PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ogawa
vs
Jr

173 cm
28
148 lbs
20 - 1 - 0

150 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Ogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gavin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogawa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jr.

Ogawa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ogawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr controls Ogawa momentarily but Ogawa frees himself.
Ogawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jr is retaining full guard.
Ogawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ogawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ogawa postures up.
Ogawa connects with a couple of short punches.
Jr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ogawa wants to control from the top but Jr keeps moving.
Jr wants to stand and escape but Ogawa is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ogawa takes a swing at Jr's ribcage but misses.

Ogawa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ogawa tries for a kimura but Jr is defending well.
Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Ogawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ogawa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jr has eaten all the pies!

Ogawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ogawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ogawa is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa throws an elbow but Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.

Ogawa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ogawa's guard! Nice work there by Jr!
Ogawa wants to sweep here but Jr controlling him for the moment.
Ogawa 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.
Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ogawa keeping moving, preventing Jr from controlling successfully.
Ogawa wants to sweep here but Jr controlling him for the moment.
Ogawa keeping moving, preventing Jr from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa trying to keep a closed guard but Jr is proving a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ogawa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ogawa showed some decent athleticism there.
Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Ogawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Ogawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ogawa trying to control the action but Jr is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ogawa working the head and body with strikes.
Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ogawa.

Ogawa is working for a kimura but Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Jr wants to control but Ogawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ogawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Ogawa is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riku Ogawa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Ogawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Jr with a poor takedown

and Ogawa counters with a takedown into side control.

Ogawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jr throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

Ogawa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ogawa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ogawa.
Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ogawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ogawa working away.
Ogawa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jr wants to control but Ogawa postures up.
Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ogawa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ogawa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jr down.
Ogawa landing a few strikes.
Ogawa lands some shots froms side control.
Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ogawa is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ogawa landing strikes.
Ogawa is staying tight to Jr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ogawa landing a few strikes.
Ogawa working the head and body with strikes.

Ogawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jr, who protects the arm well.
Ogawa grinds an elbow into Jr's temple.
Jr is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ogawa moves into full mount!
Ogawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jr is looking to escape.
Ogawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jr wants to hold on but Ogawa pushes him away.
Ogawa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ogawa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ogawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ogawa breaks from Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ogawa looking to finish Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jr!
Ogawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Ogawa lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Ogawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ogawa raining down shots from the mount!
Ogawa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ogawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ogawa landing strikes from the mount.
Ogawa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riku Ogawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ogawa trying to control but Jr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riku Ogawa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ogawa throws a leg kick which misses Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Jr tries to avoid it.

Ogawa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jr's half guard.
Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ogawa.
Ogawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ogawa is nestled in close to Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ogawa working the head and body with strikes.
Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jr is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ogawa.
Ogawa is looking to take a break and control but Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ogawa lands strikes from half guard.
Jr tries to get to full guard but Ogawa has control of the leg.
Ogawa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ogawa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Ogawa there.
Ogawa trying to control the pace.
Ogawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ogawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jr can do to turn this around?
Ogawa trying to control the action but Jr is working from the bottom.
Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ogawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jr!
Ogawa looking to control but Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ogawa looking to finish Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jr!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is in a horrible position here. Ogawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ogawa landing strikes from the mount.
Ogawa lands a heavy elbow.

Ogawa looking to secure an arm triangle but Jr defends it well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ogawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Riku Ogawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by Ogawa.
BOOM! Ogawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Ogawa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ogawa controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr wants to control but Ogawa is having none of it.
Ogawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ogawa controlling from the full mount.
Ogawa looking to finish Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jr!
Ogawa lands a nice shot to the head.
Ogawa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gavin Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Riku Ogawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ogawa 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riku Ogawa!