PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmy Abu Basha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Helmy Abu Basha enters the cage!

Takahashi
vs
Abu Basha

180 cm
28
185 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

187 cm
23
194 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helmy Abu Basha!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Abu Basha sprawls well. He's pushed Takahashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abu Basha scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Ryosuke Takahashi has been cut.
Helmy Abu Basha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Abu Basha does no damage.
Takahashi dodges the punch combination from Abu Basha.
Abu Basha scores with a nice right hand.
Abu Basha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abu Basha misses with a wild combination.
Abu Basha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Takahashi backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu Basha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Takahashi momentarily.
Abu Basha scores with a nice right hand.
Abu Basha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abu Basha duly obliges.
Takahashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abu Basha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abu Basha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryosuke Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Takahashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Abu Basha circles away.

Abu Basha lands a left and a right that send Takahashi crashing to the mat, dazed. Abu Basha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Takahashi is rocked!
Abu Basha lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Takahashi falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Helmy Abu Basha!