PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira Takashi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bannon
vs
Takashi

160 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Takashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bannon.

Bannon clinches up with Takashi and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Bannon to work.
Bannon seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Takashi is trying to break the clinch but Bannon has him pressed against the cage.
Takashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takashi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bannon.
Bannon can't get the takedown.
Bannon leaning against his opponent.

Bannon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Takashi is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takashi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Takashi prevents Bannon from moving into mount.
Bannon controlling the position.
Bannon landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon is staying tight to Takashi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Takashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Takashi looks gassed!
Bannon is working Takashi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bannon controls the position.

Bannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon just content to control the position.
Bannon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannon working the head and body with strikes.
Bannon lands an elbow.
Bannon staying calm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bannon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bannon shoots in for a double leg but Takashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bannon shoots in but no luck this time.
Bannon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Takashi moves in looking to clinch but Bannon pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Takashi. No joy for Bannon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bannon misses with a takedown attempt - Takashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bannon throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takashi gets caught flat footed, as Bannon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Takashi is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bannon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takashi wants to control the position but Bannon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bannon controlling the pace.
Bannon passes to full mount!
Bannon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Takashi hang on?
Bannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bannon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bannon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bannon controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Takashi for as long as he can get away with.
Jeremy Bannon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bannon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bannon dominating with strikes here.
Bannon controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannon working the ground and pound effectively.
Bannon controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bannon with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Bannon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bannon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bannon is controlling the pace.
Bannon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bannon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Takashi is in trouble now - Bannon has advanced to mount!
Bannon dominating with strikes here.
Takashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Takashi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Takashi taking shots to the head.
Bannon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bannon controlling from the full mount.
Bannon 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.
Bannon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Takashi's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon controlling the position easily from mount.
Bannon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon scoring with strikes but Takashi is staying in there.
Bannon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bannon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Takashi's face.
Bannon working the ground and pound effectively.
Bannon looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bannon controlling from the full mount.
Kira Takashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Bannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bannon 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bannon!