws out the jab.
Scylla throws out a loose jab but Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi misses the jab.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takahashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scylla ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Good shot there by Scylla.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Scylla.
Scylla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takahashi throws out a loose jab but Scylla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scylla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scylla looks to land a combination but Takahashi avoids it well.
Scylla misses with a combination
and Scylla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mark Scylla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a nice shot that snaps Scylla's head back.
Scylla tries to bum rush Takahashi with a series of wild strikes but Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takahashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masaru Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Scylla misses.
Scylla throws a combination that misses
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Takahashi misses its intended target.
Takahashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahashi defending well as Scylla loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scylla missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scylla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masaru Takahashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scylla 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Scylla!