PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Takahashi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Takahashi
vs
Ryu

165 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evil Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Hiro Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryu.

Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Takahashi in a clinch.
Ryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Ryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Takahashi avoids the damage to the body.
Takahashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryu avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Ryu.
Ryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryu keeps control of Takahashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryu.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but Ryu is controlling the position.
Ryu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Takahashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Ryu is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ryu.
Ryu can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
Ryu lands an elbow inside that Takahashi shrugs off.
Ryu has Takahashi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ryu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryu lands a knee to the head.
Ryu lands a body shot.
Ryu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryu.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Ryu.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Ryu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryu.
Ryu lands a knee to the body.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryu pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryu with a knee to the head.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Ryu digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryu gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryu lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryu.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryu.
Ryu is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu pushes off an throws an elbow but Takahashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryu tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing Ryu back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryu with a knee to the head.
Ryu lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryu scores with a shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Ryu misses with a body punch.
Ryu lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryu won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Ryu.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
Ryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Ryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Takahashi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ryu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takahashi is trying to break free.
Ryu misses with a body punch.
Ryu scores with a hook to the body.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Evil Ryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Ryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Ryu.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryu.
Ryu is working Takahashi over against the cage.
Ryu digs a right hand into Takahashi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takahashi's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryu lands a shot to the body.
Ryu lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryu.
Ryu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
Ryu crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ryu cracks Takahashi with a nice body shot.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Ryu digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryu.
Ryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Takahashi takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ryu lands an elbow that stopped Takahashi in his tracks for a moment.
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
Takahashi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryu gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
Ryu digs a right hand into Takahashi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takahashi's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ryu.
Ryu tries a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Good body shot from Ryu.
Ryu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryu lands a damaging elbow.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu scores with a hook to the body.
Takahashi takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu lands a right hand.
Ryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryu lands a knee to the body.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryu lands an elbow inside that Takahashi shrugs off.
Ryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
Ryu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takahashi or not.
Ryu is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryu misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takahashi stalling in the clinch but Ryu improves position.
Ryu lands a body punch.
Ryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Takahashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Ryu.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Ryu.
Ryu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takahashi is defending well for now.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Ryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hiro Takahashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ryu cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
Takahashi swinging wildly here.
Evil Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryu.
Takahashi looks to land a combination but Ryu avoids it well.
Ryu lands a jab-cross combination.
Ryu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takahashi ducks right into an uppercut from Ryu.
Ryu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryu scores with a kick to the body.

Ryu moves into the clinch.
Ryu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryu lands an elbow inside.
Ryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Ryu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu lands an uppercut.
Ryu is working Takahashi over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ryu.
Ryu lands a body shot.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu keeps control of Takahashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
Ryu lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hiro Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryu lands a body shot.
Ryu lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Ryu has Takahashi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu misses with a knee strike.
Takahashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Takahashi blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryu avoids it.
Ryu pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Ryu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takahashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takahashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryu.
Ryu lands a body punch.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Ryu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takahashi can't break the clinch.
Ryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takahashi blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryu throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi managing to block the knees to the body from Ryu.
Takahashi looking to throw knees to the head but Ryu is blocking nicely.
Ryu lands a nice elbow.
Takahashi is trying to pull guard but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Ryu.
Takahashi is trying to force a seperation but Ryu has the dominant position.
Takahashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryu has double underhooks.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Ryu pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ryu.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryu.
Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Evil Ryu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Ryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Ryu!