PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masato Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka has chosen SuperFly as his entrance music. Jimmy Snuka is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Takaya
vs
Snuka

162 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Drugs

Knock Out
MMA's Best Nutrition

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya shoots in but Snuka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takaya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takaya throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snuka wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takaya.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Takaya circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takaya.
Snuka lands a really nice looking cross but Takaya seems unphased.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and Takaya moves out of range easily.
Takaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snuka throws a head kick but Takaya moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Takaya scores with a four punch combination!
Snuka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takaya counters with a two punch combo.

Snuka rushes Takaya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Takaya swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya is trying to stall.
A short right from Takaya on the inside.
Takaya controlling the action here for a moment.
Snuka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takaya's face.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takaya blocks it with crossed arms.

Takaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takaya, right into the meat.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Takaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takaya defending well as Snuka loads up on a big left hand.
Takaya looks to land a combination but Snuka avoids it well.
Jimmy Snuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Snuka lands with a kick to the temple. Takaya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Takaya is rocked!
Takaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Takaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to de liver by Takaya. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takaya.
Takaya seems to have got his legs back now.
Takaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takaya can pounce on him.
Takaya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snuka wants to clinch.
Takaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snuka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Takaya throws a series of punches but Snuka moves out of range.
A punch combination from Takaya misses.
Takaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaya scores with a three punch combo!
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Snuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takaya counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Snuka blocks the low kick.
Snuka throws the left hand but Takaya avoids the punch easily.
Snuka is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Takaya misses with a body kick.
Takaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snuka.
Snuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takaya.
Snuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takaya misses with a two punch combination.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Takaya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya throws a nice looking combination but Snuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snuka looks to clinch
and Takaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takaya throws a head kick but Snuka moves out of range.

Takaya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Takaya is breathing heavily.
Takaya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takaya is trying to control the action in half guard but Snuka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takaya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snuka's head.
Takaya has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takaya looking to ground and pound but Snuka is blocking nicely.
Snuka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snuka is squirming around, avoiding Takaya's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Takaya looking to finish Snuka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snuka!
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!
Takaya throwing strikes here but Snuka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Snuka working to try and regain half guard.
Snuka wants to hold on but Takaya pushes him away.
Snuka holds on to Takaya as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Takaya tries to control but Snuka wriggling away.
Takaya punching from mount but Snuka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Snuka wants to hold on but Takaya pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masato Takaya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Snuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Snuka counters by clinching up.
Takaya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.

Takaya breaks from the clinch.
Snuka tries to bum rush Takaya with a series of wild strikes but Takaya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snuka throws a right hand that Takaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Takaya also avoids with ease.
Takaya slips under a jab from Snuka.
Snuka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Snuka misses with an uppercut. Takaya saw that one coming.
Takaya throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily.
Takaya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snuka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takaya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takaya misses with a series of wild punches.
Takaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takaya moves out of range of the strikes.

Snuka rushes Takaya and presses him up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Takaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takaya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takaya.
Takaya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takaya is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya motions for Snuka to come forward. Takaya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snuka lands a head kick. Takaya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takaya throws a right and a left that Snuka avoids nicely.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Takaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Snuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Takaya is looking to break free of the clinch but Snuka has double underhooks.
Snuka prevents Takaya from breaking the clinch.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takaya.
Snuka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Snuka.
Snuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Takaya.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takaya scores with a shot to the side of Snuka's head.
Snuka landing knees to the head.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takaya takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.

Snuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snuka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takaya looks to land a left hand but Snuka moved out of range nicely.
Takaya misses with a two punch combination.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya shoots in for a takedown but Snuka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masato Takaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka misses with a right hand
and Takaya counters with a left and a right that stings Snuka.
Takaya throws a combination. Snuka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Takaya lands a nice looking body kick.
Masato Takaya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Snuka moves into range and clinches up with Takaya.
Snuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takaya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snuka prevents it.
Takaya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takaya drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snuka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takaya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Takaya stalling in the clinch but Snuka improves position.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snuka blocking some punches.
Takaya misses with the head strike.
Takaya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snuka or not.
Snuka misses with a knee to the head.
Takaya tries to work over Snuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Snuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takaya slips a straight right by Snuka.
Takaya closes the distance and clinches up with Snuka, looking for a takedown. Takaya pushes Snuka against the ropes but Snuka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Snuka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snuka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snuka.
Snuka lands a damaging elbow.
Takaya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Snuka.
Takaya has Snuka pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Snuka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Snuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snuka looks to land a combination but Takaya avoids it well.
Takaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snuka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takaya throws a series of punches but Snuka avoids them all with ease.
Takaya misses with a double jab.
Takaya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snuka counters with a left and a right that stings Takaya.
Takaya throws a head kick that misses.
Takaya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Takaya.

Takaya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Takaya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snuka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Takaya is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snuka is just riding it out for now. Takaya eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya thows a huge punch but Snuka dodges it nicely.
Snuka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takaya is working away from the top position though.
Takaya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snuka's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Snuka trying to control but Takaya postures up.
Nice strikes from Takaya 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 is looking for a kimura here.
Takaya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snuka can do anything to dispel that myth.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takaya swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Takaya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaya misses with the combination.
Takaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snuka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snuka dodges the punch combination from Takaya.
Takaya swinging wilding here.
Snuka misses with a combination
and Takaya counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Snuka misses
and Takaya counters with a two punch combo.
Takaya misses with a low kick.

Takaya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Snuka tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Takaya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Takaya wants to control the pace but Snuka is squirming around nicely.
Snuka is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya looking to finish Snuka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snuka!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaya looking to finish Snuka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snuka!
Snuka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!
Takaya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Snuka looks a forlorn figure.
Takaya sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Takaya throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takaya misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Snuka can't escape the position.
Takaya lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Snuka is rocked!
Takaya lands a big elbow.
Snuka is still in real trouble! Can Takaya finish him?
Takaya postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Snuka bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Takaya and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masato Takaya!