PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Shabadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichiro Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaki has chosen Kagaya, Shu, Takaki - Alexey Rybnikov as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shabadoo
vs
Takaki

168 cm
26
141 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

177 cm
22
147 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Shabadoo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kichiro Takaki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabadoo shoots in but no luck this time.
Shabadoo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takaki.

Shabadoo shoots in and gets a takedown into Takaki's guard.
Shabadoo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shabadoo postures up in Takaki's guard and throws a big left but Takaki blocks it.
Shabadoo 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.
Shabadoo trying to control but Takaki is working from the bottom.
Shabadoo throws and elbow that misses. Takaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shabadoo's guard. Nice move by Takaki!

Takaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shabadoo trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabadoo wants to sweep here but Takaki controlling him for the moment.
Takaki looking to pass the guard.
Takaki stopping the sweep attempt from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kichiro Takaki.
Takaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shabadoo.
Takaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shabadoo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shabadoo lands with a slapping head kick.

Takaki is rocked!

It looks like Kichiro Takaki has been cut.
Shabadoo misses with the combination.
Takaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Shabadoo finish him?
A shot to the liver by Shabadoo. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shabadoo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shabadoo somewhat.
Takaki seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Shabadoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo avoids the head kick by Takaki.
Joey Shabadoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takaki misses with a low kick.
Shabadoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shabadoo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Takaki blocks the low kick.
Shabadoo looks for a takedown but Takaki sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo digs a good hook to Takaki's body.
Shabadoo looks to land a combination but Takaki avoids it well.
Shabadoo shoots for a takedown but Takaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takaki throws a jab when Shabadoo was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takaki.
Takaki misses with a left hand
and Shabadoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shabadoo has time to react.
Shabadoo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takaki swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Shabadoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kichiro Takaki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Takaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Takaki throws a hook but Shabadoo blocks it.
Shabadoo lands a leg kick that knocks Takaki off balance momentarily.
Shabadoo throws a chopping leg kick but Takaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shabadoo is defended easily by Takaki.
Takaki lands with a nice body punch.
Takaki throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shabadoo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Takaki regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo is looking to work some ground and pound but Takaki has wrist control.
Takaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo wants to pass the guard but Takaki is keeping the position.
Shabadoo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shabadoo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takaki defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shabadoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo working Takaki over with strikes.
Takaki keeping hold of Shabadoo's head, controlling as best he can.

Shabadoo is working for a kimura but Takaki is defending it quite comfortably.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shabadoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shabadoo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takaki is staying active underneath Shabadoo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takaki wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joey Shabadoo.
Shabadoo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Shabadoo ducks under a wild hook from Takaki.

Takaki takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Shabadoo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kichiro Takaki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Shabadoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shabadoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shabadoo.
A cross from Takaki lands.
Takaki stuffs the takedown.
Takaki lunges at Shabadoo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shabadoo's hand.
Shabadoo misses with a takedown attempt - Takaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Shabadoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shabadoo swings for the body but Takaki moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Shabadoo with that takedown attempt.

Shabadoo feints and as Takaki raises his hands in defense, Shabadoo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Takaki trying to keep a closed guard but Shabadoo is proving a slippery customer.
Shabadoo wants to control from the top but Takaki keeps moving.
Shabadoo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo is really struggling to control Takaki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shabadoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joey Shabadoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takaki is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Shabadoo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabadoo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Takaki trying to control the action but Shabadoo is working from the bottom.
Takaki prevents Shabadoo from improving his position.
Shabadoo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shabadoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kichiro Takaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Shabadoo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaki is trying to control. Shabadoo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kichiro Takaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Shabadoo lands the left hand.
Shabadoo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Shabadoo as he connects with a hook.
Shabadoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takaki moves away.
Kichiro Takaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shabadoo punishes Takaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Shabadoo slips a jab from Takaki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Shabadoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shabadoo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Shabadoo!
Joey Shabadoo retains his bantamweight title!